Test Professional is a versatile solution that can be utilized for a wide range of projects such as integration, analysis, reporting, development, and BIS or data-related projects that are based on Microsoft technologies. While it is a useful tool for many purposes, we primarily use it for security testing as it excels in this area.
Digital Transformation Specialist at Technovert
Straightforward environment and flexible
Pros and Cons
- "User-friendly ID and direct integration with GitHub are the most valuable."
- "It would be great to support other languages and applications, and that is one of the things we can improve."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
User-friendly ID and direct integration with GitHub are the most valuable. We can integrate it with other platforms and even use Python. So, it's not limited to just one platform and has good coding capabilities.
What needs improvement?
One significant issue is when there are multiple annual updates, and we are developing a project, it should be compatible. We may need to either upgrade or downgrade the project, depending on the package. That can be a difficult and bothersome task. We need to maintain the same version of the environment. So compatibility should be improved.
For additional features, it can also support the Python language. We can develop using Python features in Visual Studio. It would be great to support other languages and applications, and that is one of the things we can improve. Visual Studio is very open, and we can develop in no time.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used it for five to six years, primarily for community, enterprise, and solution projects. I am using the latest version.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable enough, I would rate it nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It has good scalability. We have six to seven users currently working with it.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is straightforward. The deployment process can be executed quickly. Once it's in our system, we can use it for any development project based on the project we need. The deployment can be done in-house without any technical team necessary.
What about the implementation team?
Deployment usually takes about ten minutes, and I can do it myself in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's costly, but not too much, and it's just within our budget. One good thing is we can make use of community relations.
There aren't any additional costs, like extra system integration or something. However, there may be some differences in the pricing since the PS will be different. As a standard version, it will have most of the capabilities.
What other advice do I have?
The environment is straightforward and user-friendly, so there's not much of a learning curve. I used it for my project, and it worked well, and I definitely recommend it for future use.
Overall, I would rate it a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Executive Manager at Hexagon AB
Highly stable solution with a rich IDE
Pros and Cons
- "Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development."
- "Visual Studio Test Professional is a little pricey."
What is our primary use case?
We do a lot of test-driven development and acceptance test-driven development, so we write all our test cases for our .net development through Visual Studio Test Professional.
How has it helped my organization?
Visual Studio Test Professional has allowed us to increase the quality of one of our web portal products drastically. We went two years with only one regression in our software because of the automated testing we built with Visual Studio Test.
What is most valuable?
Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Visual Studio Test Professional for as long as I can remember.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I'd rate Visual Studio Test Professional's stability eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate Visual Studio Test Professional's scalability nine out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was pretty straightforward.
What was our ROI?
We've seen an ROI because the IDE is much richer than others we've used.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Visual Studio Test Professional is a little pricey - I would rate its pricing six out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend anybody thinking of implementing Visual Studio Test Professional to go for it. I'd give Visual Studio Test Professional a rating of eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
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Senior Backend Developer at Tecnológico de Monterrey
Easy documentation, scalable and helps to create safe solutions
Pros and Cons
- "The documentation is easy, and it helps us solve our problems."
- "It is hard to learn, and you need to invest time to understand it."
What is our primary use case?
It helps us to create happy and safe solutions.
What is most valuable?
It is a free solution, the documentation is easy, and it helps us solve our problems.
What needs improvement?
It is hard to learn, and you need to invest time to understand it. The interface could also be more simple.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for four years. It is deployed on-premises and on Azure cloud.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is very scalable. The backend developer and full-start developer use this solution, and it doesn't require maintenance.
How was the initial setup?
Few people are needed for deployment, and it is easy because it is Microsoft technology. It takes about one hour to deploy.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution a nine out of ten. I would recommend this solution to others, but it requires a lot of learning to use it.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Team Lead, Process Improvement & RPA at Fidelity Bank Plc
Reviews codes to ensure developers maintain the coding standard procedures
Pros and Cons
- "Visual Studio Test Professional is a scalable solution."
- "Visual Studio Test Professional should include more automation."
What is our primary use case?
I use Visual Studio Test Professional to review codes to ensure developers maintain the coding standard procedures and standard security while writing the codes. There is a platform on DevOps that enables developers to review their codes.
What is most valuable?
Visual Studio Test Professional is a scalable solution.
What needs improvement?
Visual Studio Test Professional should include more automation.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Visual Studio Test Professional a nine out of ten for stability.
How was the initial setup?
The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
The solution's deployment time depends on the version. We use the community version in our office, which pulls data from the internet to install. So, you can deploy the solution in less than ten minutes if you have a fast internet connection.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We use the solution’s community version, and the solution’s pricing could be cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Visual Studio Test Professional to other users.
Overall, I rate Visual Studio Test Professional ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
CTO at Hammerknife
User-friendly tool with good stability
Pros and Cons
- "It is a good and user-friendly tool."
- "It could be available for multiple platforms and other operating systems like Mac with a native port."
What is our primary use case?
We are primarily using Visual Studio Test Professional for the C Sharp environment.
What is most valuable?
It is a good and user-friendly tool.
What needs improvement?
The product is only available on Windows. It could be available for multiple platforms and other operating systems like Mac with a native port. It is challenging to use it for larger projects. Also, it needs to be rewritten with additional features.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for more than twenty years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a very robust and stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product needs to be more scalable. It requires a good set of machines to perform well.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is long and tedious. It works like installing an operating system on the server and takes an hour to complete. We run the setup, select the components and features, and install it on the system. It is well organized but a very lengthy process.
What about the implementation team?
I installed the product myself.
What was our ROI?
The product generates very low revenues for us.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have licensing for Visual Studio Community edition.
What other advice do I have?
I would not recommend Visual Studio Test Professional. I rate it an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Manager QA at [x]cube LABS
A scalable solution that saves time and money and provides excellent debugging features
Pros and Cons
- "The debugging feature is valuable."
- "The vendor must release a lightweight version of the solution."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for performance analysis.
What is most valuable?
The debugging feature is valuable. We also use the solution for automation. The product has a lot of features.
What needs improvement?
We need high-end machines to use Visual Studio. The vendor must release a lightweight version of the solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for more than four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Sometimes, we face some performance issues but do not face downtime. I rate the tool’s stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. The solution releases a new version every day. The tool has improved in various areas in the last four years.
How are customer service and support?
Whenever we face challenges, we contact support. The support team is very good. The team responds and solves our issues immediately. The team provides support 24/7.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used the community version before. We decided to use Visual Studio Test Professional because we were scaling our business, and it has more features. It also provides more support compared to the community version. While using the community version, we had to raise a request to the support team and wait for a response. However, now we can contact the team and get support immediately.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very easy and straightforward. The configuration and deployment can be done within a day. Our team is fast.
What was our ROI?
The product has saved us time and money.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the tool a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT manager at Farmatrejd
A stable and easy-to-use solution that has a simple initial setup
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Visual Studio Test Professional is its ease of use."
- "The solution's documentation could be improved for beginners."
What is our primary use case?
Visual Studio Test Professional can be used for a lot of things with C++ or C sharp. Java deployment is also included in the solution.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Visual Studio Test Professional is its ease of use.
What needs improvement?
The solution's documentation could be improved for beginners.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Visual Studio Test Professional an eight out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate Visual Studio Test Professional an eight out of ten for scalability. Three people are using the solution in our organization.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is not difficult.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution through an in-house team. The solution's deployment took around 45 minutes. The solution can be deployed on-premises and on-cloud.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment with Visual Studio Test Professional.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional, which is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
Two people are required for the solution’s deployment and maintenance. I would recommend Visual Studio Test Professional to other users.
Overall, I rate Visual Studio Test Professional an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT head at Ficobank
A highly stable and scalable solution that gives a good return on investment
Pros and Cons
- "Visual Studio Test Professional is a very scalable solution."
- "The solution's deployment is not very easy and should be made easier."
What is most valuable?
Visual Studio Test Professional is a very scalable solution. We use the solution for integrating into other programming languages.
What needs improvement?
The solution's deployment is not very easy and should be made easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Visual Studio Test Professional ten out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Only three users are using Visual Studio Test Professional in our organization.
I rate Visual Studio Test Professional ten out of ten for scalability.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution through an in-house team, and it took us around three hours to deploy it. You have to check the hardware requirements before you install the product.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment with Visual Studio Test Professional.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Visual Studio Test Professional is a very expensive solution.
What other advice do I have?
We are using the latest version of Visual Studio Test Professional. Users should try to use Visual Studio Test Professional because of its features.
Overall, I rate Visual Studio Test Professional a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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