Dan Julius - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical lead at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5
Plenty of features, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "I was satisfied with the support given by customer service."
  • "There are too many features with the product and I would like there to be less."

What is our primary use case?

We develop software with the solution. We develop software for Windows, but also across platforms, using Visual Studio.

What is most valuable?

There are a lot of features.

What needs improvement?

There are too many features with the product and I would like there to be less.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution has been stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 30 users using the solution. 

How are customer service and support?

I was satisfied with the support given by customer service.

How was the initial setup?

The install was easy, it took 10 minutes.

What about the implementation team?

We managed the implementation ourselves.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

We have plans to continue using the solution in the future.

I recommend this solution.

I rate Visual Studio Test Professional a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Senior Business Intelligence Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
Easy to install and the userface is very user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "The setup is easy and straightforward."
  • "The data flow can be improved."

What is our primary use case?

This program is client-based and it allows you to build codes. So it's not like a product that you deploy for your customers either on Cloud or on-premise. This product is for developers, not for businesses.

What is most valuable?

The interface is user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

I particularly use some templates around BI that are called SQL servers, data, and tools, and they are an extension to Visual Studio. Some of them are like integration services that would benefit from some improvements, but I think Microsoft has other things that they might want to improve first. I would, however, like to see an improvement in the data flow.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for 18 years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The program is pretty stable. Sometimes it crashes but it depends on your hardware. The last few versions have been pretty stable.

How was the initial setup?

Microsoft programs are usually very easy and straightforward to install. It's constantly being updated by Microsoft but there is usually no need to get help from a consultant. Any developer should be able to do the installation themselves.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I know that for Java or for other programs like Python, you can use multiple development tools or client tools. But in Microsoft's case, I've never heard of someone using anything else than Visual Studio Test Professional

What other advice do I have?

It is a very good solution and on a scale from one to ten, I will rate it a nine. In the next release I would like to see better data flow.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Member of the Board & Co-Founder, Executive Manager at Networld Systems
Real User
Improves code quality and development time, and technical support is good
Pros and Cons
  • "Code testing is the most valuable feature of this solution for developing software."
  • "Enhancing the support for web application testing and load performance would be an improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We do a lot of in-house custom software development. We develop these applications for our customers, and we do the integration with solutions from different vendors. We primarily use this solution for integrating different applications.

We have an on-premises deployment, although we are in the process of migrating to the cloud both for us and our customers.

What is most valuable?

Code testing is the most valuable feature of this solution for developing software. The unit testing functionality is very helpful.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see better integration with the main product, Visual Studio.

The tools for unit testing can be improved, giving a better ability to manage tests.

I would like to see more plugins.

Enhancing the support for web application testing and load performance would be an improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for between one and two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There are some bugs, and sometimes it runs very slowly, but nothing that is major. We expect these things will be straightened out in future releases.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability with this solution is fine. For our purposes, it is perfectly ok.

We have about fifteen software developers using this solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have requested a few tickets from technical support and the feedback is good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Prior to this solution, we used third-party tools. Once we used this solution it was much better because of the higher level of integration with the main product, as well as the overall code management.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of this solution is pretty straightforward.

Our team is very experienced with Visual Studio, so it took them maybe one week to get everything in order.

What about the implementation team?

Our in-house team implemented this solution.

Two administrators are enough for deployment and maintenance.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options. This solution was released while we were using third-party tools, and once that happened we knew that we had to use it because of the integration.  

What other advice do I have?

My advice to anybody researching this solution is that this tool is a must. It is very helpful for testing code. It will end up costing them less than what they are paying with third-party applications, partly because of the integration that is available.

The developers have to be familiar with Visual Studio Test Professional because they will know how to organize the code such that the testing comes out with results that are meaningful to them.

Overall, this is a very good product.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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it_user318018 - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Change Control at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Vendor
We can now store our sources securely, but I would like to see a flowchart-type diagram.

Valuable Features

  • Source Control
  • TFS

Improvements to My Organization

Source Control stores our sources securely and TFS assists in tracking our issues.

Room for Improvement

I would like to see a flowchart type diagram available to summarize the History tab, auditors would love this.

Use of Solution

I've used it for six years.

Deployment Issues

No issues encountered.

Stability Issues

No issues encountered.

Scalability Issues

No issues encountered.

Customer Service and Technical Support

Customer Service:

Very good.

Technical Support:

Very good.

Initial Setup

It's pretty straightforward.

Implementation Team

In-house implementation; just keep it simple.

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Managing Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Easy to use, integrates well with other products, and the performance is good
Pros and Cons
  • "Performance-wise, it is a great tool."
  • "The pricing of this solution should be lowered."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for functional testing.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are integration, support, and ease of use.

Performance-wise, it is a great tool.

The documentation from Microsoft is quite good.

What needs improvement?

The pricing of this solution should be lowered.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for about eight years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I  think that scalability is good. We have between three and five developers who use it.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not needed to contact technical support because the knowledge base is quite good. The community support is also good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have experience with other testing tools but the choice of product is dependant on the project and the requirements given by the customer.

How was the initial setup?

The initial installation and setup are easy and really only take a few minutes. Definitely less than an hour.

What other advice do I have?

Feature-wise, I think that this product is good enough. It is a solution that I would recommend, provided that it actually meets the requirements for the project.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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Test Manager/ QA Consultant at Aspire Systems
Real User
It needs to be independent and user-friendly

What is most valuable?

TFS and MTM.

How has it helped my organization?

I haven't worked with any real projects, but did some R&D using TFS and MTM. MTM is very good for maintaining the test plan, test suite and all. Can link automation scripts with existing manual test cases.

What needs improvement?

It needs to be independent and user-friendly (cannot link automation scripts from MTM, should link the scripts by opening visual studio).

For how long have I used the solution?

Around two years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Nothing specific.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I felt it was bit slow (May be it depends on the server memory size(?).

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Nothing specific.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

A seven out of 10.

Technical Support:

A seven out of 10

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Just for some analysis.

How was the initial setup?

A little bit complex setting test agents and controllers.

What about the implementation team?

Not through a vendor team.

What was our ROI?

No ROI since it is just for R&D.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Costly, but effective

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Any other automation tool that supports C#.

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