Both are quality products. ALM QC was originally designed to support a Waterfall approach. ALM Octane was designed to support more of an Agile approach, but can also be used for Waterfall projects. ALM Octane provides the benefits of more options to connect and work with Automation tools outside of the UFT family. Micro Focus looks to be shifting towards ALM Octane and Value Edge as their focus for the future so I would normally recommend those products but for a specific use case or requirement, it could be better to use ALM QC.
We performed a comparison between Micro Focus ALM Octane and Micro Focus ALM Quality Center based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Ease of Deployment: Most users of both solutions say that their initial setup is straightforward, but a small percentage disagree and say that the setup is complex.
Features: Users of both products are satisfied with their scalability and stability. Octane reviewers like its...
Both are quality products. ALM QC was originally designed to support a Waterfall approach. ALM Octane was designed to support more of an Agile approach, but can also be used for Waterfall projects. ALM Octane provides the benefits of more options to connect and work with Automation tools outside of the UFT family. Micro Focus looks to be shifting towards ALM Octane and Value Edge as their focus for the future so I would normally recommend those products but for a specific use case or requirement, it could be better to use ALM QC.