Comparison of Common Test Management Systems (test cases and defect management)

Introduction: For small and medium-sized enterprises, the only way to choose a suitable test management tool or tool set stone to planning management is the only way, this article from the following aspects of the current popular tools: 1. qc (QC is an upgraded version of TC, and QC 11 is alm11) 2. Zen Road (upgraded version of bugfree) 3. Mantis 4. Jira 5. testlink 6. Bugzilla Make a simple comparison from the following aspects for your reference. Some of the data is sent to the Internet, and you are welcome to reply to the website if it is not secure or incorrect. Function (1. Original requirement Management 2. Test Requirement Management 3. Test Case Management 4. Test process management (test task allocation) 5. Bug Management 6. Result Statistics (Progress, defect indicators, etc) 7. Flexibility (process customization, etc) 8. permission management Cost (1. purchase costs 2. deployment costs 3. ease of use 4. Maintain cost stability) Scalability (1. interfaces with automated testing tools 2. interfaces with performance testing tools 3. interfaces with other project management software 4. interfaces with Office) Performance (1. Number of supported users 2. KPI indicators such as the number of Use Cases) Technical Support (1. Official support 2. Popularity) Simple tool description The comparison result is as follows: 　 Function (1. Original requirement Management 2. Test Requirement Management 3. Test Case Management 4. Test process management (test task allocation) 5. Bug Management 6. Result Statistics (Progress, defect indicators, etc) 7. Flexibility (process customization, etc) 8. permission management Cost (1. purchase costs 2. deployment costs 3. ease of use 4. Maintain cost stability) Scalability (1. interfaces with automated testing tools 2. interfaces with performance testing tools 3. interfaces with other project management software 4. interfaces with Office) Performance (1. Number of supported users 2. KPI indicators such as the number of Use Cases) Technical Support (1. Official support 2. Popularity) Description QC(QC 11 is alm11) 1-8 supported Commercial software, need to purchase 1. qc can be used with the test tool qtp and LoadRunner. 2. Use Case Import and Export Excell License-Based Control Official support Survey ratio: 109/159 Hp qc is an upgraded version of TD (mecury) Web-based test management tools can organize and manage all stages of the application test process, including specifying test requirements, planning tests, executing tests, and tracking defects. In addition, you can use quality center to create reports and charts to monitor the test process. Zen Road (upgraded version of bugfree) Entire Process Based on Agile Project Management 1-8 supported A free version is also available for purchase based on license, and features are limited Customizable License-Based Control Official support 16 persons/159 persons Domestic software, localization is better. Zentao is a management software tailored for R & D projects/teams. It covers the entire lifecycle of product development and allows developers to design operation processes and usage habits from the perspective of developers, integrates Gantt charts, SVN, kanban, work logs, statistical reports, and other practical development and management tools to discard tedious processes and official ideas. The page is concise and the process is clear. Mantis 1. built-in report generation function (including graphical reports). You can report defects by email to monitor special bugs. 2. Custom defect processing workflow, supporting output cells including CSV, microsoftexcel, and microsoftword 　 Appach + PHP + MySQL Architecture Integration of source code control (SVN and CVS), integration of Wiki knowledge base and chat tools (optional/optional), support for a variety of databases (MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2 ), provides the WebService (SOAP) interface and WAP access. Can be integrated with testlink 　 Open-source, widely used Mantis: 17/159 people Mantis is a lightweight open source defect tracking system based on PHP technology. It provides project management and defect tracking services in the form of web operations. It is functional and Practical enough to manage and track small and medium-sized projects. More importantly, it is open-source and does not have to pay any fees. JIRA Project management, requirement management, defect management and integration Professional Edition: about 4.8 W Open-source, secondary development is supported 　 Open Source 17/159 people JIRA is a project and transaction tracking tool developed by Atlassian. Testlink The main functions of testlink include: Test Requirement Management Test Case Management Test Case coverage management for test requirements Test plan preparation Test Case execution Measure and measure large amounts of test data. But testlink has no defect management Open Source Open source, can be integrated with Mantis Appach + PHP + MySqlArchitecture 　 Open-source, widely used Testlink is one of SourceForge's open-source projects. As a Web-based test management system, Bugzilla Defect management: error-prone in Chinese The defect process of Bugzilla is standardized, but cannot be customized. Open Source Appach + Perl + MySql 　 Open Source Bugzilla is an open-source free bug (error or defect) Tracking provided by Mozilla. System to help you manage software development and establish a complete BUG Tracking System

Based on the comparison above, two solutions are recommended, including cost, function, and quality:
1. Acceptable import costs: QC and zentao
2. Free solution: Mantis + testlink