[Tool] software test case management tool comparison

Comparison of software test case management tools

 

Tool name	Summary	Advantages	Disadvantages	Remarks
TestManager	The test case management tool recommended in the Rational test solution.	1. Powerful functions. 2. Manage the test cases in folders without limit. 3. It can be combined with Rational testing tools robot and functional. 4. There is a test case execution function, but it must be converted into a corresponding manual or automated script.	1. Poor local support. The Chinese character is displayed too small. 2. Many test cases are not stable. Sometimes it may cause loss of test cases. 3. The client must be installed before it can be used. It is inconvenient to communicate with developers. 4. The presentation of test cases is single.
Wiki	Use wiki to manage test cases.	1. Web interface for easy communication. 2. The test cases are displayed in various forms and can be mapped. It can be formatted and edited. 3. Wiki provides version control and comparison functions for test cases. 4. Wiki provides the function of adding comments (comments) to test cases to facilitate test case review. 5. Wiki has powerful full-text indexing functions. 6. You can add any labels for the test case.	1. Wiki is not a professional test case management tool. 2. Cannot be integrated with other test tools. 3. Test case statistics are inconvenient. Special programs are required. 4. There is no execution tracking function for test cases. 5. There are some wiki restrictions. For example, the test case names of different products cannot be repeated. 6. No unified template has been customized.	Wiki itself has multiple implementations. Here we list Confluence wiki. Other wikis may not have some features listed in the advantages.
Bugzilla + Test Runner	Open-source test management solutions are managed by many open-source software.	1. Open source is free of charge. 2. Web-based management interface. 3. Automatic email reminder. 4. Work closely with the defect management system Bugzilla. Test case execution management is available. 5. Test cases can be given priority. 6. Test cases can be reviewed. (Test cases have different states)	1. Installation settings are cumbersome. 2. No experience in configuration. 3. Write test cases in the form of a verification point corresponding to one step.	I heard that the name of Test Runner was changed to Testopia after the upgrade, but I have never tried it.
TestDirector		1. It is a well-known test management tool of the Rational Test series and has powerful functions. 2. Web interface. 3. You can trace test cases. 4. Flexible defect customization. 5. Close integration with defect management tools. 6. Friendly interface.	1. The number of concurrent online users in each project Library is limited (the actual number is missing) 2. Some instability may exist, but the basic functions are normal.	No experience in configuration. I don't know some of its specific features.
New version CQ (7.0)	The new version of CQ adds the test case management function.	1. Close integration with cq defect management. 2. You can use the powerful query and chart functions of cq.	1. The Eclipse interface is cumbersome and needs to be installed. 2. I don't know if there is any web interface.	I have read the demo and have never actually used it.
TestLink		1. Web interface. 2. Integration with the Bugzilla defect management tool 3. You can customize and integrate other defect management tools. 4. It also has the requirement management function.	1. No experience in configuration. 2. Do not understand some of its specific features.	I have never actually used it. I only read some introductions on the Internet.
Excel format	Suitable for small projects. If you make full use of the excel function, it can also be suitable for large projects.	Based on the powerful functions of Excel, it is flexible and easy to expand.	Future maintenance is troublesome, and statistics and measurements are not convenient.
Word format		Relying on the powerful functions of Word itself. Flexible and easy to expand.	It is not as easy to collect statistics as excel.

[Tool] software test case management tool comparison