What is your favorite test case management system? Is it free or commercial, hosted, etc?
I've used HP (nee Mercury) Quality Center, which was good for mid to large size projects, but overkill for small ones.
For smaller projects I use a custom Access database that evolved from an Excel workbook. This gives me finer control over field values (priority, phase, etc.) and I can get whatever reports I need out of it.
We currently use testlink, but have not actually been very happy with it. It gets most of the job done, but is a little obfuscated for what we need.
I am evaluating TestLink and it seems quite good so far. I don't find it so difficult to use. The only "but" is that I feed that the reporting options are a little weak. On the plus side, the code is open and it is relatively easy to write the required functionality, if you know some PHP.
Specifically, the functionality that is missing for me is the ability to print a specific Test Suite with all test case descriptions for one specific test run and build. This is a feature that has been added to the development version, but that is not available in the current stable release.
Another tool I've evaluated, but that is too simple for my requirements, is Test Case Web. It is straightforward, the interface is minimal, and it could be simple to extend.
QPack Free edition is a complete tool for test management, also includes requirements and defects management. It allows automatic test coverage for each requirement, use test parameters for complex configurations testing, and provides test execution module. The versions management mechanism allows using the same tests in multiple releases without the need to copy (very nice capability) This tool is easy to implement, although it's a closed system (you can’t design your own forms, it provides custom fields and a simple API) They have a free edition for the first 5 users
For my opinion - it's a good substitute for HP-Mercury with an attractive price for commercial versions.
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I'm not objective, but before using our own tool with over then 2700 companies, We used HP (Mercury) TestDirector and it was too expensive and required a very long training period.
Hi,
I would like to suggest a tool I have been developing TestLodge - Test Case Management Tool
TestLodge is a relatively new hosted tool that is designed to be a lot simpler than traditional software by only providing the essentials to get the job done well. The system focuses on helping you create your test plans, creating and managing your test suites, requirements and cases along with allowing you to easily perform multiple test runs and generate reports.
This is a commercial product, but it does have a free price plan that may fit your needs.
If you have any suggestions on how we can improve the tool, please get in touch with us.