AutomationNG vs. Zephyr Scale

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AutomationNG
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Indecomm Global Services headquartered in New Jersey offers AutomationNG, a test automation and test management platform.N/A
Zephyr Scale
Score 8.0 out of 10
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TM4j is a test management application for Jira, developed by Jira solutions specialist Adaptavist, acquired and now supported by SmartBear since March 2020.N/A
Pricing
AutomationNGZephyr Scale
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AutomationNGZephyr Scale
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFree up to 10 users, $4.55/user/month after that. It gets cheaper as you scale.
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Features
AutomationNGZephyr Scale
Test Management
Comparison of Test Management features of Product A and Product B
AutomationNG
7.4
Ratings
8% below category average
Zephyr Scale
7.8
Ratings
3% below category average
Centralized test management8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Manage test hosts and schedules7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Map tests to user stories9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Test execution reporting5.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Defect management8.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
User Ratings
AutomationNGZephyr Scale
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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8.0
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User Testimonials
AutomationNGZephyr Scale
Likelihood to Recommend
AutomationNG is best suited for people with no programming language at all. It is easy to write tests and execute. Cross browser testing feature is the best part of this app. Cross browser testing can be tricky in other tools, but this app handles it very graciously. However, the tests are executed slowly compared to other tools like selenium but that requires programming knowledge
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Jira and Confluence are widely implemented in organizations of various industries so incorporating Zephyr Scale is a very seamless method of adding scalable testing management. Testing visibility and end to end traceability is possible and integrates in Jira. Developers and engineers are able to take advantage of the built-in reports and statistics and even automate testing. The value is greatly reduced for organizations that do not already implement Jira and Confluence as the native integrated compatibility is much of the value
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Pros
  • Doesnt require any programming knowledge
  • Test cases are written in simple English-like
  • Cross browser testing is supported and is easy to perform
  • Integration with Jira
  • Takes significantly less time to write test scripts
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  • Scalable and compatible with Jira & Confluence
  • Improves testing visibility, data analysis, collaboration with reports & gadgets
  • Easy to retrospectively trace testing with change history
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Cons
  • UI is pretty outdated and needs major revamp
  • Test results UI can be improved
  • Speed of automation can be improved
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  • Not as valuable if not already using Jira or Confluence
  • Can be overlooked if the user does not set automation
  • Needs better first time tutorials
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Alternatives Considered
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Zephyr scale is easier to work with and more seamlessly used because it is natively integrated with Jira and Confluence. TestRail cannot provide the same scalable experience and is rather dated and limited in capability. Developers rather use tools that are compatible with each other, and Zephyr scale offers that
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Return on Investment
  • Easy to write the test cases hence saves lot of time.
  • Helps us to manage the tests and identify bugs quite early
  • Cross browser testing is a major feature
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  • Dozens of added testing capability via integrated gadgets
  • Reduced testing and tracking time
  • Faster and clearer testing operations awareness
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