IBM Rational Quality Manager vs. TestRail Comparison


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About IBM® Rational® Quality Manager is a collaborative, web-based tool that offers comprehensive test planning, test construction, and test artifact management features throughout the development lifecycle. Rational Quality Manager is for test teams of all sizes and supports various user roles, such as test manager, test architect, test lead, tester, and lab manager. The application also supports roles outside the test organization. Comprehensive test planning, test design with test cases, test script construction and reuse. Test execution, test analysis, reporting, and live views. Team collaboration, lab management, web application security, configuration management. and governance. Establish a review and approval process for the test plan and for individual test cases. Manage project requirements and test cases and establish the interdependencies between the two. Define the schedule for each test iteration and track the dates of other important test activities.	About Efficiently manage, track, and report on your software testing with web-based test case management by TestRail. Boost team productivity with real-time insights into testing progress. Use TestRail’s beautiful interface collaborate with comments, attachments and feedback loops. Generate personalized to-do lists and email notifications. Estimate effort and forecast test completion dates. Start test runs and select test cases for execution based on powerful filters. Track progress based on your historical time data. Monitor team workload to adjust assignments and resources. Capture the results of manual testing or get real-time feedback from test automation. Produce traceability and coverage reports for requirements, tests, and defects. Generate meaningful reports. Compare results across multiple test runs and configurations. TestRail integrates with leading issue tracking and test automation tools. Get the free TestRail JIRA plug-in on the Atlassian marketplace.
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Audience Companies looking for a collaborative, web-based tool with comprehensive test planning, test construction and test artifact management features	Audience QA Managers, Software Testers, Development Teams
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $34.00/month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 4.3 / 5 design 4.3 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Multiple Formats for Test cases, Hierarchical Storage, Test Runs with Results, Statuses for individual test cases. Beginner friendly - Easy to learn. Personalized dashboards. Activity reports. Lots of customization options. Jira & Confluence Integration. TestRail makes managing our test suites and test cases extremely easy. Set up was simple, and the reporting that TestRail provides is very good. It's hosted in the cloud too which makes it simple for our remote team members to stay involved in the testing process. Cons Don't think of any cons other than the fact that it doesn't have a mobile app. No option for bulk operations - delete or mark. No integration with Slack. None really so far. Had one issue that was solved by support very fast.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information IBM Founded: 1911 United States www.ibm.com/www.ibm.com/docs/en/elm/6.0.1	Company Information IDERA Founded: 2010 United States www.testrail.com
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Categories Artifact Management Supported Performance Testing Supported Test Management Supported	Categories Automated Testing Supported Functional Testing Supported Mobile App Testing Supported Performance Testing Supported QA Testing Supported Quality Management Supported Test Management Supported
Performance Testing Features API Testing Supported Benchmarking Supported Cross Browser Testing Not Supported Debugging Supported Historical Reporting Not Supported Load Testing Supported Mobile Testing Supported Parallel Testing Not Supported Regression Testing Supported UI Testing Supported Web Testing Not Supported Test Management Features Automation Integration Supported Collaboration Tools Supported Pass/Fail Results Tabulation Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Requirements Management Supported Test Scheduling Not Supported Test Tracking Not Supported Time/Budget Tracking Not Supported	Performance Testing Features API Testing Not Supported Benchmarking Supported Cross Browser Testing Not Supported Debugging Not Supported Historical Reporting Supported Load Testing Not Supported Mobile Testing Not Supported Parallel Testing Not Supported Regression Testing Supported UI Testing Supported Web Testing Supported Show More Features Automated Testing Features Hierarchical View Supported Move & Copy Not Supported Parameterized Testing Not Supported Requirements-Based Testing Supported Security Testing Not Supported Supports Parallel Execution Not Supported Test Script Reviews Not Supported Unicode Compliance Not Supported Functional Testing Features Automated Testing Not Supported Interface Testing Supported Regression Testing Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Sanity Testing Not Supported Smoke Testing Not Supported System Testing Supported Unit Testing Supported Mobile App Testing Features Functional Testing Supported Installation Testing Supported Interruption Testing Supported Memory Testing Supported Performance Testing Supported Usability Testing Supported Quality Management Features Audit Management Not Supported Complaint Management Not Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) Supported Defect Tracking Not Supported Document Control Supported Equipment Management Not Supported ISO Standards Management Not Supported Maintenance Management Not Supported Risk Management Not Supported Supplier Quality Control Not Supported Training Management Not Supported
Integrations Jira Supported Assembla Not Supported Autify Not Supported Bitbucket Not Supported GitHub Not Supported Global App Testing Not Supported IBM Rational Synergy Supported Jama Connect Not Supported Katalon Recorder Not Supported Katalon True Platform Not Supported Leapwork Not Supported MoboRaptors Not Supported OpsHub Not Supported QF-Test Not Supported Ranorex Studio Not Supported Redmine Not Supported Runway Not Supported Testim Not Supported YouTrack Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 2 Integrations	Integrations Jira Supported Assembla Supported Autify Supported Bitbucket Supported GitHub Supported Global App Testing Supported IBM Rational Synergy Not Supported Jama Connect Supported Katalon Recorder Supported Katalon True Platform Supported Leapwork Supported MoboRaptors Supported OpsHub Supported QF-Test Supported Ranorex Studio Supported Redmine Supported Runway Supported Testim Supported YouTrack Supported Show More Integrations View All 44 Integrations
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