TM4J vs. Zephyr

Even once you have decided that you need a Test Management Tool, it’s not obvious which one should you choose. With such a variety of tools and options out there, it’s hard to know which one will deliver on theyr promises. Our best advice is realizing that there is no “right” solution, there is only the a solution that is “right for you”. That means, the testing tool that you should work with, depends on the functionalities your QA process demands.

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If you narrowed it down between these two options: Test Management for Jira (TM4J) Vs. Zephyr, then the following comparison should help you understand which of the two might be a better fit.

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Requirement and User Stories Management

	Support for hierarchical requirements	via Jira	via Jira

Test case management

	Add attachments to each test step
	Clone Tests between projects		Zephyr Scale Only
	Batch operations (cloning, editing, deletion)
	Reusable test repositories		Zephyr Scale Only
	Exploratory Testing module (session based testing)

Test Sets and Execution Management

Audit history of runs and results
Edit tests during runs
Report issues/bugs from tests and auto-populate tests to reproduce
Assignment of Cycles and Tests to testers
Parameterization of Test Cases and Sets		Zephyr Scale Only
Batch operations (cloning, editing, deletion)
Reuse tests from repository for any test set run
Test Set Permutations	N/A

Issue management

Independent issue management module	via Jira	x via Jira
Ability to detect and prevent duplicate issues
Batch editing

Time-Based Testing Iterations Management

	Milestones/Releases Management	via Jira	via Jira

Integrations

	Integration with 3rd party Bug Tracking systems
	Integration with Test Automation Tools
	Integration with Source Control systems
	Zapier
	API
	Slack integration
	Webhooks

Customization

	Hierarchical filters to organize information (e.g. Test Tree, Bug categories, Requirement types)
	Custom Workflow
	Custom fields and filters
	Permissions & personalized mail notifications		Zephyr Scale Only

Reporting

	Customizable Dashboards graphs, reports and metrics
	Scheduled reports

AI-Powered Test Management

	Test Steps Creation
	Test Steps Editing
	Assigning a Score to Reflect Test Value

Additional Features

Import & Export all data
Search (ability to add criteria)
External dashboard and embedding graphs
Cloud or Installed	Both	Both
Task Board

Security and Certifications

	Soc 2
	ISO 27001

Service and Support

	Service and Support

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