TestRail vs. Zephyr

When faced with the challenge of choosing a Test Management tool, it can be hard to figure out where to start, since there are so many available options. The important rule of thumb is to choose a tool that will best match your QA process and it’s demands. The tool you use should “work for you” and not the other way around. There is a useful checklist of features you can use while evaluating different testing tools here.

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TestRail screenshot

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If you have already narrowed it down between two options: TestRail vs. Zephyr, then the following comparison table sums up the most important features to take note of, as well as strengths and weaknesses of each tool.

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TestRail screenshot

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TestRail Zephyr
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Requirement and User Stories Management
Support for hierarchical requirements 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 x via Jira
Ability to detect and prevent duplicate issues
Batch editing
Time-Based Testing Iterations Management
Milestones/Releases Management 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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