OpenText Corporation

OpenText ALM Octane

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

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What is OpenText ALM Octane?

OpenText™ ALM Octane includes integrated planning, continuous integration, test management, and release management. With these capabilities, Agile teams and DevOps toolchains deliver high-quality software with insight, traceability, analytics-focused end-to-end visibility, and continuous quality.

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Awards & Recognition

OpenText ALM Octane won the following awards in the Software Testing category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

8 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

OpenText ALM Octane Ratings

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87 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+97 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love OpenText ALM Octane?

0% Negative

6% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Respectful
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Test Script Editor

Test Environment Management

Test Planning

Artifact Management

Analytics and Reporting

ALM Integration

Test Data Management

Test Case Generator

Artifact Traceability

Test Run Workflow Manager

Test Coverage Analysis

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

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OpenText ALM Octane Reviews

Mary S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Apr 2022

The best user interface, It is simple to access.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates OpenText ALM Octane from other similar products?

It saves a lot of time and money by being a two-in-one tool that can record defects and create narrative.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What we like best about this instrument is the ability to collaborate with all of the sector's leaders in order to provide the highest level of cost and service to our own customers. Consultants respond quickly to our questions.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Is a belated response that comes far too late. ALM Octane can look to Jira and RallyDev for guidance, as they've been there for a long time and have established norms.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If the roadmap and vision of your team resembles what is required together with the software, you should try it

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Raymond K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

QA Software Testing Management Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates OpenText ALM Octane from other similar products?

ALM Octane was a good replacement for ALM HP which was the old version of the tool which was more of manual Testing tool, meanwhile ALM Octane enables you automate the testing process and also allows you to directly write the test cases on the platform unlike ALM Hp which you had to write Test cases on an excel sheet offline the go through a complex upload process.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

ALM Octane supports Gherkin Language which allows you to write test cases and Scenarios using user stories and epics, which can be automated during the test process. Also it integrates requirements and defect management into Software Life-cycle which leverages traceability to ensure Quality of the Software

What do you dislike most about this product?

It has a learning curve, anyone new to Software testing tools will require a training session in order to know how to navigate and use the application. Its not a straight forward user interface that anyone can know how to use at a glance.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you want to implement Agile process , ALM Octane is the best tool for continuous integration , automated Testing and release management.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Swarupa K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2021

Best software for Test project Management

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates OpenText ALM Octane from other similar products?

For other products not supporting for integration of other tools or softwares Other tools are not supported to manage all Product/Project tasks at a time Other tools don't have an option of auditing

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Project management Automation script scheduling Test data management Integration of other softwares

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to say dislike. It's costly compared to other softwares

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I strongly recommend who want sto manage thier project end to end with one software this is the best

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

OpenText ALM Octane

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

OpenText ALM Octane Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love OpenText ALM Octane?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Test Script Editor Write and modify test scripts in a scripting languge (e.g. VBScript, JavaScript, Python) within a coding editor.

Test Environment Management Provision, monitor, refresh, and tear down test environments. Teams can track all environment resources from a centralized dashboard and repository.

Test Planning Build test cycles and phases, define milestones to coordinate dependencies and releases, and then assign resources to execute the planned tests.

Artifact Management Test artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed in a structured format, such as folder, heirarchical, and context-driven formats.

Analytics and Reporting Aggregated visual reporting of testing progress, results and insights through real-time, dynamic dashboards with customizable reporting widgets.

ALM Integration Real-time integration with 3rd party ALM and other software delivery tools such as Build, Deploy, Test and Requirements Management.

Test Data Management Secured management and access of test data.

Test Case Generator Automatically generate test cases directly from requirements, the source code, recordings of user actions, and visual and graphical workflows and models.

Artifact Traceability Trace testing artifacts, such as test cases and scripts, forward to test runs and issues that need to be fixed, and backwards to the business process.

Test Run Workflow Manager Script, configure, execute and manage automated testing workflows, including parallel testing. Automation is initiated internally by test management solution.

Test Coverage Analysis Pinpoint the sources of test failures and defects by granularly dissecting test runs, test cases and other testing artifacts and requirements.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

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OpenText ALM Octane Reviews

Mary S.

The best user interface, It is simple to access.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Raymond K.

QA Software Testing Management Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Swarupa K.

Best software for Test project Management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Test Script Editor

Test Environment Management

Test Planning

Artifact Management

Analytics and Reporting

ALM Integration

Test Data Management

Test Case Generator

Artifact Traceability

Test Run Workflow Manager

Test Coverage Analysis

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration