OpenText Application Quality Management 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

OpenText Application Quality Management

4.4

(23)

Pricing

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About OpenText Application Quality Management

Micro Focus's ALM/Quality Center is a lifecycle management solution designed to help businesses in requirements management, testing and development in an agile environment. It is suitable for teams of all sizes.

Key features of ALM/Quality Center include project planning and tracking, application lifecycle intelligence, lab management automation, asset sharing and reuse, cross-project reporting, heterogeneous environment support and requirements definition and management.

ALM/Quality Center's project planning and tracking feature allow users to define, track, measure and report milestones and KPIs. Users can extract reports, generate scorecards and export to mobile devices.

ALM/Quality Center offers both cloud-based subscription pricing and an on-premise license. Support includes 24/7 online support, chat, documentation, a knowledge base, forums, a handbook and training.

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OpenText Application Quality Management Features

Popular features found in Application Lifecycle Management
Bug Tracking
Change Management
Collaboration Tools
Issue Management
Project Management
Requirements Review
Task Management
Test Case Tracking
Version Control
Workflow Management
More features of OpenText Application Quality Management
Activity Dashboard
API
Compliance Management
Customizable Reports
Defect Tracking
Lifecycle Management
Performance Testing
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
Real-Time Reporting
Release Management
Reporting & Statistics
Requirements Management
Status Tracking
Testing/QA Management
Test Script Reviews
Third-Party Integrations
Unicode Compliance

OpenText Application Quality Management User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

48%

43%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.4

Value for money

4.0

Customer support

3.9

Functionality

4.5

Charan Raj Y.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2022

Most used Project management tool in IT industry

I strongly recommend for Large scale projects It is very useful for time management, tasks , tracking, reporting everything is good

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

In ALM , I like features and integration with other softwares like HP UFT, Tosca and Loadrunner softwares Easy to track project tasks Backlogs Log defects Can schedule to run automation scripts

Cons:

It's little expensive compared to other tools

Nitin S.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2020

Test Management tool ALM

I am using ALM from more than 10 years , have seen many enhancements. I love this tool for test Management and highly recommend to other if you can manage the cost. It’s an easy web based tool for requirements management, test planning, execution and defect reporting.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

1. One solution for all Test Management (Test planning, execution and defect management) 2. Fast and reliable 3. Support end to end traceability 4. Integration with UFT automation tool. 5. Support upload using existing Excel test cases 6. Access management for various type of users 7. Web based tool 8. API available for automation

Cons:

1. Sometime it failed to download components while opening in browser due to access level issue 2. Unfortunately, no support to major automation tool selenium 3. Can’t export attachments with test cases 4. High cost per user 5. If ALM is closed and if you reopen the same test it shows object locked 6. No support to update defect from excel. Except automation API

Reasons for choosing OpenText Application Quality Management

Perfect for end to end test management tool and quick support, reliable.

Reasons for switching to OpenText Application Quality Management

Bugzilla had limited options and was not capable for end to end test Management tool.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the review & high rating. It provided helpful insights. You had cons I'd like to address #1: If by access level you mean admin permissions, the ALM Client Launcher solved this: https://marketplace.microfocus.com/appdelivery/content/alm-client-launcher #2: The Jenkins plugin enables you to run most types of tests, inc. Selenium & results are reflected in ALM: https://plugins.jenkins.io/hp-application-automation-tools-plugin/ #3: This is known & we'll address soon #4: Depends on what you want to achieve. Our product has rich ALM functionality built in & high scalability, plus several editions to fit usage needs #5: Contact customer support with this & provide details #6: With Connect you can do so without using API. It includes a connector between Excel & ALM that allows you to map fields between the two: https://marketplace.microfocus.com/appdelivery/content/micro-focus-connect-core & https://marketplace.microfocus.com/appdelivery/content/micro-focus-connect-connectors

Replied March 2020

Judith B.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

ALM doesn't have the bang for the buck.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This software is great for tracking requirements and tests. It also tracks issues found, and when they are corrected. However, the reporting is clunky and not easy to work with.

Cons:

Higher level review to give management insite into the project.

Reasons for switching to OpenText Application Quality Management

We thought that ALM would give us a better way to track our requirements. It does do that, but it could easily do so much more.

Senthilkumar N.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2019

Best software life cycle management tool, worth to use

Holding large number of business users who use software systems to track their deliverables which is really challenging one. We designed and create folder structures in ALM modules and customized different workflow models to accommodate the business process, automation and performance testing. Synchronized company users along with ALM LDAP mechanism. Satisfying all business roles like business analysts, developers, Quality assurance and performance teams along with this single tool. Upgrading new version comes with new features and easy to upgrade the data without spending additional cost on application and database servers.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Below are salient features that makes life easy for any software professional -Traceability matrix, end to end traceability, integration with other market tools like JIRA, REST API to develop excel macro utilities, UFT integration, cross project customization, defect management process, Business excel addin to load the entities, risk based planning and execution, Corporate LDAP user management based on single sign on options, business process testing, Auto-pass license server configuration

Cons:

Apart from high license cost, I see all the features are beneficial. Pointing a one feature that still not comfortable is version management - check out / check in entity.

Reasons for choosing OpenText Application Quality Management

It has all software testing life cycle modules - requirement, testing, defect tracking, reporting compared with other market tools like blueprint, JIRA, etc.,

Vendor Response

Hi Senthilkumar, I reached out to Ying Lei, the product marketing manager for Micro Focus ALM. She wrote, in response: Thank you for taking the time to write a valuable review of our product, where you pointed out its many strengths. Your review indicates that your organization has upgraded to the latest version. I am glad to know that and appreciate your feedback. It not only lets us know how you feel about using the product, but also provides good information for organizations who are evaluating ALM tools. Thank you also for your feedback on the versioning feature. We will include it in future release planning. Best regards David Shephard Program Manager, Customer Engagement at Micro Focus

Replied January 2020

Per E.

Verified reviewer

Pharmaceuticals

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2022

Quality center is still going strong

Implemented it in 3 major organization, easy to learn is my major experience. An introduction to new users just take 20 min and then they are fully self going. Worked some other systems where filter seems to be very complicated to implement in an easy way, non filters as good as QC. Compared to JAMA ....

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

-All features other ALM tool manufacturers claim is actually working better in QC -Simplicity of using , you know where you are what you filter how you find thing through traces -More advanced testplanning than all other tool (maybe except codebeamer) - Easy adminstration - easy to search and present during audits. - remarkable possibilities with risk management IF some people just let their confusing ideas start from 0 again

Cons:

Interface on Explorer Not entirely web based Feelgood appearance (Looks old)

Reasons for choosing OpenText Application Quality Management

Codebeamer i wanted use but it never happened

Reasons for switching to OpenText Application Quality Management

Only requirements and got the "document" thinking.

Vidyasagar Babu K.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2024

Quality Center - Top in Quality

Top tool for project and test management

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We use this for test management on a daily basis and it works like a pro to track all the issues and manage it effectively

Cons:

It can be improved slightly on user interface basis as sometime i feel its lagging while loading initially.

Ramesh P.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2022

ALM for Lifecycle , Test , Defect , Requirements , Release Management

My Experience With ALM has been good, I have used this product since Mercury days for almost 25 years now

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

ALM has evolved over the Years and has almost all the features that anyone would need. Has very good Integration Capability

Cons:

Pricing of the Product is on the higher side discourages lot of customers shy away from it especially when there are other Low cost options available

Reasons for choosing OpenText Application Quality Management

We Chose tools based on needs and budget of the project , We had budget to support ALM which is robust and addresses all the needs

Verified

Reviewer

Computer Software

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2021

A Quality tool that lost its edge for Agile Development

Overall good, for non-agile products especially. It is a quality product that doesn't run into problems or issues - very enterprise-grade.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The way that the functionality is organized (requirements - plans - test - runs - reports) makes a lot of sense. The traceability across the phases of the release works really well.

Cons:

It is just difficult to transpose the way this tool is organized to Agile sprints and releases. It requires substantial effort to make it work in an Agile environment.

Reasons for switching to OpenText Application Quality Management

More robust functionality was needed

Vendor Response

Thanks for giving our product a very positive rating and pointing out it's enterprise-grade and has more robust functionality. You mentioned you need Agile functionality - you have the choice to use Micro Focus ALM Octane (see: https://www.microfocus.com/products/alm-octane/overview), or ALM/Quality Center with Jira integration (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kleONygrbc&list=PLlUdEXI83_XpO-noDZHe0NtfaQ3lu_OG5&index=3). ALM Octane has not only full-fledged Agile and DevOps functionalities, but also test and quality management capabilities like ALM/Quality Center.

Replied August 2021

Joseph W.

Verified reviewer

Media Production

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2020

Does this tool keep up with the pace?

as a tool for managing STD and bugs - great. when you need web access and control over the entire process - less

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This tool will allow your team to run testing process in a very easy manor, once everything is ready for them in matter of STD.

Cons:

the ability to monitor bugs and process is less than other options. not competitive enough in matter of web page support for everywhere access

Reasons for choosing OpenText Application Quality Management

company already had it as a paid product

Vendor Response

Thanks for reviewing Micro Focus ALM/Quality Center, and making very positive comments on its Test Management aspect. Regarding your feedback on its Web interface, we're making process to address it. Web Runner is an ALM/QC web client introduced last year, and we are expanding its functionality step by step. Soon there will be a major release and by then Web Runner will have the following capabilities: Manual and automated test execution, Defect Management and ALM/QC dashboard access (read-only). We look forward to your upgrade to the latest version to maximize your gain from current investment. Ying Lei, Product Marketing Manager, Micro Focus

Replied September 2020

Naveen C.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2021

Better Application Lifecycle Management tool in the market

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

It is a fairly easy to use application management tool available in the market which has features to track the status of a defect.

Cons:

It would be better if we have an ability to create diagrams especially when we are dealing with complex defect created by Tester.

Vendor Response

Thanks for giving ALM/Quality Center a very positive rating and pointing out it is easy to use. Regarding your comment on the ability to create diagrams, we are not sure what you are referring to. Could you share more details and which version you are using? You may check the online help: https://admhelp.microfocus.com/alm to see whether the latest version supports the feature you need, and if applicable submit an enhancement idea at https://community.microfocus.com/adtd/sws-qc/i/alm_qc_idea_exchange. Ying Lei Product Marketing Manager, Micro Focus ALM/Quality Center

Replied May 2021

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