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OpenText Corporation

OpenText ALM Octane

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

58 Reviews Write a Review

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 Application Lifecycle Management category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

OpenText ALM Octane Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 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?

3% Negative

6% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Saves Time
Continually Improving Product
Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Analytics and Reporting

ALM Integration

Automation

Traceability

Workflow Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Agile Work Management

Visual Analysis Design

Resource Planning

Managed Artifact Repository

Artifact Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

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OpenText ALM Octane Reviews

Raymond K.

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

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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

Fatima R.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2021

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates OpenText ALM Octane from other similar products?

Unlike other microfocus products, it has numerous sections for requirements, deficiencies, test labs for running test cases, and test projects for storing test cases. In addition, the notification mechanism and reporting functions are also competitive.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Setting up and managing test cases and test labs is pretty easy. It contains everything for every need, such as test requirements, traceability matrix, test cases, defect panels, plan panels, studies and much more

What do you dislike most about this product?

The only problem we encountered is that the server tends to get slow, which causes us to lag a little behind in the tests, but the rest of the product is admirable.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

We have the opportunity to recommend it because it is a pretty good test management tool that allows it to keep up with work, which makes handling and recording problems and data very easy

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Inspires Innovation

Sharon C.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2021

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates OpenText ALM Octane from other similar products?

ALM Octane has been the most relied platform in maintaining all our lifecycle applications tools.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It gives us insights on time that ensures that we prepare for any future occurrence. Creation of reports and data analysis is conveniently done with tis powerful product. Assigning duties and roles to each team members and monitoring production has enabled our company to grow faster.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I have not has any major challenge while using this application management tool.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For effective application management I highly recommend ALM Octane for its great results in our organization with less maintenance cost.

Pros

Reliable
Caring
Fair
Acts with Integrity

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

OpenText ALM Octane Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 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

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

ALM Integration Integrate artifacts across ALM phases such as requirements, analysis, design, development, and testing, either internally or through an API.

Automation Manual activities such as traceability, test generation, artifact state changes, integrations, and artifact creation can be automated to streamline ALM work.

Traceability ALM artifacts can be traced from ideation to requirements, design, develop, test, and implementation.

Workflow Management Custom workflows can be created, managed, and monitored for artifacts, processes and practices to govern and streamline ALM work.

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt Supports the ability to create tests and acceptance criteria and assign, prioritize, track, and resolve tests,related bugs, and issues.

Agile Work Management Multiple backlogs, backlog grooming, sprint planning, prioritization, and estimation, and a multi-level agile artifact hierarchy (Epics, User Stories, etc.)

Visual Analysis Design Can create and manage context diagrams, business process models, use cases, data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, data models, and UI mockups, etc.

Resource Planning Assigning resources to activities and estimates to manage workloads, support project management, and ensure completion of work related to ALM artifacts, including dashboards to manage multiple teams

Managed Artifact Repository Artifacts are stored in version controlled repository that supports check out, update, check-in, and collaboration across multiple types and workspaces.

Artifact Management ALM artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed through baselines, reviews, approvals, releases, and audits for projects and products.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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OpenText ALM Octane Reviews

Raymond K.

QA Software Testing Management Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fatima R.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sharon C.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

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Automation

Traceability

Workflow Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Agile Work Management

Visual Analysis Design

Resource Planning

Managed Artifact Repository

Artifact Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization