Azure Test Plans vs Digital.ai TeamForge

Azure Test Plans gives teams tools to plan, run, and track manual and exploratory testing for apps. For scripted tests, teams can track actionable defects and connect test cases and suites to user stories, features, or requirements. Exploratory sessions let testers design and run tests at the same time. During manual tests, Test Runner can capture screenshots, image action logs, and screen recordings. Reports, dashboard widgets, and customizable Power BI reports show plan progress and trends. The service integrates with Azure Pipelines for CI/CD testing and offers REST APIs and an extension contribution model. Manual testing is available in the web portal through supported browsers on major platforms; a free Test & Feedback extension supports exploratory testing in Chrome and Microsoft Edge. The free Stakeholders plan does not allow users to create or manage Test Plans. Basic is free for the first five users, then $6 per user per month; Basic + Test Plans costs $52 a month, billed at $52 per user per month. A 30-day trial is listed. Azure DevOps cloud-based load testing is deprecated; Microsoft points users to Azure Load Testing for managed load testing.

Digital.ai TeamForge is application lifecycle management software for secure, collaborative, and compliant software development. It supports waterfall, hybrid, or custom processes with configurable workflows and process reuse. Trackers organize and monitor tasks, while Documents centralizes collaboration with version control and access management. Teams can compare baselines to review changes or create projects from approved configurations. TeamForge supports Git and Subversion, including replication, code reviews, pull requests, commit associations, and inline editing. Fine-grained role-based controls manage permissions for internal and external teams. Listed integrations include Nexus, Jenkins, Micro Focus ALM, Jira, TestLink, Gerrit, and Review Board. Editions include SCM, ALM Essentials, and ALM Pro; trackers and documents are in Essentials and Pro, while wiki and baselines are listed in Pro. It can be installed on premises on RHEL or AlmaLinux servers; cloud deployment options require contacting Digital.ai. Pricing is on request, and there is no free plan. Product versions are supported for 18 months from their official release date.