SAP Cloud ALM vs TechExcel DevSuite

SAP Cloud ALM is a cloud service for managing SAP landscapes through guided implementation and automated operations. Its implementation tools cover SAP Activate project work, fit-to-standard workshops, task management, documentation, testing, deployment planning and reporting. Test management supports manual and automated testing, including SAP S/4HANA Test Automation Tool, Tricentis Test Automation and an open API for other providers. Operations monitoring covers business processes, integrations and exceptions, user performance, jobs and automation, configuration and security, system health, and business services. Configuration and Security Analysis can check system settings daily against SAP product security recommendations. Third-party tools can connect through open APIs, including for monitoring custom SAP BTP and non-SAP applications. SAP describes the service as SaaS and lets customers choose a preferred data center location when requesting a tenant. Usage rights are included for customers with qualifying SAP Cloud Service subscriptions and specified support. The service is restricted to internal application lifecycle management, and on-premise SAP solutions must be covered by the customer's SAP Support agreement. Eligible customers receive one tenant per customer number, with 24 GB SAP HANA Memory and 24 GB monthly outbound API data transfer.

TechExcel DevSuite is an application lifecycle management platform for product development, with customizable workflows for agile or hybrid processes. Its modules cover requirements, implementation tracking, defects and testing: DevSpec gathers and traces requirements, DevTrack tracks implementation and defects, and DevTest manages test cases and test runs. Requirements can link to design specifications, code files, test cases and defects, with forward and backward traceability. The Jira integration syncs fields and statuses both ways, supports Jira Cloud and on-premise test management, and can submit defects automatically when tests fail. Listed source control integrations include Git, GitHub, Azure DevOps (TFS), Subversion, GitLab and Helix Core; AWS CodeCommit and Bitbucket are marked as coming soon. Business intelligence integrations include Microsoft Power BI, Board, Domo and Oracle. DevSuite is offered as cloud or self-managed software, with web and Windows platforms listed. The cloud plan costs $35 per user per month with annual billing; month-to-month billing costs an additional 20%. Self-managed options cost $420 per user per year or $900 per user once.