Why Enterprise companies pick aqua over Qase
Automation
25 mins read
July 9, 2024

Evaluating aqua vs Qase: Features, Usability, and Support Analysis

There are certainly more test management tools than hours in the day to go through all of them. Weā€™re here to help: this article compares AI-powered aqua TMS and one of the newest test management tools ā€” Qase.

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Kirill Chabanov
Denis Matusovskiy
Tania Zhydkova

Deployment models & regulated industries

 

 

Hereā€™s an elephant in the SaaS room: on-premise offering is rarely feasible for new service providers. It means extra effort to create a separate version of the test management solution ā€” an effort that is better spent gaining early traction. Qase is no exception: they are a Cloud-only service.

aqua deployment models

aqua deployment models

Cloud-only services, while offering extra convenience and flexible pricing, wonā€™t work for heavily regulated industries. Even the private cloud option is not good enough: banks, insurance companies, government agencies can only store their data in-house.

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Yes
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Logging

Regulations-wise, both tools pass the requirement to create an externally auditable log of actions. aqua, however, takes it a steps further and enables users to revert changes done by other users.

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User Management

Good user management is essential when it comes to third-party services. You should pick one that meets your data access policy, fits the scope of the business, and matches the size of the company.

Qase role selector

Qase role selector

aqua's permission editor

aqua’s permission editor

Criteria
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Qase
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Test Management

Both tools demonstrate solid depth of test management functionality.

Test cases in Qase

Test management with aqua

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Workflows are a highly impactful feature to get the most out of your software testing. Even QA specialists may let a bug or two slip because they didn’t go through the proper step or requested a senior’s review where needed. aqua’s native workflows dictate the lifecycle of every ticket, ensuring that nothing goes to production until it is truly ready.

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Integrations & Automated Testing

Qase and aqua take two different approaches to automated testing. While aqua allows you to hook all the popular third-party test automation tools, Qase takes the matter into its own hands. Luckily, if youā€™re unhappy with out-of-the-box integrations, both tools offer REST API to link the test management solution with any other external tool.

aqua also brings a unique integration among test management solutions ā€” a Chrome extension to run tests and immediately document them. aqua Test Recorder enables you to record interactions, edit captured data, leave comments, annotate screenshots, and then send everything to your companyā€™s aqua server. This approach saves time on all the tab switching, and immediate documentation ensures the QA specialists share everything they observed.

For context, virtually all aqua competitors lack a first-party Chrome extension. They have to rely on third-party solutions that often cost extra money and lack native integrations with test management solutions.

Feature
aqua
Qase
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Yes ( Jira link, Jira sync )
Yes ( Jira, Redmine, YouTrack, Trello, ClickUp )
Yes ( 10 tools )
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Yes ( Github, Gitlab )
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Yes ( Slack, Bamboo )
Full list of aqua integrations

Full list of aqua integrations

Dashboards

Dashboards are a time-saving visualisation tool for QA and also a great way for non-testers to see how things are going. Both Qase and aqua offer them.

Qaseā€™s dashboard widget selector

Qaseā€™s dashboard widget selector (including duplicates)

Qase pie chart

Qase pie chart

aqua dashboard with KPI Alert at work

aqua dashboard with KPI Alert at work

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Reporting

For clarity, this section refers to non-dashboard reports that can be generated and exported outside of the test management solution. Qase only provides the dashboard functionality, so they indeed wonā€™t tick any boxes here.

aqua report example

aqua report example

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ALM

aqua has the functionality to perform Application Lifecycle Management, replacing multiple if not all tools that your team uses. Qase, on the other hand, is a test case management solution.

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aqua project plan

aqua project plan

aqua workflow

aqua workflow

Misc.

Letā€™s look at everything else that didnā€™t quite fit other categories.

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Yes ( 30-day, fully-functional trial )
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Conclusion

aqua and Qase offer similar test management functionality, with aqua slightly edging out the competitor. Thereā€™s also some parity when it comes to integrations, automation, and dashboards. aqua, however, can be your aqua test management system while Qase is not really designed for that. Apart from dashboards, Qaseā€™s reporting functionality is virtually non-existent. Most crucially, entire industries canā€™t use Qase due to the lack of an on-premise version. aqua, on the other hand, offers both Cloud and On-Premise.

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FAQ
What is Qase testing software used for?

Qase is a cloud-based test management software that provides organisations with a central platform to plan, track, and report on their software testing efforts. Qase is designed to be user-friendly and flexible.

What are the differences between aqua and Qase?

Qase is a testing solution only, while aqua is full Application Lifecycle Management tool. aqua generally has a slight edge in testing functionality, and Qase doesnā€™t have an alternative for aquaā€™s latest AI functionality.

What are the benefits of the aqua testing tool?

The benefits of aqua testing tool include increased efficiency and accuracy, as well as the ability to scale testing efforts and support a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline.

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