Test planning/documentation/management tools

Question

I'm looking for a good, preferably free, test planning and documentation tool. Ideally something that will keep track of which tests have been run against which software version, with reporting ability. There's a whole bunch of tools listed here but are there any others, and which ones have you had the best experience with? (You do run tests, right?)

UPDATE 2008-01-29

So far TestLink and Fitness have been mentioned. A related question yielded also a link to the ReadySet project, an open collection of software planning documentation templates.

I have used TestLink and found it okayish, but I cannot say I enjoyed using it. Has anyone had any experience with Fitnesse? Or are there any other free tools out there that you have used and found satisfactory?

Answer 1

I've used QualityCenter/TestDirectory for a long time.

I'm now using testlink and I must say that I prefer QualityCenter/TestDirectory by far, even if it based on some buggy ActiveX control.

QualityCenter/TestDirectory is more easier to use and the interface is quite better.

TestLink and QualityCenter/TestDirectory are mainly for manual test case (however, you can use Quick Test Pro on QualityCenter/TestDirectory to automatize your tests).

Fitnesse is another kind of tool in my mind : basically, you write your test case on a wiki and link that to a JUnit test. Another tools like that are GreenPepper, Concordion, etc.

Answer 2

You should definitely try out Klaros-Testmanagement http://www.klaros-testmanagement.com which has an free, unrestricted Community Edition.

Answer 3

Yes, we do run tests, but not nearly as many as I'd like !

I highly recommend TestLink - the list of tools that you linked to shows that it's had more downloads than all of the other tools put together.

Answer 4

PractiTest is a very good option. Not free but very affordable - http://www.practitest.com

Answer 5

A little late on this one, but I would have to suggest you try TestLodge for your manual test management. It works in a simular way to what TestLink does, but it gives off a more professional interface and is something that we also allow our clients to use for their uat phase.

Answer 6

We use Quality Center / Test Director stuff. Its expensive as far as I know, and it's not that great.

Answer 7

I've heard good things about Fitnesse but I don't know how good it's test tracking is.

I know I just recently saw a slick looking test tracker for Trac or something, but I can't find it now...

Answer 8

Quality Center. It's expensive, but it is the best

Answer 9

I'm with Patrick - good ol' office tools :)

I just write mine in Microsoft Word

This is the structure I developed: Writing a System Test Plan.

Answer 10

One thought, and perhaps not a good one, would be to have every test submit a ticket to your ticketing system when it's run indicating the test name, build version, and date, and test results.

That would make the results searchable later-on.

Answer 11

We use a home-grown Access database.

This database keeps track of our requirements, test cases, test plan and test runs. We're able to produce an up-to-date RVTM, keep track of progress against the plan, and assign tasks to testers. We integrated it with Outlook, so each tester is assigned a task from the plan by the QA lead. When they're complete, they just tick it off in Outlook and it updates the database.

For our small team of testers it works nicely, and we're free to customize it however we want.