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Test management tool or a spreadsheet?

Many teams start with test cases in Excel or Google Sheets, and for a small project that works. Problems start when several testers, releases and reports meet in one file.

When a spreadsheet is enough

  • One tester and a few dozen test cases.
  • No need to prove what was tested and when.
  • Each release is tested from scratch, without history.

Where spreadsheets start to hurt

NeedSpreadsheetTestosaur
Reuse test cases in many releasescopy tabs and lose track of changesscenarios in one repository, added to any number of test plans
Who tests whata column with namesa plan assigned to a tester, with a personal list of plans
Result of every stepfree text in a cellpassed, failed or skipped per step, with a comment
Time and estimateskept by handtime worked and time left per plan
Evidence for a client or auditexport and format by handPDF report of the plan
Automationa separate toolautomated test cases in the same plans
Process diagramsa separate toolBPMN 2.0 diagrams turned into test cases

Moving from a spreadsheet

  1. Create a scenario for each area of the application, for example login or checkout.
  2. Add test cases with preconditions, steps and expected results.
  3. Create a test plan for the next release and assign it to a tester.

The free demo is enough to move one area and compare. See pricing.

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