Testlink is most widely used web based open source test management tool. It synchronises both requirements specification and test specification together. User can create test project and document test cases using this tool. With TestLink you can create an account for multiple users and assign different user roles. Admin user can manage test cases assignment task.

It supports both automated and manual execution of Test cases. The testers can generate Test Plan and Test Report in a fraction of the time with this tool. It supports test reports in various formats like Excel, MS word, and HTML formats. Apart from these, it also supports integration with many popular defect tracking system like JIRA, MANTIS, BUGZILLA, TRAC, etc. Since it is a web based tool, multiple users can access its functionality at the same time with their credentials and assigned roles.

What we going to learn in this course

• Create Multiple Projects

• Manage Test Plan

• Generate Build and Releases

• Create Test Suite and Cases

• Execute test cases

• Generate results

Advantages-

Open source Test Management Tool.

Good user management and permission control.

Importing Test Results from csv/excel is possible which saves lot of time in result logging

Export of Test Cases is possible in Word format

Test Execution Summary in the Dashboard

Project-wise Test Cycle wise Test Case Execution Tracking

Tabular result display for multiple test cycles

Test Result Report generation

Limitations-

Integration with Automated Suite not possible.

Integration with Defect Tracking Tools is not easy so difficult to link defects with failed test cases.

Having implemented TestLink in one of the organizations from the scratch, in my opinion, TestLink is one of the Best Test Management Tools available in the market and that too free. As it is open source tool, one can customize it, if required.