Zephyr Scale Features - Server/Data Center vs Cloud

Applies to Zephyr Scale Server/Data Center 9.1, last modified on September 26, 2023

Are you preparing to migrate your Jira instance and apps from Server/Data Center to Cloud? Before you proceed, please visit our Cloud Migration Guide.

If you’re choosing between Jira Server/Data Center and Cloud, we’ve created a comparison matrix to show you the differences between our Zephyr Scale apps by hosting. As in the case with most apps in the Atlassian marketplace, our Cloud app provides a different set of features to our Server/Data Center apps.

Comparison

Feature Server/DC Cloud

Global settings in Jira

Global Projects Administration

Yes

No

Global Access Restrictions

Yes

No

Manage Projects Restrictions

Yes

No

Project settings

Enable/Disable Zephyr Scale

Yes

Yes

Hide/Display Traceability Section from the issue view page

Yes

Yes

Enable/Disable Automatic traceability links

Yes

No

User Permissions

Yes

Yes

Importing test cases

Importing Test Cases from Other Jira Projects

Yes

No

Importing Test Cases from Zephyr Scale

Yes

Yes

Importing Test Cases from Microsoft Excel

Yes

Yes

Importing Test Cases from CSV

Yes

Yes

Exporting test cases

Exporting Test Cases to PDF

Yes

No

Exporting Test Cases to XML

Yes

Yes

Export Test Cases to XLS

Yes

Yes

Export feature files (BDD - Gherkin)

Yes

Yes

Managing Tests Cases From Within Zephyr Scale

Hierarchical folders

Yes

Yes

Custom fields for folders

Yes

No

Data grids

Yes

Yes

Searching and filtering test cases

Yes

Yes

Creating, editing, cloning, and deleting test cases

Yes

Yes

Call to test to reuse test steps

Yes

Yes

Test data for data-driven test cases

Yes

Yes

Parameters for modular test cases

Yes

Yes

Versioning for test cases

Yes

Yes

Traceability with Issues, Confluence pages and Web Links

Yes

Partially (no Confluence links)

Attachments

Yes

Yes

Attachments in the test step level

Yes

Yes

Comments

Yes

Yes

Change history

Yes

Yes

Mandatory fields information to user on save

Yes

Yes

Managing Test Plans From Within Zephyr Scale

Hierarchical folders

Yes

Yes

Data grids

Yes

Yes

Searching and filtering test plans

Yes

Yes

Creating, editing, cloning, and deleting test plans

Yes

Partially (no cloning)

Traceability with Issues, Confluence pages, Web Links and Test Cycles

Yes

Partially (no Confluence links)

Attachments

Yes

Yes

Comments

Yes

Yes

Change history

Yes

Yes

Managing Test Cycles From Within Zephyr Scale

Hierarchical folders

Yes

Yes

Data grids

Yes

Yes

Searching and filtering test cycles

Yes

Yes

Creating, editing, cloning, and deleting test cycles

Yes

Partially (no editing in bulk)

Traceability with Issues, Confluence pages, Web Links and Test Plans

Yes

Partially (no Confluence links)

Attachments

Yes

Yes

Comments

Yes

Yes

Change history

Yes

Yes

Adding test cases from any Jira project

Yes

Yes

Assigning the execution for testers and environments

Yes

Yes

Manual Test Execution from Within Zephyr Scale (Test Player)

Manual test execution of the test case

Yes

Yes

Keeping the test execution history

Yes

Yes

Searching and filtering test cases

Yes

Yes

Setting the test execution result

Yes

Yes

Tracking time spent during the test execution

Yes

Yes

Creating defects and linking to the entire test execution result or test step

Yes

Yes

Attaching files to the entire test execution result or test step

Yes

Yes

Inputing comments and actual results

Yes

Yes

Display/Input custom fields for the test execution

Yes

Yes

Reporting

Up to 70 reports

Yes

Partially (31 reports)

Up to 60 gadgets

Yes

Partially (19 gadgets)

Up to 60 Confluence Macros for reporting

Yes

No

Configuration

Managing Environments

Yes

Yes

Managing Iterations

Yes

Yes

Managing Labels

Yes

Yes

Managing Datasets

Yes

Yes

Managing Test Case Status

Yes

Yes

Managing Test Plan Status

Yes

Yes

Managing Test Cycle Status

Yes

Yes

Managing Test Results Status

Yes

Yes

Managing Custom Fields for Test Cases

Yes

Yes

Managing Custom Fields for Test Steps

Yes

Yes

Managing Custom Fields for Test Plans

Yes

Yes

Managing Custom Fields for Test Cycles

Yes

Yes

Managing Custom Fields for Test Executions

Yes

Yes

Managing Traceability From Within the Issue's View Page

Creating Test Cases

Yes

Yes

Adding Existing Test Cases

Yes

Yes

Creating Test Cases on Another Project

Yes

Yes

Display Previous Test Execution Results for Each Test Case

Yes

Yes

Unlinking Test Cases from the Issue

Yes

Yes

Creating Test Cycles

Yes

Yes

Adding Existing Test Cycles

Yes

Yes

Creating Test Cycles on Another Project

Yes

Yes

Unlinking Test Cycles from the Issue

Yes

Yes

Single test execution of test cases (with no cycle)

Yes

Yes

Adding Existing Test Plans

Yes

Yes

Unlinking Test Plans from the Issue

Yes

Yes

Managing Tests From Within the Scrum and Kanban boards

Creating Test Cases

Yes

Yes

Adding Existing Test Cases

Yes

Yes

Unlinking Test Cases from the Issue

Yes

Yes

Creating Test Cycles

Yes

Yes

Adding Existing Test Cycles

Yes

Yes

Creating Test Cycles on Another Project

Yes

Yes

Unlinking Test Cycles from the Issue

Yes

Yes

Manual Test Execution of the Test Case

Yes

Yes

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