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 Squad apps by hosting. As is the case with most apps in the Atlassian marketplace, our Cloud app provides a different set of features to our Server/Data Center apps.
Our product and development team always seek for user input to continue to improve. You can see popular feature-requests, follow along their progress on the roadmap, by visiting the Zephyr Squad Ideas Portal for Server/Data Center and Cloud.
Comparison
| Feature | Server/DC | Cloud |
|---|---|---|
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Global settings in Jira |
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Enable/disable Zephyr on project level |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create custom fields |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create custom test execution status |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create step results execution status |
Yes |
Yes |
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Enable/disable execution workflow |
Yes |
Yes |
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ADG UI (new and old user experience option) |
No |
Yes |
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Remote link configuration |
Yes |
Yes |
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Version configuration |
Yes |
Yes |
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“Show Create Zephyr Test on Issue Type(s)” configuration option |
Yes |
Yes |
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Append cycle/folder clone with prefix setting |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sort cycle folders |
Yes |
Yes |
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Reindex all projects and individual projects |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hard reindex |
Yes |
N/a |
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Automatic and manual backup |
No (done as part of Jira backup) |
Yes |
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Index recovery |
Yes |
N/a |
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Configuring API keys |
N/a |
Yes |
|
Clear server cache |
No |
Yes |
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Clear permission cache |
No |
Yes |
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Clear cycle cache |
Yes |
N/a |
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Cleanup cycles |
Yes |
N/a |
|
Clear gadget cache |
Yes |
N/a |
|
Workflow validator |
Yes |
No |
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View different levels of logs |
Yes |
N/a |
|
Cleanup orphan executions |
Yes |
N/a |
|
Zephyr maintenance mode custom message option |
Yes |
N/a |
|
Issue security |
Yes |
Yes |
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Enable/disable Importer |
Yes |
No |
|
Cleanup Orphan Audit history |
Yes |
N/a |
|
Sort issues configuration |
Yes |
No |
|
Project settings |
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NextGen support |
N/a |
Yes |
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Enable/disable Zephyr custom field configuration |
Yes |
Yes |
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Enable/disable BDD |
No |
Yes |
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Test Design |
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Create/edit/delete test steps |
Yes |
Yes |
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Include custom fields and attachments |
Yes |
Yes |
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Clone/copy test steps |
Yes |
Yes |
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Test details history |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Create/download BDD scenarios |
No |
Yes |
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Test details (lite, detail view, full grid view) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Reorder test steps |
Yes |
Yes |
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Test Planning |
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Support for test plans - cycle folder creation |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hierarchical folder structure for test cycle |
Yes |
Yes |
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Add test to cycle using individual, saved filters, other cycles |
Yes |
Yes |
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Add assignee to test cases |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cycle summary - list and details |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Sort cycle folders |
Yes |
Yes |
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Clone/delete/move cycle or folders |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Search cycle/folders |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Help - app walkthrough / tour |
Yes |
Yes |
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Export test cycle and folders to HTML/XML/CSV |
CSV only |
Yes |
|
Move execution from cycle to folder |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Reorder executions |
Yes |
No |
|
Bulk add tests to cycle - via "Search Issues" page in Jira |
Yes |
No |
|
Project archiving |
Yes |
No |
|
Test Execution |
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Create test executions |
Yes |
Yes |
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Update execution and test step results (custom fields/status/comments/attachments/defects) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Execution workflow / time tracking |
Yes |
Yes |
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Execution history |
Yes |
Yes |
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Search executions by using basic and advanced filter options |
Yes |
Yes |
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Bulk operations (change execution status/move/copy/assign/link defects/custom fields/delete) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Archive test executions |
Yes |
No |
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Export test executions to HTML/XML/CSV |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Predefined filters |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create search execution filters |
Yes |
Yes |
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Test Summary |
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Summary report (test by version/label/component) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Test creation: 30-day summary chart |
Yes |
Yes |
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Test execution: 30-day summary chart |
Yes |
Yes |
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Traceability |
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Forward traceability (requirements -> test -> execution -> defects) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Backward traceability (defects -> execution -> test -> requirements) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Export traceability to HTML/Excel |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Tabular report view |
Yes |
Yes |
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Tree report view |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Traceability matrix with the ability to use Jira and Zephyr filters |
No |
Yes |
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Agile integration |
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Sprint view - Adding cycles to sprint |
Yes |
Yes |
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Issue view - Managing test issues in sprint |
Yes |
Yes |
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Automation |
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Native support for BDD (Gherkin/Cucumber) |
No |
Yes |
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REST API |
Yes |
Yes |
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Supported automation frameworks |
Eggplant, JUnit, Selenium, SoapUI, TestNG, Tricentis Tosca, UFT |
Eggplant, JUnit, Selenium, SoapUI, TestNG, Tricentis Tosca, UFT, Cucumber |
|
CI/CD scripts |
Yes |
Yes |
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Automated defect creation for failed executions |
Yes |
No |
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Utilities |
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Importer |
Internal and external |
Internal and external |
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Permissions |
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Jira permissions |
Yes |
Yes |
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Zephyr permissions |
Yes |
No |
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Integration |
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Jenkins add-on |
Yes |
Yes |
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Bamboo add-on |
Yes |
Yes |
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Reporting |
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Number of built-in test metrics reports |
N/a |
5 |
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Number of gadgets in Jira dashboard |
9 |
9 |
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Number of charts in Jira reports |
3 |
3 |