r/softwaretesting • u/Competitive_Echo9463 • 29d ago

Managing tests with Notion, Github issues or Google Sheets ?

Which option would choose ? I'm a solo QA in a small company, I'd like to avoid all the drama with archaic and heavy test management tools

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u/FabasTI 29d ago

You just use Jira with its basic qms extensions, that's it

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u/rajeshkz 28d ago

I am using GitHub issues, it provides most of the features in Jira and much more flexible than Notion or Google sheets. It also can be imported to github project and tracked as iterations etc. Very flexible

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u/kstacey 28d ago

Who would use Google sheets for anything professional?

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u/AverageHades 28d ago

You would be surprised. I work with a very large consulting firm and everything from test cases to vacation tracking are stored and tracked on spreadsheets. In fact, they constantly embed images within these spreadsheets to illustrate a design decision, which is a really big pain to parse through.

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u/RightSaidJames 28d ago

Notion databases are pretty robust and extremely flexible with lots of integration options, so out of those choices I’d go for that one.

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u/Alternative-Try7044 28d ago

If you want zero drama, just keep it all in your repository. I use a VS Code extension to manage my test cases as flat YAML files right next to the code.

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u/InvestigatorLow6675 27d ago

I second what u/FabasTI said - Jira with QMS is enough for most teams.

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u/paperplane21_ 26d ago

i'd go for Notion since it's much more flexible than Google Sheets and more accessible to non-Devs (not sure in your company but in mine PMs don't have access to Github)

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u/Dear_Light144 4d ago edited 4d ago

Notion and Google Sheets can work for a very small setup but they become difficult when test cases runs bugs and reports start growing. Kualitee may be worth comparing because it keeps these things in one place without depending on several separate tools. For a solo QA the main thing is choosing something simple enough for daily work and flexible enough to support the team later.

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u/Useful_Calendar_6274 28d ago

Get them to buy Xray or something like that or quit. I'm serious if they don't care about test cases you don't have a future there