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The Zephyr JIRA plugin meets our basic needs for manual test case management. Is includes the basic features to create test cases, create test cycles (plans), execute individual cases, and execute test cycles. The JIRA integration is nice, since we can link test cases directly to other tickets, releases, etc. The main question now is whether the plugin is available for free for open-source projects.
If Zephyr plugin isn't free for opensource projects, we should evaluate other options or the Windows Server installation of the community edition.
A quick walkthrough:
Zephyr tests are essentially JIRA tickets with a specific type ("Test"). Test tickets can be filtered out of reports and boards, if desired.
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