Choosing the right software testing tool among all the available software testing automation tools is most important for succeeding in automated software testing. Selection of the right automation tool depends on the technology used on the application. Along with selecting the right automation tool, the process that is used for testing and the testing team who are involved in software testing is also equally important.
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Software Testing Automation Tools List
Here we have selected the best 10 software testing automation tools and presented an overview of them, which are both licensed and open-source tools.
1. Selenium
Selenium is the most popular open-source software testing automation tool that can be used to perform web application testing. It supports various browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, etc., and different OS platforms such as Windows, Apple OS, and Linux. You can write test cases on different programming languages such as C, C#, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, etc. Selenium consists of two parts, which are Selenium WebDriver and Selenium IDE. We may use Selenium WebDriver for creating browser-based regression automation testing and Selenium IDE for creating quick bug reproduction scripts.
Selenium is the core framework of other automation tools such as Katalon Studio, Watir, Protractor, and Robot Framework, so it is the best choice for top web automation testers. Since the application is more flexible in writing a test case, we can write complex test scripts more easily. It will not only provide playback and recording facilities for regression testing but also execute multiple tests at a time. Unlike other software testing automation tools, it allows you to insert comments in the middle of the test script.
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2. Testim
Testim uses artificial intelligence for the execution of automated test cases. It does not only perform automated testing but also executes automated test cases for maintenance of software testing. It uses machine learning for auto-learning, which helps to speed up the test execution process. You can run it on different browsers, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Safari, just by installing the extension on the browser.
3. IBM Rational Functional Tester
IBM Rational Functional Tester is a testing platform for functional and regression testing. It can also perform automated testing for GUI and data-driven testing along with functional and regression testing. It supports various applications, such as Java and web-based ones. SAP, Ajax, GEF, Adobe Flex, .NET, etc. It’s easier to perform automated testing since it uses natural language and rendered screenshots. It supports creating test scripts using the keywords and visual editing through screenshots. It also integrates with the recorder to record user actions along with advanced customization options. You can test the application with the free trial option available, although it is available for commercial purposes only.
4. MicroFocus UFT
Unified Functions Testing (UFT) is a commercial tool owned by Microfocus for performing functional and regression testing with automated testing. It also allows testing mobile and web applications along with desktop applications. UFT supports different OS platforms along with different web browsers. You can easily view functional and GUI tests on a graphical canvas, which allows you to easily manage test orders and test parameters. Its smart object recognition feature will look at the screen and enable testing to keep up the controls. It uses the concept of keyword-driven or script-based testing, which simplifies the test script creation or test maintenance.
5. Test Complete
TestComplete is a software testing automation tool for performing functional and GUI testing on desktop, mobile, and web applications. It supports different scripting languages such as JavaScript, Python, VBScript, C#, etc. Automated GUI tests will be easier and faster due to its full-featured recording and playback capability. The keyword-driven testing technology used by TestComplete will automate the GUI tests by creating a series of operations specified by keywords that simulate user actions. Its unique object recognition capability will auto-detect UI objects quickly, easily, and accurately.
6. Sahi
Sahi is a software testing automation tool to automate web application testing, which is available in both open-source and professional versions. There are some limitations to the features provided in the open-source version of the software. It can perform multi-browser testing and is easily able to record and playback on all browsers. Along with the basic features, the pro version allows you to store reports in the database and distribute the test across all of your devices. It does not only automate web applications but also supports automating desktop and mobile applications. You can easily automate testing the application built with ExtJS, ZK, Dojo, YUI, or any other framework.
7. Ranorex
Ranorex is an all-in-one commercial automation tool for web, mobile, and desktop testing. So you can use it for web application testing and Android and iOS test automation with a single license. It can run tests parallel with cross-browser testing on different browsers such as Google Chrome, Safari, Edge, IE, and more. It supports Selenium WebDriver integration for web application testing.
8. Watir
Watir (Web Application Testing In Ruby) is an open-source automation testing tool for web automation testing. It is based on Ruby libraries and supports cross-browser testing, including Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and IE. You can easily read and maintain it since it supports data-driven testing.
9. Katalon Studio
Katalon Studio is a powerful and free-to-use test automation tool to test web applications, mobile web, and web services. Since it is full-featured and easy to use, it will be the best option among all open-source software testing automation tools if you want to automate your application without any cost. It is built on top of the Selenium and Appium frameworks. It requires no programming skills to set up a testing project, so non-programmers can start automation testing.
10. Robot Framework
Robot Framework is open-source software released under Apache License 2.0 to perform automated testing. Since it supports a keyword-driven testing approach. You can easily launch the test project if you are already familiar with keyword-driven testing. We can easily extend the testing capabilities by test libraries implemented either with Python or Java.
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