7/21/2019 Automated Software Testing Tools List
Today every task is getting automated through software, it has become quite unavoidable to make the software non-vulnerable. Not only CM level 5 instead every size either medium or small size companies are using automated testing tools to test the software. In the market, the tools for testing are available in two modes one is proprietary and other is freely available. The free tools come with some limitation on the functionality, while the paid tools come with all required functions.
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Along with manual tools, the automated testing tools are also used by the testing professionals to ease their testing task. This article discusses these tools in detail.
Software Testing Tools
Some freely available or open source and the licensed or paid functional testing tools are:
1). Selenium – Software Testing Tool
It is an open source software testing tool, it is available freely and supported by Apache 2.0 license. In a number of languages, the testing scripts can be written in this software like Java, Perl, PHP, Python, Groovy, and Ruby. Moreover, the tool can be deployed on Linux, Windows and MAC OS. The two available versions of Selenium are Selenium IDE and Selenium RC. Selenium Web Driver or RC is used to test the web applications and Selenium IDE is just a tool to play records. It is quite easy to use and popular tool and a number of online e-books are available to learn this highly used and popular functional testing tool.
2). Coded UI Test – Software Testing Tool
CUI or Coded UI Test is a Microsoft testing tool and for this, you may need visual studio 2013 virtual machine on your system. One can conveniently validate the behavior and functionality of the application through this licensed tool. This easy to install and paid tool uses less scripting and the database manager of this tool is Based on XML.
3). IBM Rational Functional Tester- Software Testing Tool
For automated functional testing, this is one of the most popular and featured tools. The tester can link all the tests with the design document and the requirement through this testing automation tool. Moreover, the testing scripts are either in Java or visual basic .Net based. This tool can help you to perform regression, functional and GUI testing. The trial version of the tool is also available for 30 days with limited functionality.
4). Load Testing – Software Testing Tool
A list of most popular load testing tools is given below. The comprehensive and widely used performance or load testing tools are used to measure the web application performance or load capacity. They test the performance of the application under extreme stress condition or in peak traffic conditions. Though the tools are of both types freely available and paid ones, the paid tools also come with trial versions.
5). Webload – Software Testing Tool
You can perform stress or load testing through this testing tool by using Ajax, Oracle, NET, HTML% and Oracle Forms. This tool supports large-scale performance or load testing with complex scenarios. The tool is popular worldwide and has won a number of awards. The licensed version is available on its site. It can test the loads generated by the cloud or on-premise devices.
6). JMeter – Software Testing Tool
This application or tool is based on Java platform and is mainly considered for performance testing. Functional and load test plans can also be created through this tool. The tool can also be loaded into a server or network to analyze certain conditions and to test them as well. Initially, it was launched to test the web application, but later the scope of the tool has been widened. The functional performance of Java resources like Servlet, Java Objects, Perl Scripts can be easily tested through JMeter.
7). HP LoadRunner – Software Testing Tool
This is a performance testing tool of HP. It is available on HP software division. The tool is used to test the load or performance of the software in peak time. It can handle thousands of users at the same time easily. Moreover, you can gather all of the performance and infrastructure related information through LoadRunner. Various sub tools of LoadRunner are Virtual User, Controller, Load Generator and Analysis and is compatible with Linux and Windows operating systems.
8). Lastly – Software Testing Tool
The above list of QA or testing tools is not limited, instead, there are a number of such tools available on the internet. Moreover apart from testing or the functionality of any software one can also test the security measures of the application through testing tools, which is one of the serious concern nowadays. You can also use the testing tool to test payment gateway, network security and other functions of the software. To perform testing and increase its performance you may use the best tool.
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GUI testing tools serve the purpose of automating the testing process of software with graphical user interfaces.
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I believe, and always try to explore other tools and techniques to find what more we can have to put in test automation. There are various feature that these tool carries with it and we should be aware of them, Wherever applicable we should try to use the other tools rather stick to the one or two specific tools.
However there are many great tools available, I have listed the commonly used five best test automation tools. If you know or have worked on any other tool than these please let us know. Share your experiences with these tools or any other via comments.
Telerik Test Studio
Telerik TestStudiois the easiest software testing tool you’ve tried – watch a couple of videos and you are ready to go. Navigate, point and click is all it takes to generate even the most complex of your functional, performance and load tests. It is an all in one testing software for functional, load, performance and mobile app testing. The in-depth functional testing includes native web and desktop apps testing along with mobile and tablet apps, HTML5, AJAX, Silverlight and WPF apps testing. Additionally testing teams can rely on the product to test JavaScript calls, Telerik controls, dynamic page synchronization, client-side behaviors, UI virtualizations and XAML animations. This software testing tool streamlines teamwork by introducing a common platform for testers and developers to work together. It ships with a standalone app and a Visual Studio plug-in that use the same repositories and file formats.
HP Unified Functional Testing Software(Formerly HP QuickTest Professional)
A single solution for testing GUIs, APIs and multi layer applications
HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) software is an automated software testing solution addressing the challenges of constant change in technology and processes. Automation testing is a leap forward in modern applications, and it can dramatically improve software quality while cutting testing costs and complexity even in the most rapidly changing environments. And with its integration with HP Application Lifecycle Management, it significantly enhances developer and tester productivity and collaboration.
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Selenium
Selenium automates browsers. That’s it. What you do with that power is entirely up to you. Primarily it is for automating web applications for testing purposes, but is certainly not limited to just that. Boring web-based administration tasks can (and should!) also be automated as well.
Selenium has the support of some of the largest browser vendors who have taken (or are taking) steps to make Selenium a native part of their browser. It is also the core technology in countless other browser automation tools, APIs and frameworks.
TestComplete
TestComplete is a powerful and robust automated testing tool for mobile, web and desktop applications. Create accurate and repeatable automated tests across multiple devices, platforms, and environments quickly and easily – whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced automation engineer.
When testing today’s modern applications, it’s important that your tools are as agile and flexible as you need to be. TestComplete has the ability to script in multiple languages, supports modern control sets and integrates with popular open source frameworks and tools like Selenium, SoapUI and Jenkins. By giving you the ability to reuse tests across different devices, platforms and environments, TestComplete can significantly increase delivery speed, while helping save costs.
Under pressure to increase quality in faster release cycles? No problem. With TestComplete, you can create, manage and run tests for any mobile, web, or desktop software.
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Watir
Watir, pronounced water, is an open-source (BSD) family of Ruby libraries for automating web browsers. It allows you to write tests that are easy to read and maintain. It is simple and flexible.
Watir drives browsers the same way people do. It clicks links, fills in forms, presses buttons. Watir also checks results, such as whether expected text appears on the page.
Watir will drive web applications that are served up as HTML pages in a web browser. Watir will not work with ActiveX plugin components, Java Applets, Macromedia Flash, or other plugin applications. To determine whether Watir can be used to automate a part of a web application, right click on the object and see if the View Source menu option is available. If you can view the HTML source, that object can be automated using Watir.
Like other programming languages, Ruby gives you the power to connect to databases, read data files and spreadsheets, export XML, and structure your code as reusable libraries. Unlike other programming languages, Ruby is concise and often a joy to read.
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Software development practices change over time, so do the tools and technologies. Such changes aim to improve productivity, quality, customer satisfaction, to tackle ever-shorter delivery time, and to deliver successful products and services. Software testing obviously plays an important role in achieving these objectives. The recently released World Quality Report 2017-2018 by Capgemini, Sogeti, and Micro Focus points out several interesting trends in software quality and testing. Two of three key trends are increasing test automation and widespread adoption of agile and DevOps methodologies. As the report shows, organizations need intelligent automation and smart analytics to speed up decision making and validation and to better address the challenges of testing smarter devices and products that are highly integrated and continuously changing. 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UFT uses Visual Basic Scripting Edition to register testing processes and object control. UFT is integrated with Mercury Business Process Testing and Mercury Quality Center. The tool supports CI via integration with CI tools such as Jenkins. Website: https://software.microfocus.com/fr-ca/software/uft License: Commercial 4. WatirWatir is an open-source testing tool for web automation testing based on Ruby libraries. Watir supports cross browser testing including Firefox, Opera, headless browser, and IE. It also supports>Website: http://watir.com/ License: Open-source 5. IBM Rational Functional TesterIBM RFT is a>Another interesting feature of RFT is its integration with IBM Jazz application lifecycle management systems such as IBM Rational Team Concert and Rational Quality Manager. Website: https://www.ibm.com/ License: Commercial 6. TestCompleteTestComplete by SmartBear is a powerful commercial testing tool for web, mobile, and desktop testing. 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Website: https://www.testplant.com/ License: Commercial 8. Tricentis ToscaTricentis Tosca is a model-based test automation tool that provides quite a broad feature set for continuous testing including dashboards, analytics, and integrations to support agile and DevOps methodologies. Tricentis Tosca helps users to optimize the reusability of test assets. Like many other test automation tools, it supports a wide range of technologies and applications such as web, mobile, and API. Tricentis Tosca also has features for integration management, risk analysis, and distributed execution. Website: https://www.tricentis.com/ License: Commercial 9. RanorexRanorex is a quite comprehensive commercial automation tool for web, mobile, and desktop testing. The tool features advanced capabilities for GUI recognition, reusable test scripts, and record/playback. Codeless test creation is also a very useful feature that allows new automation testers to learn and apply test automation to their projects. Top Software Testing ToolsThe tool supports Selenium integration for web application testing. Testers can distribute the execution of their tests across platforms and browsers using Selenium grid. Ranorex offers a low-pricing model for businesses. Website: https://www.ranorex.com/ License: Commercial 10. Robot FrameworkRobot Framework is an open-source automation framework that implements the keyword-driven approach for acceptance testing and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD). Robot Framework provides frameworks for different test automation needs. But its test capability can be further extended by implementing additional test libraries using Python and Java. Selenium WebDriver is a popular external library used in Robot Framework. Test engineers can leverage Robot Framework as an automation framework for not only web testing but also for Android and iOS test automation. Robot Framework can be easy to learn for testers who are familiar with keyword-driven testing. Website: http://www.robotframework.org/ License: Open-source - - - - - As we can see, each of these automation tools has unique features to offer in addressing the growing challenges of software automation in the years ahead. Most provide capabilities for continuous testing and integration, test management, and reporting. They all support increasing automation needs for Web and Mobile testing. However, intelligent testing and smart analytics for adaptive and heterogeneous environments are still something to be desired for automation tools. For further information on automation tool selection, refer to article A Comparison of Automated Testing Tools on DZone. Like This Article? Read More From DZone
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