We performed a comparison between Appium and Automation Anywhere (AA) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Regression Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We develop apps using the React Native framework, and Appium integrates well for testing those apps. The Appium automation framework also has good integration with GitHub Actions and plenty of other tools and frameworks, including BrowserStack."
"The latest versions of the solution are stable."
"We do not need to pay for the solution. It’s free."
"The automation part is extremely helpful in streamlining our processes."
"I haven't explored other solutions in this particular area, but what I like best about Appium is the fact that it shares functions with Selenium. The extension of Selenium functions allows me to use all of the methods that exist in that domain, and it just makes it simpler for me. I've been using Selenium for some time as well, so using Appium just seems like a natural fit for me."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The library is extensive so the driver interacts with most functions or actions on mobile devices."
"The tech support for Automation Anywhere has been really good, so far. We haven't had to call them very much, but when we have, we have received a good response."
"The OCR application is excellent and has helped resolve many issues that I had been facing."
"Our workforce has limited capacity. By adding this solution, we can increase the amount of work coming in without adding to our workforce."
"One very useful feature is the IQ Bot, which is helpful in the operation of the data input process to all of their applications."
"In terms of development for our developers, it is very easy and quick to learn because Automation Anywhere has provided an online academy where developers can easily learn the features. It is very easy. If someone does not have a coding background, they can also learn from it very easily because it is just drag and drop and very interactive."
"It automates forms for our customers and our analysts."
"One of the features that we have used the most is an action in the Workbench called Object Cloning. We find that very reliable and very useful for implementing different business processes."
"It has helped us to save a lot of FTEs for our solutions that we have provided to our companies. Suppose a job which was done by a group of eight to nine people on a daily basis for 24 hours was taking a lot of time, so we created a bot with Automation Anywhere. It was done with a bot working 24/7. It reduced the numbers of guys required to do that process."
"An application developed on the Unity platform, such as a gaming application, objects are moving in that case. Interacting with those elements is still lacking in Appium. Appium doesn't have the internal library to play with the Unity platform. That is a huge lack right now."
"The initial setup is straightforward if you have previous experience with the solution, but it can be complicated for a novice user."
"The challenging part with Appium is that installation can be a bit tricky. It can be challenging to set up in Android versus iOS environments."
"Appium can improve when the case fails, there should be a feature where you can generate the report from Appium. Once you're on a test case, automatically the screenshot should be captured which would avoid manual intervention. These features would be beneficial to migrate to Appium."
"There is always a concern about the amount of code that is required to enhance the automation process. The idea of having less code or no code is what we would like to see in future updates."
"Support-wise, it could be better."
"The user interface needs improvement because there are issues when setting up environment variables."
"It needs to accommodate applications that use React.js and AngularJS."
"We would like to see the scalability improve from a local perspective."
"Several competing products now offer superior functionality compared to Automation Anywhere's current capabilities."
"The human training area is still something that needs to be improved. It's not so much the actual technology learning, but rather how you bring this to life with all the peripheral competencies that are needed for it."
"The older versions, like version 8 and 9, were not very stable."
"Automation Anywhere's stability could improve. It isn't completely stable, but it's getting better daily."
"Automation Anywhere can also be improved in machine learning and artificial intelligence. It would make our lives easier."
"I would like to have a cloud-based version with support."
"They could improve the environmental stabilizing issues. There are a lot of environmental issues when rolling over from one environment to another, higher environment. This is the one thing they definitely need to look into."
Appium is ranked 5th in Regression Testing Tools with 25 reviews while Automation Anywhere (AA) is ranked 3rd in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 491 reviews. Appium is rated 8.0, while Automation Anywhere (AA) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Appium writes "It's easy to launch applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Automation Anywhere (AA) writes "Automation Co-Pilot enables us to present details from CRM for business management on one page". Appium is most compared with Katalon Studio, Tricentis Tosca, Perfecto, Xamarin Platform and Apache JMeter, whereas Automation Anywhere (AA) is most compared with Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath, Blue Prism, Tricentis Tosca and IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA). See our Appium vs. Automation Anywhere (AA) report.
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