We performed a comparison between Katalon Studio and Selenium HQ 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."User-friendly and a good solution."
"The automation is very fast and you don't need to be overly proficient in coding."
"The most valuable feature of Katalon Studio is visual testing. It compares the look and feel of an application which is useful."
"Video capture on failure is a must have. A picture is worth a thousand words. A video is worth a thousand pictures (literally)."
"The tool is easy to use. The product gives me the flexibility to use Selenium. I can also use my Java capabilities in the solution."
"The tool has a good record and playback feature for functionality, which saves time when creating automated tests."
"The recording feature of this product is very valuable for our testing purposes."
"It is easy for a non-technical person to use and adopt."
"I have found using IDE and Cucumber framework is good."
"The main characteristic that is useful is that the tool is completely free."
"The most valuable feature of Selenium HQ is the ability to create automatic tests that can replicate human behavior."
"We found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"It's not too complicated to implement."
"It is a good automation tool."
"The most valuable features are the ability to test and debug."
"I believe Selenium HQ to be the best solution in the market for automating web applications"
"The free version of the solution is not user friendly at all."
"The tool's maintenance is very difficult since they do not follow call by value or call by reference. Due to this, any change happening is not reflected throughout all the test cases. There are some issues with data parameterization as well."
"We have been seeing some error pop-ups that are difficult to understand why they were triggered."
"The product is comparatively slow."
"The product’s regression testing time could be reduced."
"One aspect that can be improved is testing for desktop applications. I would like to see them support more technologies in this area."
"Katalon Studio's pricing is expensive."
"I would like to see improvements in how Katalon Studio works with iOS applications, especially with React Native applications."
"There are stability issues with Internet Explorer only."
"For now, I guess Selenium could add some other features like object communications for easy expansion."
"The solution does not offer up enough information in regards to personality testing."
"I would like to see XPath made more reliable so that it can be used in all browsers."
"We can only use Selenium HQ for desktop applications which would be helpful. We are only able to do online based applications."
"There is no good tool to find the Xpath. They should provide a good tool to find Xpath for dynamic elements and integrate API (REST/ SOAP) testing support."
"Selenium is good when the team is really technical because Selenium does less built-in methods. If it came with more built-in and pre-built methods it would be even easier for less technical people to work with it. That's where I think the improvement can be."
"The login could be improved, to obviate the need for relying on another one for integration with Selenium HQ"
Katalon Studio is ranked 3rd in Regression Testing Tools with 42 reviews while Selenium HQ is ranked 4th in Regression Testing Tools with 103 reviews. Katalon Studio is rated 7.8, while Selenium HQ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Katalon Studio writes "Useful multiple technology platform, scalable, but usability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Selenium HQ writes "Easy to use with great pricing and lots of documentation". Katalon Studio is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Postman, OpenText UFT One, Testim and Appium, whereas Selenium HQ is most compared with Eggplant Test, Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft Certify, Telerik Test Studio and Subject7. See our Katalon Studio vs. Selenium HQ report.
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