Katalon Studio vs. SoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Katalon Studio
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Katalon Studio is provided by the vendor as a free and robust automation solution for API, Web and Mobile testing. It is designed to eliminate the complexities of building an automation framework by integrating all necessary test components with built-in keywords and project templates. Katalon Studio includes a full feature set for a complete test automation process covering multiple platforms and testing types. New users can get started with test automation using its easy-to-use…
$69
per month
SoapUI Open Source
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
SoapUI is an open source API testing tool supported by SmartBear's community, supporting functional and performance testing of APIs.N/A
Pricing
Katalon StudioSoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Editions & Modules
Node Locked License
$69.00
per month
Floating License
$1,529.00
per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Katalon StudioSoapUI Open Source
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsKatalon Studio was originated from KMS Technology R&D. It has been a successful solution for numerous automation projects ranging from small team to enterprise client. Katalon Studio is free for use, product development is funded by the testing services provided by KMS Technology. To support future releases, please consider subscribing to our business support services.
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Community Pulse
Katalon StudioSoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Considered Both Products
Katalon Studio
Chose Katalon Studio
Katalon Studio License cost is reasonable and it suits the budget where as other tools are expensive and its difficult to get right ROI.
Capabilities are user friendly while using the Katalon Studio for api, mobile , web and desktop application automation where as expensive …
SoapUI Open Source

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User Ratings
Katalon StudioSoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Likelihood to Recommend
6.4
(10 ratings)
8.9
(5 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Katalon StudioSoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Likelihood to Recommend
Katalon Inc
Free trial version is fine but you don't get the adequate support and VFM for the licensed version. Customer service needs to be improved a lot and any QA's with less technical background or less time to troubleshoot issues in the software on their own would find it difficult to use.
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SmartBear
If you are making system upgrade project and you have existing system working and you want to imitate messages that are going in production but without making any data loads or switch it’s very suitable and convenient software. It serves well in manual test scenarios but wouldn’t be as good in case of mass tests.
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Pros
Katalon Inc
  • Codeless test automation
  • Integration with Web, Mobile, API and Desktop automation
  • Possibility of end to end test automation using CI tools
  • Assistance provided during the coding
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SmartBear
  • SOAP
  • REST
  • Authentication
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Cons
Katalon Inc
  • Katalon Studio supports only grovvy language for now. It will be nice to see support for other scripting languages.
  • Performance issues; sudden crash of the tool.
  • Debug button is provided only to licensed owner since Katalon 7+ version.
  • New tool, few resources available to learn. So there is a mild learning curve here.
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SmartBear
  • I actually like SoapUI as it is, I have not found things to improve, except for the speed of response is very complex services.
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Usability
Katalon Inc
Due to the slowness, there is an intermediate timeout. There is no other problem.
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SmartBear
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Support Rating
Katalon Inc
I love the support. They have provided answers and solutions for most of our questions or doubts that could come up. They also have provided basic tutorials on how to get familiarized with the program.
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SmartBear
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Alternatives Considered
Katalon Inc
Katalon Studio License cost is reasonable and it suits the budget where as other tools are expensive and its difficult to get right ROI. Capabilities are user friendly while using the Katalon Studio for api, mobile , web and desktop application automation where as expensive fails to provide certain basic user friendly factors
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SmartBear
Every application has its own features and UI design but SoapUI is also very good at testing. All features are awesome.
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Return on Investment
Katalon Inc
  • No License fee: it saves a license fee which has paid for other tools.
  • Able to create a Jenkins pipeline for DevOps saving sufficient time by running nightly.
  • The manual tester can also automate making testing becomes faster.
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SmartBear
  • Saves time in web service testing
  • Make it easy
  • No need to code much
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ScreenShots

Katalon Studio Screenshots

Screenshot of Project setup - fast start with pre-built templates and scriptsScreenshot of Run Single Tests or Suites on multiple configurations and data sets
Multiple Platform Support so you can run your automation tests on Windows, OSX, Android, and iOSScreenshot of Maintain TestsScreenshot of View Reports