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    Katalon

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AKatalon 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

    BitBar

    Score6.3 out of 10
    N/ABitBar allows users to test applications across the latest and most popular real browsers and devices. Users can scale testing by increasing test coverage and decreasing test execution time by running automated tests in parallel across browsers and devices. BitBar integrates with the user's current tech stack or CI/CD pipeline. Key Features: * BitBar offers one cloud for all testing platforms whether it be web, native, or hybrid applications. * Test an application across real…

    $39

    per month

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    KatalonBitBar
    Editions & Modules
    Node Locked License
    $69.00
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    Floating License
    $1,529.00
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    KatalonBitBar
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    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.Enterprise packages are available for larger teams and customers.
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    User Ratings
    KatalonBitBar
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    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    KatalonBitBar
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Katalon Inc
    Katalon TestOps is well suited for an oraganization who want to organize their automation collections and have everything in one place. It provides good insight on test runs, failures and also helps in defect tracking. It is extremely easy to schedule and run test suites automatically. With the help of test history, it becomes easier to triage the report and identify if it is a product issue or a test flakiness. Also with the automation run scheduling features with custom options, user do not have to manually trigger the runs and just run the scheduler to do the job.
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    CrossBrowserTesting is a great tool to use when you have a new page or new content that you want to test on an array of devices/browsers. In the diverse online world nowadays, it is nearly impossible to ensure optimization for every case. CBT allows you to get closer to that goal.
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    Pros
    Katalon Inc
    • Easy to setup and quick to get started: As Katalon comes with built-in features a new automation tester can automate easily. Script creation time is quick.
    • Test Analytics: Katalon also provides analytics which tells you the pattern of your automated tests at a different instance of time.
    • Third Party Integration: Katalon provides amazing integration with 3rd party tools like JIRA, ALM, GIT, JENKINS, etc.
    • Image-based testing: Katalon also provides inbuilt image based test automation.
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    • Allows me to test on our development server with ease which is behind a firewall.
    • Using automation for my tests.
    • Screenshots of the problems on each page.
    • Ability to jump between screen sizes quickly.
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    Cons
    Katalon Inc
    • Integration with Azure is painstakingly slow as it takes too much time to upload reports to Azure. When raised with the support team i was advised to contact Microsoft who promptly and correctly replied that its an issue with the katalon plugin.
    • Non Responsive Customer Support. Several mails were replied late.
    • The Desktop app uses too much memory when booting up and running tests even on a 16gb RAM.
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    • Test case support is somewhat limited in customization ability.
    • Not a unique problem to them (or their 'fault'), but content behind VPN or intranet cannot be scanned.
    • Pricing with tier level and features can sometimes be confusing (ie. what is and what is not included).
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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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    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Katalon Inc
    Katalon Studio is above both the tools is due to its codeless test automation feature and having API, desktop, web, and mobile automation in one place but obviously there is room for improvement when desktop automation is of primary importance in the automation.
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    Selenium: 1. Selenium is Open source tool 2. Needs proper framework development and integration with multiple 3rd party tools 3. Not much secure 4. Needs scripting knowledge for people working on it 5. takes time and effort CrossBrowser Testing: 1. Licensed , so secure 2. Less time , less effort 3. Quick results 4. No scripting language knowledge needed 5. More coverage 6. Without any framework creation also we can test on multiple devices/browsers
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    Return on Investment
    Katalon Inc
    • Support can be better: As mentioned before, katlon community is still growing but is currently a small community. If you are stuck, its hard to find help in the community and one has to reach out to the support for help. This takes a while before you can get solution to your problem.
    • Result upload takes little longer time: It is been observed that uploading tests results takes little longer.
    • Sometimes it gets hard to integrate: Since this is fairly a new tool, requires lot of learning curve to get the job done effectively.
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    • By using CrossBrowserTesting we are saving many hours a week in manual work hours.
    • Our automated Selenium tests run in a fraction of the time it takes to manually test our components, so we can spend more time building great user experiences and less time triaging bugs.
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    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