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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SystemLink

    Score4 out of 10
    N/ANational Instruments headquartered in Austin offers SystemLink, a software platform for managing system configurationt tasks, device management, software deployment, to improve system uptime and performance.N/A

    Perfecto by Perforce

    Score6 out of 10
    N/APerfecto by Perforce offers mobile app functional and performance testing, and automation testing. Perfecto was acquired by Perforce in October 2018. The Perfecto product line, now supported by Perforce, includes Perfecto Mobile, and Perfecto Web.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Testimonials
    SystemLinkPerfecto by Perforce
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    NI (National Instruments)
    There are definitely scenarios where NI SystemLink will be useful but just didn't work out well for us. I needed to be able to replace an EXE file on a computer with a new EXE to do the upgrades but I was not able to do that through SystemLink. You had to work with packages in order to perform this and I didn't want to revamp my distribution plan. We also didn't need to do any asset management or calibration documentation through SystemLink. I was excited about being able to view data from the test stations through a browser but our engineers need historical data available and everything resets to a live view when you click back to the UI.
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    Perforce Software
    Same test case scripts can be executed on different mobiles irrespective of operating systems and language it supports. This covers a wide range of devices (Android, iOS, Blackberry etc) on which automated testing can be performed in very less time. The test scripts are written written using keyword-based Script Once Technology. The creation of scripts are easy. It saves time and effort. Repetitive testing on each iteration would be now be less tedious. This would also allow QA to focus on quality. It would expand test case coverage in the application and finally release reliable/robust application. In all, improving the app quality.
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    Pros
    NI (National Instruments)
    • Setup
    • User Interface
    • LabVIEW Integration
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    Perforce Software
    • Impressive UI
    • Strong support system
    • Wide variety of devices
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    Cons
    NI (National Instruments)
    • Licensing
    • Not able to see data from all test stations on one UI
    • Lack of data history
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    Perforce Software
    • It has a lot of room for improvements in terms of reporting and integration with other reporting and defect tools.
    • It should have the capability of capturing charts data.
    • It should be able to do some scenarios that only manual testers can do. Like - use of camera and touch ID features.
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    Perforce Software
    Perfecto has a wide array of mobile devices we can chose from. Automation is easier using OCR technology. The test script generated detailed report of the executed test script at the end with vast variety of information such as actual results, screen captures in digital format, continuous video recording of the entire script and graphs showing statistics about the execution
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    Return on Investment
    NI (National Instruments)
    • Availability to monitor multiple test stations remotely
    • Was quick to integrate into existing LabVIEW codebase
    • Ultimately did not justify the licensing cost for the benefit
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    Perforce Software
    • Since the devices are over cloud, it saves a lot of investment on mobile testing.
    • Can be used by testers across the globe.
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