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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Progress Test Studio

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AProgress Test Studio aims to be the easiest to use Web Automation tool on the market, widely used by Enterprise QA’s for testing, but easy enough for anyone. The product automates testing for WPF, Silverlight, Web, HTML, Angular, React, KUIB, iOS, Android, Mobile Web, and API’s. Test Studio is ideal for a no-code or low-code approach for: QA Test Automation, Application Monitoring, Performance and Load Testing, Web/Marketing Process Automation, and Mobile App Automation.N/A

    Visual Studio Test Professional

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AAn add-on for the Visual Studio IDE, Visual Studio Test Professional subscription helps teams drive quality and speed. It includes test case management and collaboration features that streamline quality control and support continuous delivery.

    $2,169

    for the first year (renews at $869)

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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Progress Test StudioVisual Studio Test Professional
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
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    7.0
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    Support Rating
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    8.5
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    User Testimonials
    Progress Test StudioVisual Studio Test Professional
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Progress Software
    It is very good for testers who have little coding experience but are willing to learn. It is very good for regression testing and really helps us identify issues that could have been a detriment to our end users. It is also great to keep track of the performance of pages across time.
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    Microsoft
    It would be well suited if we used it with Azure DevOps as we can effortlessly integrate the test cases and even stories or tasks to stay on track with our work. Those test cases can even be reused across multiple projects. Using any other third-party tools, such as Jira, can be less appropriate, as it's not a Microsoft tool, and its capabilities will be limited.
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    Pros
    Progress Software
    • Easy to configure.
    • Plugins can be integrated easily with visual studio.
    • Takes less time to run all the test scenarios, [and] also generates graphics report for all the tests.
    • Keeps bugs [out of] the production.
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    • Availability of the desktop client or the web interface. The web interface being the favorite and providing a better experience.
    • It enables you to write unit tests with so much ease.
    • Allows the recording and repeating of manual tests
    • It can be set up for collaboration.
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    Cons
    Progress Software
    • Client start-up time is a bit slow. Application is a bit sluggish, when there is a lot of tests open.
    • Automated scheduling environment is a bit challenging to maintain.
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    • The user community of the Visual Studio Test product is weak. For instant problems with this product, it is necessary to quickly reach the source of the error.
    • Licence fees need to be more reasonable. License prices need to be reduced so that they can easily compete with free testing tools.
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    Usability
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    Microsoft
    It is very usable if you are familiar with Visual Studio to begin with. If you are new to the interface, it can be a long ramp up period for Testers not used to the GUI. There is always the web option which seems to be more intuitive for many Testers.
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    Support Rating
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    Microsoft
    Visual Studio Test Professional is backed up by the full support of the Microsoft Corporation. That means twenty-four/seven customer support by quality, highly-trained professionals who understand every possible issue that you have experienced before. They are nice, efficient, and highly professional. I recommend them.
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    Progress Software
    Test Studios had a smaller foot print and allowed us to ease into deploying it in the company. The online help was a great benefit to getting started and the evaluation period allowed us to fully run though the product before purchasing it. Cost difference between the products was a big decision factor as well for the type of deployment we were looking for.
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    Microsoft
    The visual Studio Test tool is faster than other tools. Since the development and testing processes are in one tool, it is more profitable in terms of cost. It is more inconvenient to write a test case in DevOps.
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    Return on Investment
    Progress Software
    • Excellent results, workloads for continuous regresssion testing has been decreased by more than 50 percent.
    • Time window needed for regression tests has decreased more than 50 percent.
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    • One of the positive ROIs of Visual Studios is the fact that it makes producing our work at a quick rate, things like Intellisense make our work get produced at a much higher rate which is good for our return of investment.
    • Testing by the developers has increased by 23%, we now take the time to actually test our product before we send it to our QA people.
    • I am not aware of any negative ROI aspects to our company that have been found.
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    ScreenShots

    Progress Test Studio Screenshots

    Screenshot of Test Studio Mobile – Codeless Test Automation for iOS and Android: Native, Hybrid, and Mobile Web applications. Including sophisticated find logic for test re-use across multiple devices. The Android Instrumentation Wizard will get you testing in no time.  And codeless maintenance will empower your QA’s.Screenshot of Test Studio Ultimate - makes it easy to reuse your functional tests as Performance tests, and in Load tests. This saves you many hours of extra maintenance. The Test Studio Runtime and Full License include the Profiler for tracking windows performance counter data. Combined this data will help you pinpoint the bottlenecks in your application.Screenshot of Test Studio allows you to customize the element find logic to custom fit each application. With a focus on ease-of-use a tester can quickly record their manual test and execute it back as automation. The Test Studio Element Highlighter will help you quickly add Verifications on-the-fly as you record your test. There are 4 different ways to automate applications with Test Studio, and only 1 way requires code.Screenshot of Test Studio for API’s – Codelessly capture and assemble your api calls into intricate tests with GoTo conditional operations and verifications, and of course it integrates with Fiddler. You can easily integrate Test Studio into your Continuous Integration process as well.