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Selenium - the industry standard for web automation
January 08, 2022

Selenium - the industry standard for web automation

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Selenium

Selenium is used as part of our test automation suite, and really addresses the problem of quality automation in the software development lifecycle. As companies scale the number of artifacts or the number of releases required to stay agile and competitive, there is a need to test software without spending manual hours.
  • Recording manual test steps so they can be automated later
  • Run automated test suites to verify the quality of code before shipping to production
  • Simulating user experience navigating your website using an actual browser
  • Mainly used for web based applications.
  • No built in, top-level reporting capabilities. Reliance on third party software for this.
  • Programming/coding experience is needed to get the most out of the tool.
  • Industry standard means it's easier to find developers with the experience.
  • Fast way of translating manual testing to automated tests.
  • Free.
  • Accelerated our adoption of CI/CD, by automating one of our manual gates of software delivery.
  • Allowed for an evolution of our engineers away from manual work, to a general software development mindset.
  • Reduced tax and overhead to launch an artifact.

Do you think Selenium delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Selenium's feature set?

Yes

Did Selenium live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Selenium go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Selenium again?

Yes

If you need to test web applications, Selenium is the de-facto testing platform. Tons of community support and the fact that the software is open source means you will find a plethora of resources if you ever have a question about the product. You will need programming experience to get the most out of it, and if you are looking to test desktop or mobile applications, look elsewhere.