In test automation, automation tools certainly occupies a central position. This paper summarizes the leading test automation tools and frameworks, tools and frameworks to help organizations best position themselves to keep pace with the development trend of software testing. The list includes both open source and commercial test automation solutions.
1.selenium
the Selenium Web application may be the most popular open source test automation framework. Selenium began in the twenty-first century, after ten years of development, it has become the preferred Web automation framework for automated testing personnel, especially for high-level skills have to write programming and scripting. Selenium has become the core framework of other open-source test automation tools, such as Katalon Studio, Watir, Protractor and Robot Framework.
Selenium supports multiple system environments (Windows, Mac, Linux) and browsers (Chrome, Firefox, IE and Headless browser). Its script can be written in various programming languages, such as Java, Groovy, Python, C #, PHP, Ruby and Perl.
Although the test the flexibility to use Selenium, they can write complex advanced test scripts to meet a variety of complexity, but it requires advanced programming skills and work to build automation frameworks and libraries to meet specific testing needs.
Website: http://www.seleniumhq.org/
License: Open Source
2.selenium recorder
Selenium Recorder is a tool for developing a multi-company Cece Web application testing, Selenium Recorder future will become the preferred Web test automation engineers. Selenium Recorder keyword-driven concept, to simplify the creation and maintenance of test cases can be run directly in the browser, just as real users in the same operation. Currently supported browsers include IE (8,9,10,11).
The tool supports different levels of testing skills. Non-programmers can easily start automation project (such as using Object Spy to record test scripts), and advanced automation programmers and testers can save time to build a new library and maintain scripts.
The main functions of the tool: test system functionality - create regression testing test software functionality and user needs, and supports automatic recording of an action automatically generated. Free to change the object properties - tools identified by the input data set and can be arbitrarily changed objects and data attributes. Professional testers can also write scripts based on selenium framework provided by the tool. Test Report function - after the completion of regression testing, the results of a comprehensive quality report generation tests.
Website: http://www.aitestor.com/web/
License: Free
3.UFT
unified functional testing (UFT) is a well-known functional testing of commercial testing tools. It is cross-platform desktop, API Web and mobile applications, Web services and GUI testing provides a comprehensive feature set. The tool has advanced object-based image recognition, test reusable components and automated documentation.
UFT using Visual Basic Sc ripting Edition to register the testing process and object control. UFT and Mercury Business Process Testing and Mercury Quality Center integration together. The tools to support integration with Jenkins CI by CI and other tools.
Website: https://software.microfocus.com/fr-ca/software/uft
License: Commercial
4.Watir
Watir is a Web-based automated testing Ruby library of open source testing tools. Watir support for cross-browser testing, including Firefox, Opera, headless browser, and IE. It also supports data-driven testing, and integration with RSpec, Cucumber and Test / Unit, etc. BBD tools.
Website: http://watir.com/
License: Open Source
The Rational Functional Tester 5.IBM
IBM RFT is a functional and regression testing for data-driven testing platform. It supports a wide range of applications, such as .Net, Java, SAP, Flex and Ajax. RFT using Visual Basic .Net and Java as a scripting language. RFT has a unique feature called story board test, wherein a user operation through the application of the AUT screenshots storyboard format in recording and visualization.
Another interesting feature of RFT is its integration with IBM Jazz application lifecycle management systems (such as IBM Rational Team Concert and Rational Quality Manager) is.
Website: https://www.ibm.com/
License: Commercial
6.TestComplete
SmartBear's TestComplete is a powerful commercial testing tools for Web, mobile and desktop testing. TestComplete supports a variety of scripting languages, such as JavaScript, VBScript, Python and C ++ Script. Like with Katalon Studio, the tester can perform keyword-driven and data-driven testing using TestComplete. The tool also provides recording and playback functions easy to use.
Like with the UTF, TestComplete GUI object recognition feature can automatically detect and update the UI objects, which helps to reduce the workload of the maintenance test scripts when the AUT changes. It also integrates with Jenkins in the CI process.
Website: https://smartbear.com/
License: Commercial
7.TestPlant eggPlant
image-based automated functional testing tools enable testers to interact with the end-user in the same way with the AUT. TestPlant eggPlant in its traditional test methods and tools is completely different: modeling the user's perspective rather than testers frequently seen test script view. This enables testers with less programming skills can learn and intuitive to use test automation. The tool supports a variety of platforms Web, mobile and POS systems. It also provides laboratory management and CI integration.
Website: https://www.testplant.com/
License: Commercial
Tosca 8.Tricentis
Tricentis Tosca is a model-based test automation tool provides a fairly extensive set of features for continuous testing, including dashboards, analysis and integration, to support the Agile and DevOps methods.
Tricentis Tosca help users optimize the reusability of test assets. Unlike many other test automation tools, it supports a wide range of technologies and applications, such as Web, mobile and API. Tricentis Tosca also has an integrated management, risk analysis and functional distributed execution.
Website: https://www.tricentis.com /
License: Commercial
9.Ranorex
Ranorex is a very comprehensive business automation tools for web, mobile and desktop testing. The tool has a GUI recognition, advanced features reusable test scripts and record / playback. No code test creation is also a very useful feature that allows people to learn new automated testing and test automation used in their projects.
The tool supports integrated Selenium for Web application testing. Testers can use Selenium Grid distribution browser and cross-platform test execution. Ranorex providing low-cost model.
Website: https://www.ranorex.com/
License: Commercial
Framework 10.Robot
Robot Framework is an open source automation framework, which implements the acceptance testing and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) of keyword-driven methods. Robot Framework provides a framework for different test automation needs. However, by using Python and Java libraries implement other tests, can further expand its testing capabilities. Selenium WebDriver Robot Framework is commonly used in external libraries.
Test engineers can use the Robot Framework as an automation framework, not only for Web test can also be used for Android and iOS test automation. For those familiar with the keyword-driven testing testers, you can easily learn Robot Framework.
Website: http: //www.robotframework.org/
License: Open Source