5 Best Automation Testing Tools to Speed up Testing

Automation testing tools play a key role in developing a robust software product while ensuring the quality is in line with the expected requirements. There are many automation testing tools that have played a key role in carrying out various software development projects with utmost efficiency along with profitable and productive outcomes. In this article, you will get to know about the five best test automation tools that play a pivotal role in the software development process.

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Appium

Selenium

Katalon Studio

Cucumber

TestComplete

1. Appium:

It is an open-source test automation tool intended to test mobile applications. It supports the automation of hybrid, native and mobile web applications that are built on Android and iOS. Appium uses vendor-provided automation frameworks and is based on server architecture. It can be easily installed. Appium is known for its stability and is known to be one of the best mobile test automation tools. Key features: • SDK is not required for testing native apps • It can automate any mobile application from any test framework and any language • It has vast community support and an accessible documentation suite is also provided.

2. Selenium: It is an open-source test automation tool exclusively used for testing web applications. Selenium test scripts can be written in popular programming languages such as Perl, PHP, Java, Python, Ruby, C# etc. It can also be easily executed on varied operating system platforms and multiple browsers. With Selenium IDE (Integrated Development Environment), record and playback features are provided. Key features: • Advanced and complex automation scripts can be created by Selenium WebDriver • It acts as a base for most of the software testing tools • It supports parallel test execution due to which test execution time is reduced

3. Katalon Studio: It is an automation testing tool that supports both mobile and web application development environments. It works on top of appium and selenium, thereby simplifying mobile, web and API tests. It can be easily integrated with tools such as Slack, Git, Kobiton, JIRA etc. It provides robustness and stability. Test scripts can be created with codeless execution. It supports CI/CD integration and a data-driven approach. Key features: • Key features such as code inspection, auto-formatting and auto-completion can be used while executing tests • The capabilities of Katalon can be upgraded with the help of plugins and the tool works with JavaScript and Groovy languages.

4. Cucumber: It is an open-source test automation tool that supports Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). It also supports popular languages such as Groovy, Scala, Java, Ruby etc. Developers, testers and customers may work unitedly to draft test scripts. Gherkin is the English language in which the code is written. The execution of cucumber code can take place on platforms such as Ruby, Selenium etc. Key features: • Easy to understand feature files are created for stakeholders and users who may not have extensive technical knowledge to grasp the technicalities involved • It provides a proper platform where automated tests can be executed and also provides a communication channel between developers, business analysts and QA analysts.

5. TestComplete:

It is a GUI-based test automation tool that can easily test mobile, web and desktop applications and can be used by both non-technical and technical users. It supports various scripting languages such as JavaScript, Python, and VBScript as well as various testing techniques such as distributed testing, regression testing, data-driven testing and Keyword-driven testing. Functional UI tests can be built and run by using the record and replay capabilities of this tool. Key features: • Scripts can be easily reused • Without a single line of code being written, complex automated test scripts can be created • By using AI and ML, it provides superior object recognition • It supports testing for enterprise applications such as Salesforce, EBS, Oracle and SAP • It can be easily integrated with version tracking tools, issue tracking tools, test management tools, CI/CD tools etc.

CONCLUSION If you are looking forward to implementing a specific set of test automation tools for your particular software development project, then do get connected with a highly acclaimed software testing services company that will provide you with a methodical and tactical plan of action to implement test automation tools that best suits your project specific requirements.

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