GUI Testing Tools

This article will help you in getting a basic knowledge of automated testing system and automated testing tools.

What is Automated Testing System?

Automated testing is a system that automatically or implicitly tests(or reviews) the project and tools which are used to implement this system are called automated testing tools.

Sometimes there might be less time for the completion of projects during that situation manual testing won’t work out so in such cases we use the automated testing system for testing the software project.

Automated testing even reduces human effort and saves a lot of time. It gives very precise results within less time. It utilizes scripted sequences for analysing the software product. After completion of the analysis, it produces a report and compares it with previous test runs. Generally, these testing tools are written in JavaScript and Rub.

Below are a few widely used automated testing tools in the market

• Appium
• Katalon Studio
• TestComplete
• Telerik studio
• Selenium

1. Appium

Appium is a widely used open-source automated testing tool. it was designed by SAUCE LABS. It is a cross-platform automation tool so it provides the same test to run on multiple platforms.

In other words, we can say that Appium is a portable automated testing tool.

It is mainly used for testing mobile applications. So there is a great demand for Appium for providing a quality mobile application.

Features:

• As mentioned earlier it is an open-source anyone can use it for free.
• It supports both android and IOS.
• It runs tests for both Hybrid native and mobile web apps.
• It supports multiple programming languages like Java, Python, PHP, etc.
• It allows easy integration with many CI platforms like Jenkins, Bamboo, etc.

2. Katalon Studio

Katalon Studio is also an open-source automated testing tool that supports the testing of both mobile and web-related projects. It allows already-written selenium scripts to use in this tool.

It has a simple and user-friendly interface which is another main attraction and it provides a seamless and smooth experience for the developers.

Features:

• It is an open-source automation testing tool.
• It provides a large collection of in-built templates for the test cases.
• It provides the feature of recording and playback so that the non-programmers can understand the analysis of test cases clearly.
• It provides the report graphically so that the performance analysis becomes so easy and simple.
• The reports can be exported into pdf or CSV formats.
• It allows integration with qtest, Jira, Jenkins.

3. TestComplete

It is an automated testing tool developed by SmartBear software that allows testing of software projects across several types of devices like mobile, laptops, PC, etc.

It uses artificial intelligence software for performing better tests and for producing enhanced results. It supports a large number of programming languages which eases the workload of developers.

Features:

• As mentioned earlier, it uses artificial intelligence software and a few machine learning algorithms for better object recognition.
• This tool consists of a unique feature called self-healing capability(with help of AI) which will automatically identify unexpected errors and also suggests you the correct modification for it.
• It supports multiple programming languages which increases its usage in the market.
• It allows reusing the same test(which has already run)across multiple projects which saves a lot of time.

4. Telerik studio

It is an automated testing tool that uses C or VB.Net language. It is quite simple to use even non-technical people can also use it very easily because it consists of many icons so that developers can easily identify the different functions available in the tool.

The maintenance of the test script is very easy and modifications to it can be easily done

Features:

• It uses DOM structure for recognizing object properties
• It allows integration with Visual Studio(by Microsoft).
• It is a cross-browser tool which means it can be used across different browsers like Edge, Chrome, Firefox, etc.
• It consists of some built-in frameworks which can be used for testing.
• It also allows integration with different bug-tracking tools.

5. Selenium

Selenium is an open-source web automation tool that is very widely used in the market. it is a very portable tool which means it works across different OS like windows, Linux, MAC OS, etc. And, it also works on different browsers like Chrome, Firefox, etc.

It allows developers to write more advanced and complex automation scripts.

Features:

• It supports multiple programming languages like Java, PHP, Ruby, etc.
• It takes very less time to execute a test since it directly communicates with a browser.
• It is an open-source automated testing tool.
• It has very simple commands even a person from non-technical background can also easily understand these commands.
• It executes multiple tests in parallel so that the execution time for the tests decreases.

Hope you have got a basic understanding of the automated testing system and automated testing tools.