This article introduces several testing tools that can help us deliver quickly and effectively.
A global survey led by Tricentis provides us with several important observations about testing trends. The trends indicate that teams tend to prefer functional testing, which is understandable, but manual testing will also remain.
How to choose a testing framework? Here are some criteria:
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Relatively quick and convenient setup (or out-of-the-box solutions)
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Support from the community or developers who can support their framework
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Clear and comprehensive documentation
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Full integration with other tools
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Some cool features, such as code reusability support for testing across multiple platforms and environments
Selenium was born in 2004 and has gradually become an essential testing tool for QA engineers. It has nearly 20,000 stars on GitHub and is one of the most popular functional testing tools on the market.
Generally speaking, Selenium is an ecosystem that covers several tools: Selenium WebDriver, Selenium IDE, and Selenium Grid.
Selenium Core Features
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Cross-browser and cross-platform testing
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Multiple testing languages (Python, Java, C#, etc.)
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Highly customizable open-source code
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Parallel test execution
Selenium Highlight Features
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An open-source tool with detailed documentation and a large supporter community
Latest Updates
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Selenium 4 (intercepting network traffic, Chrome browser debugging protocol, etc.)
Ranorex is an end-to-end functional testing tool with automated timeout handling, dynamic web element recognition, and embedded page object mapping.
Ranorex Core Features
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Cross-browser and cross-platform testing
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Regression, data-driven, keyword-driven testing options
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Extended and detailed reporting
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Automation testing for real and simulated iOS and Android devices
Ranorex Highlight Features
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GUI object recognition, very suitable for black-box testing
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Intelligent repair for failed tests
PractiTest was originally positioned as an integrated tool for application lifecycle management, providing both manual and test automation management options. However, the most interesting part is the exploratory testing features.
PractiTest Core Features
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Test case management
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Issue status management
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Customizable dashboards with detailed reporting
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Reusable tests
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Data structures
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Automatic bug submission from runs
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Integration with other tools: Jira (cloud, data center, server)
PractiTest Highlight Features
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Intuitive trend tracking for exploratory testing
Latest Updates
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Data project demonstration
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Traceability for imports and exports
LoadNinja is a performance and load testing framework used to diagnose API and UI performance issues. LoadNinja features built-in TrueLoad technology, which improves the speed of testing end-user experiences by 60% compared to traditional protocol-based performance testing.
LoadNinja Core Features
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Thousands of usages on real browsers
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Recording and playback of test scripts
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Real-time issue diagnosis
LoadNinja Highlight Features
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Automated load testing using REST API and custom CI/CD plugins
Latest Updates
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Downloadable CSV reports for manually stopped tests
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Comparisons between recorded and playback pages
Optimizely is a powerful UI/UX testing tool that can perform trial tests on redesigned or newly implemented features in websites or applications. The tool is primarily used to validate changes before launching new features to reduce the risk of failure.
Optimizely Core Features
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A/B testing creation and execution
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Sequential testing of new features
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FDR error control
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Easy integration into code with snippets
Optimizely Highlight Features
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Control experiments using API and monitor statistics and results at any time
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Optimizely Agent deploys the framework to selected infrastructure providers
SonarQube is a security testing tool that provides vulnerability detection and assistance during code reviews.
SonarQube Core Features
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Multi-language coverage (27 programming languages)
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Suspicious code segment detection
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Integration with GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket
SonarQube Highlight Features
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Detailed vulnerability descriptions for code hotfixes
Latest Updates
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JavaScript SAST analysis and Azure DevOps Server integration
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Stronger support for C++
Cucumber is a behavior-driven development testing tool used to enhance the end-user experience. Cucumber covers several products: Cucumber Open (executable specification validation), CucumberStudio (BDD collaboration platform), and Cucumber School (training and tutorials).
Cucumber Core Features
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Integration with source control systems
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A very suitable framework for those who do not like coding
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Easy for clients to understand, using simple Gherkin syntax
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A wealth of business-oriented documentation
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Compatible with multiple languages, including Java and Python
Cucumber Highlight Features
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Using behavior-driven development
Latest Updates
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CucumberStudio: A collaboration platform for BDD
A functional simulation testing tool, primarily using a data-driven approach to improve test coverage.
SoapUI Core Features
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Security testing for public or third-party APIs
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Scripting test creation
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API performance testing using