A lot of changes keeps taking place in the process of Software Development, further resulting in changes in Software testing tools. These software tools are important for any software development process because they improve the software’s quality, its productivity enhances customer satisfaction thus resulting in the successful delivery of product and services. These software testing tools are widely used while testing web, desktop, and mobile-based software.
In this article, the top 10 software testing tools are being listed.
1) TestComplete
A commercial testing tool by SmartBear, it provides GUI-based software recognization capability to automatically detect the errors. Various script-based languages such as JavaScript, C++ Script, Visual Basics Script, Python, etc. can be easily tested using this automation tool. This tool can be easily used to perform keyword-based and data-based testing and comes with the record and playback features that can be used easily.
2) TestPlant eggPlant
Another powerful commercial automation testing tool, it focuses on modeling users’ point of views. An image-based automation tool, it allows the testers to interact with AUT in the same manner a user will interact. Apart from web and mobile, it is also known to support POS systems and is known to offer lab management as well.
3) qTest
This tool belongs to QASymphony. This tool is widely preferred by testing teams that use DevOps and Agile. It is also used while performing Session-based Testing, analysis, and solid reporting. This tool is also known for providing real-time integration with other development tools like Jenkins, Microsoft GitHub, etc. for traceability purpose.
4) Zephyr
A testing tool available for all platforms, this tool is one of the most preferred automation testing tools for its ability to provide solutions for agile teams of various sizes. It is known to provide advanced analytics and one-click integration with Bamboo, Jenkins, Confluence, etc.
5) Squish
This tool is known to provide in-depth support for a large number of GUI-based technologies. A tool known to support even embedded platforms, it provides powerful solutions for object-based and image-based identifications. It is also known to offer full controls through command-line tools.
6) Ranorex
Developed by Ranorex Studio, this tool is known to provide a codeless click & go GUI and is specially designed for those who are beginners. It is widely popular due to features such as the ability to run tests in parallels, providing built-in reports, robust identification of objects, etc.
7) Selenium
Available since 2004 in the software testing market, this tool is popular due to its ability to provide open-source software testing for Web-based software. It is mostly preferred by Web application testers with advanced programming skills and requires very fewer resources while performing testing. Testers preparing their test cases using this tool can execute it on any operating system.
8) Practitest
A test management tool that is preferred a lot by testers, this tool is known to provide the end-to-end solution and is known to provide methodological solutions. It provides full visibility into the testing process and gives an option to reuse the tests and match the results among various releases & products.
9) WebLOAD
This tool is known to offer various robust scripting capabilities when the software testers are out to test a few complex scenarios. It helps to load test an application or a site. It is also popular due to its ability to run on the cloud system using Amazon EC2.
10) Telerik Studio
This tool helps to perform test automation for various AJAX-based applications. It is one of the few testing tools that is known to support JavaScript Invocation and offers a plugin so that cross-browsing issues could be checked. It is very useful while testing the functionality of web and mobile-based applications.
