Katalon Studio vs ReadyAPI comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Katalon Studio
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Regression Testing Tools (3rd), API Testing Tools (5th), Test Automation Tools (3rd)
ReadyAPI
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (7th), Functional Testing Tools (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Regression Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Katalon Studio is 21.9%, up from 14.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ReadyAPI is 1.5%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Regression Testing Tools
Unique Categories:
API Testing Tools
19.0%
Test Automation Tools
13.7%
Performance Testing Tools
2.8%
Functional Testing Tools
0.9%
 

Featured Reviews

MG
Jul 20, 2022
Useful smart healing AI capabilities, user-friendly, and responsive support
Katalon Studio is on-premise and our TestOps is in the cloud. The TestOps can be in a private hybrid or public cloud. Katalon Studio is used for end-to-end test automation, web, desktop, UI, API, and mobile Katalon Studio has improved our organization because it's improving the speed to market…
VP
Sep 27, 2022
Useful plugins, ready-to-use filters, and low maintenance
ReadyAPI can be used on the cloud and on-premise, and we are using both methods. We are using the solution locally as a server for test automation. It is local but we are also using Service Pro which is for virtualization and is on the cloud. The integration of the script happens on the dedicated…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Katalon Studio is visual testing. It compares the look and feel of an application which is useful."
"This is a product that is well ahead of its immediate competition in features and functionality."
"It is a good tool and provides all the essential features for our business requirements."
"Whenever I speak to the support team of Katalon Studio, I learn that some new features will be included in the product. It is a scalable product."
"Smart Wait and XPath healing are valuable features."
"The tool is easy to use. The product gives me the flexibility to use Selenium. I can also use my Java capabilities in the solution."
"The ability to build all libraries with codes and use them in many situations has been most valuable."
"The best thing about the solution is that there is a record and playback functionality."
"The most valuable features are the integration with Jira and the test management tools."
"It's easy to implement."
"It's easy to learn how to use it."
"The dashboards are very good and consolidate all of the tests that you are performing with the client."
"The most valuable feature is being able to run each version for test suites."
"The most valuable feature of ReadyAPI is that it is user-friendly."
"ReadyAPI's best features are user-friendliness, smooth integration with Postman, the speed of creating test cases, and integration with customer data."
"The most valuable features of ReadyAPI are the scripting tools and the connectivity to external data sources, such as Excel and PDF files. There are plenty of useful features that are useful, such as automating flexibility and usability. Overall, the solution is easy to use."
 

Cons

"The price of the solution is a bit high. It's one of the reasons we decided not to continue using the product."
"There could potentially be more reporting within the solution. We need more issue reports, for example."
"Katalon lacks integration with other software, including integrating other languages like .NET and PHP."
"The price of Katalon Studio is an area of concern where improvement is required."
"My recently-updated Katalon studio version hangs a lot and is not a stable version."
"We have been seeing some error pop-ups that are difficult to understand why they were triggered."
"It is difficult to identify elements on websites that use Angular or ReactJS because they don't have an option to view source code."
"What it lacks is the Selenium Grid capabilities."
"Lacking flexibility of adding more custom verification for security testing."
"The solution is made up of multiple tools, and the one additional feature we'd like to have is load testing."
"I don't like how they don't have a clear way to manage tests between multiple projects."
"There is room for improvement in ReadyAPI, particularly in the user interface."
"The overall scope of this solution is limited and could be improved."
"Version control does not work well."
"If ReadyAPI had more integration with all of the big tools on the market then this would be very useful."
"The performance in some cases needs improvement. Sometimes it requires too many resources."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is affordable. It has an average and competitive pricing compared to other vendors."
"We were using the free version of this tool."
"The tool is affordable."
"The tool's pricing is cheap compared to other alternatives. I would rate the tool's pricing a three out of ten."
"The prices are very high."
"We are using the free version of Katalon Studio at this point."
"The pricing is good. It is the market average."
"This product is freeware, so there is no charge for using it."
"The pricing is very competitive."
"The cost of a license is probably around $1,000 to $2,000. Accounting is done by my leadership. I am more into implementations and making sure all things and processes are taken care of and the frameworks are maintained and managed."
"There are costs in addition to the licensing fee. For example, if you want to add the load testing you would pay more."
"For each license, they charge the same amount, which is less than $1,000 for each desktop license."
"It is expensive. Each user needs to be licensed, and there are different licenses within the product. It starts with 750 euros for a single user per year, but for the full product features, you need to pay a lot more. There are three versions. This cost is for functional testing, and then there is a cost for load testing and virtual services. If you want to use these areas with the functional test license, you are limited. You hit some limits in these functions. If you have all three licenses, then you have full functionality for the API."
"The solution is dynamically priced so you only pay for what you use."
"The price was around $6,000 for one license, but I don't remember exactly. It is definitely expensive. Our organization was planning on having multiple licenses for this year."
"It costs approximately $200 000 Taiwan Dollars for three years."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
28%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
17%
Insurance Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Katalon Studio?
We have a combination of both paid and free licenses. We have five licenses, and we are in the process of buying six more, so six or seven people. The prices are very high. We use it only when our ...
What needs improvement with Katalon Studio?
I would like to see improvements in how Katalon Studio works with iOS applications, especially with React Native applications. The speed is very slow. It takes time. Katalon Studio also takes my la...
What do you like most about ReadyAPI?
The performance testing capabilities are very good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ReadyAPI?
The pricing is very competitive. It has a good impact on our time-to-market metrics. We have the complete SmartBear environment. The single cost for all the services makes it easier.
What needs improvement with ReadyAPI?
The vendor conducts webinars. They must do it more, though. The solution must update SmartBear Academy. The content on ReadyAPI in SmartBear Academy is outdated.
 

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