We performed a comparison between Katalon Studio and SmartBear TestComplete based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Test Automation Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is pretty straightforward and easy enough to complete."
"The best feature is the split up between test cases and the test object. This allows us to easily change an error."
"The most valuable feature is its automation security capabilities."
"Smart Wait and XPath healing are valuable features."
"Video capture on failure is a must have. A picture is worth a thousand words. A video is worth a thousand pictures (literally)."
"The functionality of the data is very good. You can upload and disperse data using the solution."
"It provides us daily feedback on the status (failing/working) of the core features of our websites."
"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."
"The initial setup is pretty easy and it's quick to deploy."
"Runs in different remote machines. We have multiple versions of the software being tested."
"The solution is mainly stable."
"The product has many features."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is regression testing tools."
"The product is stable for what we are currently using it for, and it is sufficient for us."
"Customer service and technical support responsiveness are high. Everyone is very professional."
"Recording and playback of tests were easier with SmartBear TestComplete...It is a scalable solution."
"My recently-updated Katalon studio version hangs a lot and is not a stable version."
"Katalon lacks integration with other software, including integrating other languages like .NET and PHP."
"I've seen that our clients are not truly aware of the power behind Katalon."
"The product is comparatively slow."
"We have been seeing some error pop-ups that are difficult to understand why they were triggered."
"Object Spy is brittle. When I try to capture objects, I have to proceed multiple times before it works."
"The solution can be further improved with better loading time."
"One aspect that can be improved is testing for desktop applications. I would like to see them support more technologies in this area."
"Right now, the product only supports Windows."
"One notable drawback is the absence of native integration with Git."
"The initial setup of SmartBear TestComplete was complex."
"The code editor, though following eclipse-style, is still a work in progress and gives a very poorly formatted code once viewed via other editing tools."
"Name Mapping feature should be clearer. Whenever I use it, I do not really know what will work and what will not work."
"We were testing handheld barcode scanners running WindowsCE with many menus of warehouse functions, and our biggest problem was the timing between input and responses."
"Increased performance with less memory and CPU usage."
"The solution needs Mac OS support. Right now, the solution has only been developed to accommodate Windows OS."
Katalon Studio is ranked 3rd in Test Automation Tools with 41 reviews while SmartBear TestComplete is ranked 7th in Test Automation Tools with 71 reviews. Katalon Studio is rated 7.8, while SmartBear TestComplete is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Katalon Studio writes "Useful multiple technology platform, scalable, but usability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SmartBear TestComplete writes "A stable product that needs to improve its integration capabilities with other test management tools". Katalon Studio is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Postman, OpenText UFT One, Testim and Apache JMeter, whereas SmartBear TestComplete is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Ranorex Studio, OpenText UFT One, froglogic Squish and Eggplant Test. See our Katalon Studio vs. SmartBear TestComplete report.
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