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Appium vs Eggplant Test comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.2
Users saw over 60% ROI with Appium's cost-saving, productivity boost, scalability, and faster market time benefits.
Sentiment score
6.7
Eggplant Test automation cut testing time and costs, saving $75,000 per tester and achieving fast ROI with increased efficiency.
With the introduction of Appium MCP, productivity has increased to 10x, meaning very few QA personnel are now needed to write automation.
Staff Engineer at Stryker
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
Appium relies on a strong online community and forums rather than formal support to assist users with issues.
Sentiment score
7.5
Eggplant Test customer service is praised for quick, knowledgeable support, despite some time zone and coverage challenges.
Since Appium is open-source, I do not observe any formal customer support.
Staff Engineer at Stryker
Eggplant Test offers 24x7 support.
Practice Head - QA at IdeaBytes
I'm not impressed because it depends on the resolution of the screen, so I wouldn't highly recommend this tool.
Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Appium offers scalable automation with integration potential but faces challenges with setup complexity and real device scalability.
Sentiment score
5.5
Eggplant Test scales well and integrates strongly but faces challenges with licensing costs and performance slowdowns in large packs.
Appium's scalability for my projects has significantly increased our speed of execution and delivery, achieving up to 10x faster results.
Staff Engineer at Stryker
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Appium shows improved stability and reliability despite some resource issues, with notable documentation and community support improvements.
Sentiment score
6.1
Eggplant Test is praised for stability and responsive support but faces occasional crashes, latency, and high resource usage.
Appium is much more stable now compared to the 1.0 version.
Staff Engineer at Stryker
 

Room For Improvement

Appium requires enhancements in setup, stability, documentation, support, integrations, and features to improve overall usability and performance.
Eggplant Test struggles with usability, integration, setup issues, and outdated features, requiring improvements in performance, support, and accessibility.
A community needs to emerge, driven by a set of industry leaders who can help people and contribute to the community, especially since platforms like Stack Overflow have diminished in relevance due to the rise of AI.
Staff Engineer at Stryker
For big problems and complex automation tasks, I would prefer UFT because it has more flexibility and is more effective.
Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
The two-system architecture that we currently follow could be better replaced with a one-system architecture.
Practice Head - QA at IdeaBytes
 

Setup Cost

Appium is a cost-effective open-source tool favored for its free availability compared to costly commercial alternatives.
Eggplant Test is costly yet ideal for large enterprises, with execution-only licenses offering better cost-effectiveness than competitors.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Appium is straightforward since it is open-source, and I currently have no concerns about using it.
Staff Engineer at Stryker
 

Valuable Features

Appium excels in flexible, robust mobile app automation across platforms, supporting multiple languages and seamless CI/CD integration.
Eggplant Test excels in cross-platform testing with AI-driven automation, simplifying processes and enhancing collaboration through modular scripts.
Appium's open-source nature provides a level of support unmatched by competitors in the market, and its capability to support all types of mobile applications means no other tool in the market comes close to what Appium provides.
Staff Engineer at Stryker
It can auto-heal the test cases and suggest new paths for testing, enhancing our ability to automate end-to-end journeys across various applications.
Practice Head - QA at IdeaBytes
It can integrate with GitHub, allowing you to work with DevOps pipelines, so whenever you make changes in GitHub, it runs and checks the smoke testing on the server.
Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Appium
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Development Platforms (10th), Regression Testing Tools (8th)
Eggplant Test
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (10th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (12th), Test Automation Tools (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

Ramanagowda Hullur - PeerSpot reviewer
Staff Engineer at Stryker
Automation has transformed mobile testing workflows and delivers reliable end-to-end coverage
One painful point that still exists with Appium, especially in iOS mobile application testing, is its reliance on WebDriverAgent, which creates a lot of stress during setup for beginners. Although many improvements have been made since MCP, that area still needs attention. Additionally, improvements in the locator strategies are needed to adapt to modern technologies for locating mobile applications developed outside traditional Apple or core scripting technologies like Swift, Java, or Kotlin. A community needs to emerge, driven by a set of industry leaders who can help people and contribute to the community, especially since platforms like Stack Overflow have diminished in relevance due to the rise of AI. If I could change or improve one thing about Appium, I would focus on enhancing Appium MCP to ensure it delivers what it promises reliably.
Mirza Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Has required frequent manual adjustments due to screen resolution but supports simple automation with minimal effort
I would prefer more UFT because it has VB scripting capabilities. While Eggplant Test also has this feature, it's not very user-friendly. I prefer the features of UFT compared to Eggplant Test. When needing to do quick automation, I would prefer Eggplant Test, but otherwise, I would always choose UFT. It depends on the complexity of the tasks. For big problems and complex automation tasks, I would prefer UFT because it has more flexibility and is more effective. With Eggplant Test, if you have very low complexity automation, such as simple click sequences and validation, then it would be preferable; with more complexity, I would not recommend Eggplant Test.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise14
 

Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Appium?
I do recommend Appium. It is an open-source solution and completely free of charge. We use Appium and Appium Studio as our base for any type of mobile automation for testing. It has a great interfa...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Appium?
My experience with Appium from a pricing perspective is favorable due to it being open source, making it a cost-effective option.
What needs improvement with Appium?
The deployment process and configuration are quite complex and require improvement. Additionally, the wait time functionality could be enhanced as I experienced failures with longer wait times.
How do I choose between Selenium HQ and Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence?
Selenium HQ’s biggest advantage is that it is customizable. Its other most valuable feature is that the driver interface is really helpful and user-friendly; Selenium HQ makes it easy to navigate t...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Eggplant Manager?
The price of Eggplant Test is on the higher side, but the benefits it provides make it worth using.
What needs improvement with Eggplant Manager?
I would prefer more UFT because it has VB scripting capabilities. While Eggplant Test also has this feature, it's not very user-friendly. I prefer the features of UFT compared to Eggplant Test. Whe...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence, Eggplant DAI, Eggplant Automation Cloud, Eggplant Manager, Eggplant Mobile, Eggplant Customer Experience Insights
 

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Sample Customers

Nuvizz, Coupa Software, Eventbrite, Evernote
FUJIFILM Group, NEC Personal Computers
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