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Appium vs Visual Studio Test Professional 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
6.8
Visual Studio Test Professional boosts efficiency and productivity with cost-saving benefits, significantly enhancing development environments and quality.
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
6.8
Customers appreciate Visual Studio Test Professional's support, though some highlight navigation challenges and delays reaching knowledgeable staff.
Since Appium is open-source, I do not observe any formal customer support.
Staff Engineer at Stryker
Sometimes, the documentation is not readable, being too long or too detailed and not connected to my problem.
Department Manager, Certification Project Management at Institute for Information Industry
 

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
7.4
Visual Studio Test Professional is highly scalable, adaptable, and supports large teams, though some find licensing costs a concern.
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
7.9
Visual Studio Test Professional is stable with high ratings, minor bugs, and reliable updates, despite occasional third-party integration issues.
 

Room For Improvement

Appium requires enhancements in setup, stability, documentation, support, integrations, and features to improve overall usability and performance.
Visual Studio Test Professional needs better integration, user-friendliness, scalability, modern features, and improved performance and documentation.
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
Additionally, in Visual Studio Code, we have an agent mode for GitHub Copilot, which is very helpful in testing or development phases, while Visual Studio's GitHub Copilot is a bit tricky and sometimes does not provide my desired output.
Test Automation Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The product needs contextual help integrated within its interface.
Chief Product Officer at Gradiant
Sometimes, the library version is not compatible with other libraries, causing errors in my application.
Department Manager, Certification Project Management at Institute for Information Industry
 

Setup Cost

Appium is a cost-effective open-source tool favored for its free availability compared to costly commercial alternatives.
Visual Studio Test Professional's pricing is high, yet valued for its functionality, offering free and professional licensing options.
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
The price is expensive.
Department Manager, Certification Project Management at Institute for Information Industry
 

Valuable Features

Appium excels in flexible, robust mobile app automation across platforms, supporting multiple languages and seamless CI/CD integration.
Visual Studio Test Professional offers robust integration, user-friendly tools, and customization for efficient cross-platform development and team collaboration.
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 supports cross-platform functionality.
Department Manager, Certification Project Management at Institute for Information Industry
Visual Studio Test Professional is highly valuable because it provides extensive extensions and plugins that assist in measuring code quality.
Chief Product Officer at Gradiant
We have a retrospective in our auto projects that we are using frequently to get lessons learned, what went well, and what is going wrong.
Test Automation Architect at a tech vendor 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)
Visual Studio Test Professi...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (7th), Test Management Tools (3rd)
 

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.
Payel Saha - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Automation Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Integrated collaboration with automated test management has improved our agile workflows and continuously supports quality reporting
Visual Studio Test Professional could be improved as earlier we had flexibility in automation testing with TFS, which became a bit difficult moving to Azure DevOps. Additionally, in Visual Studio Code, we have an agent mode for GitHub Copilot, which is very helpful in testing or development phases, while Visual Studio's GitHub Copilot is a bit tricky and sometimes does not provide my desired output.For future improvements, I would like to see prompt fixing, as currently, if something goes wrong in Visual Studio, the fixing options are not always correct. If that intelligence is embedded, it would be very helpful.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Construction Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

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 Business15
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise25
 

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Visual Studio Test Professional?
The tool is free, resulting in no costs associated with its use. The absence of price makes it cost-effective.
What needs improvement with Visual Studio Test Professional?
Visual Studio Test Professional could be improved as earlier we had flexibility in automation testing with TFS, which became a bit difficult moving to Azure DevOps. Additionally, in Visual Studio C...
What is your primary use case for Visual Studio Test Professional?
We are using Microsoft Visual Studio for automation testing, specifically using C# Selenium.Visual Studio Test Case Management, which is embedded in Azure DevOps itself, is part of our process. We ...
 

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