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We performed a comparison between CrossBrowserTesting and OpenText Silk Test based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The support team is top-notch. I have a great relationship with them. They are extremely honest and responsive.""CBT has made it easier to troubleshoot issues across devices when we do not have actual access to those specific devices. I even opt for CBT sometimes when we do have access to the device just because it is easier.""I must acknowledge that the customer support has been A++ when I have run into problems.""When I started to work on testing automation, I was very excited about how easy it is to run tests on different browsers. It was just a matter of configuration.""Each new session started with the live testing feature allows for a cleared browser and new experience to be able to not only see these attributes on the page clearly but also pass clean data.""SmartBear has excellent, informative webinars, so keep an eye out for those.""With screenshots, I can quickly verify a page looks universally good in minutes.""Video recording of the script running in a cloud server."

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"The statistics that are available are very good.""A good automation tool that supports SAP functional testing.""The feature I like most is the ease of reporting.""The major thing it has helped with is to reduce the workload on testing activities.""The ability to develop scripts in Visual Studio, Visual Studio integration, is the most valuable feature.""Scripting is the most valuable. We are able to record and then go in and modify the script that it creates. It has a lot of generative scripts.""The scalability of the solution is quite good. You can easily expand the product if you need to."

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Cons
"The "Getting Started" documentation for Selenium testing could be improved.""The screenshot tool defaults to a screen layout instead of a full page test. I find it a bit cumbersome that I can't have it run a full screenshot as my default.""Sometimes the testing is slow.""The speed connection in mobile devices could be improved, because sometimes the load time is uncertain.""We had some issues with the onboarding process and the cloud conductivity could improve.""It would be useful if we can run the live-testing test cases on multiple platforms at the same time, instead of waiting for one session to finish.""I have had quite a few issues trying to use a virtual machine to test our application on.""This solution would benefit from faster testing and support for more devices."

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"We moved to Ranorex because the solution did not easily scale, and we could not find good and short term third-party help. We needed to have a bigger pool of third-party contractors that we could draw on for specific implementations. Silk didn't have that, and we found what we needed for Ranorex here in the Houston area. It would be good if there is more community support. I don't know if Silk runs a user conference once a year and how they set up partners. We need to be able to talk to somebody more than just on the phone. It really comes right down to that. The generated automated script was highly dependent upon screen position and other keys that were not as robust as we wanted. We found the automated script generated by Ranorex and the other key information about a specific data point to be more robust. It handled the transition better when we moved from computer to computer and from one size of the application to the other size. When we restarted Silk, we typically had to recalibrate screen elements within the script. Ranorex also has some of these same issues, but when we restart, it typically is faster, which is important.""They should extend some of the functions that are a bit clunky and improve the integration.""The support for automation with iOS applications can be better.""Everything is very manual. It's up to us to find out exactly what the issues are.""Could be more user-friendly on the installation and configuration side.""The solution has a lack of compatibility with newer technologies.""The pricing is an issue, the program is very expensive. That is something that can improve."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The lowest price point is very reasonable. It is also useful if only one person in the company needs to check on the browser display."
  • "A few intermediary pricing options for small QA teams would be nice, e.g., unlimited screenshots, "as you need it" parallel tests, etc."
  • "CrossBrowserTesting offered the best value for its price."
  • "It is worth the pricing as the product is supported on multiple platforms and browsers."
  • "SmartBear offers bundles of products that work together."
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  • "Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and while I think that the price is quite reasonable I am not allowed to share those details."
  • "We paid annually. There is a purchase cost, and then there is an ongoing maintenance fee."
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    Overview

    CrossBrowserTesting is a cloud testing platform that gives instant access to 1500+ different real desktop and mobile browsers for testers, developers, and designers.

    • Native debugging tools make manual testing easy to inspect and correct HTML, CSS, and JavaScript errors on any browser.
    • Take automated screenshots across multiple browsers at once, then compare side-by-side against historical test runs.
    SilkTest is robust and portable test automation for web, native, and enterprise software applications. Silk Test's portability enables users to test applications more effectively with lower complexity and cost in comparison to other functional testing tools on the market. Silk Test's role based testing enables business stakeholders, QA engineers, and developers to contribute to the whole automation testing process, which drives collaboration and increases the effectiveness of software testing.
    Sample Customers
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Accenture, Sony, Los Angeles Times, ADP, Verizon, T-Mobile, Wistia
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    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Healthcare Company14%
    Computer Software Company14%
    University7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Government10%
    Healthcare Company7%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise61%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    CrossBrowserTesting is ranked 27th in Functional Testing Tools while OpenText Silk Test is ranked 25th in Functional Testing Tools. CrossBrowserTesting is rated 9.0, while OpenText Silk Test is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of CrossBrowserTesting writes "Static screenshots are the feature most often used, because they are a simple method of detecting problems". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Silk Test writes "Stable, with good statistics and detailed reporting available". CrossBrowserTesting is most compared with BrowserStack, Bitbar, Tricentis Tosca, LambdaTest and Sauce Labs, whereas OpenText Silk Test is most compared with Selenium HQ, OpenText UFT One, OpenText UFT Developer, Apache JMeter and froglogic Squish.

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