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CucumberStudio vs ServiceNow Now Platform comparison

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Categories and Ranking

CucumberStudio
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
25th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (13th)
ServiceNow Now Platform
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
16th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Low-Code Development Platforms (12th), No-Code Development Platforms (4th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of CucumberStudio is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow Now Platform is 2.3%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ServiceNow Now Platform2.3%
CucumberStudio0.8%
Other96.9%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

Walter Wirch - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Expert at Bertelsmann SE & Co.
Facilitates integration of test scenarios while needing modernization of components
CucumberStudio is primarily used for designing test scenarios and automating testing. We have implemented it in conjunction with our own routines for integration into our infrastructure CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing. It supports our product owners in designing…
Vishal Savajiani - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst at DXC Technology
Low-code workflows have transformed how we automate processes and build enterprise apps
First and foremost, ServiceNow Now Platform allows us to do a low-code or no-code platform, which is the wonderful first feature. On top of that, if you want to do some customization along with the low-code and no-code, you can do it. Beyond that, if you write a full-fledged customized code and make your functionality, you can do it. Workflow is there, and we can automate our workflows. Flow is there as an option. Apart from workflow and flow, we have many business rules and script includes. These are all the technical components and features of ServiceNow Now Platform that allow us to achieve our objective. ServiceNow Now Platform offers a very easy feature that we call workflow or flow. Using workflow or flow, we can customize industry workflows. The development on that flow is very simple, and you can use drag and drop functionality. If you want to do some scripting, you can do it. This is an awesome feature of ServiceNow Now Platform that allows us to develop or automate any flow in quick time. Internally, ServiceNow Now Platform uses a lot of AI features and machine learning features. This makes it more wonderful. AI and machine learning are the core of ServiceNow Now Platform, and they are using it heavily. It is making a lot of impact on deliverables. You can develop anything whatever you want on ServiceNow Now Platform. If you understand ServiceNow Now Platform capabilities, you can develop a full-fledged application on ServiceNow Now Platform easily. You don't have to write scratch code or do any database operations. You just need to create tables and forms, which are very easy to develop if you are familiar with ServiceNow. Everything is on one platform, so it is a single source of data that you can find on ServiceNow itself for the overall enterprise. ServiceNow Now Platform offers a reporting feature very well. Along with the reporting, they are offering workspace and dashboard. All these UI interfaces you can use to extract precise information for your customer. This is really helping the customer make decisions with the precise and versatile reports. You can have a list report view, a graph report view, or a pie chart. All these features can be developed quickly and used in ServiceNow. This is where ServiceNow Now Platform makes a lot of difference.

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 CucumberStudio is its use of action words, which allows me to avoid writing test cases from scratch for the most common scenarios."
"CucumberStudio has a very user-friendly interface."
"Integration with automation frameworks, keywords, and tags allows for saving time writing test cases and implementing automation."
"Using HipTest makes the testing process easy and its support for Behavior Driven Development helps align all the team members, whether technical or non-technical."
"CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing."
"The solution is stable."
"Scenarios, since is a really easy way to create and control your test cases."
"Hiptest allowed us to clean up our test campaigns and standardize the way we write test cases and structure our BDD approach."
"The most valuable features are the ease of use, stability, and the ability to change or upgrade seamlessly."
"This one platform, where the end-users can manage all of their demands and see all of their devices, including their cell phone contracts, makes our lives easy."
"The CMDB is robust, with a strong data model and well-structured data."
"It is an absolutely scalable solution."
"It is a very stable solution."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"ServiceNow Now Platform is clearly more futuristic and much better to integrate with all other applications."
"The product's most advantageous feature is platform innovation."
 

Cons

"Copy-pasting something directly from JIRA requires too much modification and formatting."
"A key area for improvement is to revamp outdated components such as HipTest publisher."
"The reporting aspect can be improved."
"Another kind of deployment might be useful, perhaps an option to install the tool in a local deployment."
"Support with In-App chat is great. However, it would be awesome to have real time support also for PT timezone."
"I think it would be better if we could also do the reporting with CucumberStudio."
"I would like to see better customer support."
"CucumberStudio's API integration could be improved both in terms of reliability and design."
"ServiceNow is not open source, so there is a license you must pay. Compared to other contenders who give you the cheapest in the market, you will find a huge difference when it comes to ServiceNow and its subscriptions."
"ServiceNow Now Platform's technical support needs to improve."
"As for what can be improved, the licensing and the pricing models are confusing. There are a lot of hidden costs in all these; it's a bit costly."
"The solution’s AI and NLP features could be improved."
"The user experience could be improved. The current design of forms lacks intuitiveness, as there seems to be only one form available for all types of operations."
"This platform is used more by large companies because it is a little bit expensive."
"When it comes to integration, it can be complex compared to other tools I'm currently using."
"It's not quick or cheap."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is expensive, and I rate it a ten for pricing."
"It's expensive and if you need some analytical views of your activity, there is an additional cost."
"The solution is expensive."
"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being very expensive solution."
"From what I heard, the license for the ServiceNow Now Platform is paid monthly, and on a scale of one to five, I'm rating it a three in terms of pricing, so it's on the cheaper side. I don't know of any additional costs associated with the ServiceNow Now Platform, apart from the standard licensing fees."
"I don't have much exposure to the costs attached to the solution. I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is the lowest price, and ten is the highest price since it is a costly tool."
"Pricing is based on the number of users and user licenses, but the product is 20% to 30% more than the competition."
"There are extra expenses for maintaining the product apart from the licenses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
18%
Construction Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise36
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Hiptest?
CucumberStudio's API integration could be improved both in terms of reliability and design. The API requires data to be sent in a specific format, which takes time to build. Additionally, the repor...
What is your primary use case for Hiptest?
I use CucumberStudio as a test case repository. All of our test cases are stored there. It is also part of our test planning process. For every sprint, we plan the test cases in CucumberStudio and ...
What advice do you have for others considering Hiptest?
For teams following a BDD style software development approach, CucumberStudio is a great collaborative tool that covers all the basic requirements of a test management tool. I would rate CucumberSt...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow Now Platform?
I do not know the setup cost details. I am not at that level where I make decisions on the cost.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow Now Platform?
There are areas of ServiceNow Now Platform that could be improved or enhanced in the future. So far, I do not have many complaints with ServiceNow Now Platform, and it is working as intended. I do ...
What is your primary use case for ServiceNow Now Platform?
As a customer of this solution, I use it as a ticketing platform in my projects. I have multiple use cases for ServiceNow Now Platform as I use it for service, requests, incident, and change and pr...
 

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Sample Customers

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