Eggplant Test vs IBM Rational Test Workbench comparison

Keysight Technologies and IBM are both solutions in the Test Automation Tools category. Keysight Technologies is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.3, while IBM is ranked #36. Keysight Technologies holds a 4.0% mindshare in TAt, compared to IBM’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Keysight Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Eggplant Test

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IBM Rational Test Workbench

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

IBM Rational Test Workbench and Eggplant Test compete in software quality assurance. Eggplant Test is seen as having the upper hand due to its innovative features and AI-powered testing capabilities.

Features: IBM Rational Test Workbench offers extensive test automation and integrates well with the IBM ecosystem, supporting complex testing scenarios and providing efficient collaboration with other IBM tools. It also offers robust API testing capabilities. Eggplant Test provides AI-powered testing, cross-platform capabilities, and innovative optical character recognition (OCR) technology. It easily generates scripts from user actions and grants flexibility in testing various operating platforms.

Room for Improvement: IBM Rational Test Workbench could enhance user-friendliness and reduce initial setup complexity. Performance enhancements and reducing reliance on IBM infrastructure would be beneficial. Eggplant Test could improve integration with third-party tools, refine its OCR technology, and simplify some user interfaces for better handling large-scale test automations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Rational Test Workbench offers a comprehensive deployment process benefiting IBM ecosystem clients but might require more effort. Its customer service is noted for prompt support. Eggplant Test is straightforward to deploy with cloud-based options for flexibility. Its customer service is praised for accessibility and effectiveness, especially noted for quick responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Rational Test Workbench has higher setup costs due to enterprise-level capabilities, but it justifies investment with substantial ROI in complex environments. Eggplant Test offers a more cost-effective entry point with significant ROI gains, attracting businesses seeking fast deployment with innovative features.

To learn more, read our detailed Eggplant Test vs. IBM Rational Test Workbench Report (Updated: September 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Eggplant Test

Ranking in Test Automation Tools

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Management Tools (9th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (13th)

IBM Rational Test Workbench

Ranking in Test Automation Tools

36th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Performance Testing Tools (20th), API Testing Tools (17th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Test Automation Tools category, the mindshare of Eggplant Test is 4.0%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Rational Test Workbench is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Test Automation Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Eggplant Test	4.0%
IBM Rational Test Workbench	0.5%
Other	95.5%

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Mirza Hussain

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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KashifJamil

CEO at Xcelliti

Good integration with other tools, stable, scales easily

There are a number of things that they can do to simplify the tools, but the most important thing that they need to do is simplify the installation. This includes the workbench as well as the other tools. In the future, I would like to see the other types of tests supported, that are not already covered in the DevOps approach. This would include, for example, penetration testing.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is based on a Windows model, where adding users is just a few clicks. It is easy to manage users and add them."

"Its scalability is good. It is useful for desktop applications, and it also uses OCR and does image recognition."

"It provides very strong cross-platform support."

"Good text reading ability."

"Eggplant Test is valuable due to its OCR technology, which is independent of underlying technologies and can identify applications based on labels such as 'username' and 'password'."

"The features that we like the most are the developer interface and the ability to quickly develop and deploy tests."

"It is easy to set up."

"The biggest advantage has been the ability to improve the quality significantly."

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"This solution provides for API testing, functional UI testing, performance testing, and service virtualization."

"Reporting is pretty good. Its interface is also good. I'm overall pretty happy with the functionality and use of IBM Rational Test Workbench."

Cons

"The execution times are a little slower, and the two-system architecture that we currently follow could be better replaced with a one-system architecture."

"We found that we had issues regarding the VPN setup, which is one of the reasons that we did not purchase this solution."

"Its performance and stability could be better."

"A step forward would be to have event support, because it is more or less linear at the moment."

"Since there are very few customers in the Indian region, there is no training available, and it's challenging to find skilled talent."

"It has low productivity."

"The language is too specific; it is just for Eggplant."

"They need to update the Linux. I think it's kind of an outdated Java Swing application."

More Eggplant Test cons

"There are a number of things that they can do to simplify the tools, but the most important thing that they need to do is simplify the installation."

"It should have more interfaces. In terms of interfaces or protocols, what you can do with Rational is far limited as compared to other products out there. What it does, it does great, but it only gives you limited types of protocols. It supports between 8 to 15 types of protocols, whereas other test tools give you 20 to 30 types of protocols with which you can do testing and convert to script. It records Javascript-based scripts, and you got to know a little bit of Java to basically be able to edit them, but the level of editing you got to do is very low. I like that, but the ability to edit the script is not as good as Parasoft or LoadRunner, which have C-Script."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It probably has a yearly license."

"End-to-end testing isn't possible for us because of the licensing problems. It's very expensive, so we only have two development/execution licenses."

"This solution is expensive when compared to the market. However, the reason it is more expensive is because of its stability, high performance, and for its support of any technology."

"It is scalable, but it is a matter of money in the pocket. You can scale it, but then you have to have additional licenses. The licensing approach of eggPlant is not the best."

"Make a smart decision about the number of developer- and execution-only licenses you purchase to maximize your budget. We found that going heavier on execution-only licenses has been a way to reduce our costs and maximize our ability to benefit from the software."

"Eggplant Test is a very expensive solution."

"It doesn't really concern me. Licensing is on a yearly basis."

"The pricing is a little bit on the higher side, although it is really good."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

30%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Non Profit

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	14

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Questions from the Community

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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.

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What needs improvement with Eggplant Manager?

The execution times are a little slower, and the two-system architecture that we currently follow could be better replaced with a one-system architecture.

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Also Known As

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

Rational Test Workbench, IBM Rational Performance Tester, IBM Functional Tester, IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server

Overview

Across every industry, digital transformation is top of mind. New methods of developing software are driving fast change, and test teams are feeling the pressure. Increasing demand to release faster while maintaining the highest levels of quality is making the testing process more complex and harder to scale.

With AI-powered testing, Eggplant’s test and automation intelligence delivers the coverage you need to optimize the user experience, speed up release cycles, and improve your quality assurance process. Discover a fast, secure, and easy-to-use solution that tests any kind of software on any platform or device.

Keysight Technologies

IBM Rational Test Workbench provides a comprehensive test automation solution for mobile applications, regression testing, integration technologies and performance and scalability testing. It helps you build intelligent and interconnected enterprise applications that can be deployed on traditional and cloud infrastructures. With Rational Test Workbench, you can significantly reduce test cycle times, moving integration testing earlier in the development lifecycle.

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Sample Customers

FUJIFILM Group, NEC Personal Computers

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