Eggplant Test vs SpecFlow comparison

Keysight Technologies and Tricentis are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. Keysight Technologies is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.3, while Tricentis is ranked #18. Keysight Technologies holds a 3.6% mindshare in TMT, compared to Tricentis’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Keysight Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of Tricentis users who would recommend it.

Eggplant Test

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SpecFlow

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75% willing to recommend

Eggplant Test

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

SpecFlow and Eggplant Test are both popular tools for automated testing. SpecFlow seems to have the upper hand in support and pricing satisfaction, while Eggplant Test stands out for its comprehensive features, justifying its higher cost.

Features: SpecFlow users cite the tool's close integration with .NET, support for Behavior Driven Development, and efficient collaboration capabilities. Eggplant Test users value its robust image-based testing, cross-platform capabilities, and powerful scripting options. Eggplant Test's advanced features provide an edge in functionality.

Room for Improvement: SpecFlow users frequently mention the need for better performance, more detailed documentation, and fewer bugs. Eggplant Test users suggest improving usability, reducing the learning curve, and enhancing the user interface. Both tools have areas for enhancement, but SpecFlow users emphasize performance and documentation, while Eggplant Test users focus on usability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SpecFlow receives praise for its straightforward deployment in .NET environments and responsive customer support. Eggplant Test requires more initial setup but offers extensive deployment options and competent customer service. SpecFlow is easier to deploy, but Eggplant Test is recognized for its customer service support.

Pricing and ROI: SpecFlow is recognized for its cost-effectiveness and satisfactory ROI. On the other hand, Eggplant Test's higher setup costs are justified by its strong features and superior ROI reported by users. SpecFlow is budget-friendly, while Eggplant Test is seen as a valuable long-term investment.

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Categories and Ranking

Eggplant Test

Ranking in Test Management Tools

9th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (13th), Test Automation Tools (12th)

SpecFlow

Ranking in Test Management Tools

18th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Eggplant Test is 3.6%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SpecFlow is 2.5%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Test Management Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Eggplant Test	3.6%
SpecFlow	2.5%
Other	93.9%

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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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Sudipta Das Biswas

Senior QA Automation Engineer at AMCS Group

Ensures efficient testing and validation of both business and technical requirements

In terms of improvement, SpecFlow's installation and configuration can be a bit challenging due to its flexibility as an open-source tool. While it offers a balanced flexibility, setting it up might require more effort compared to some licensed products that handle everything. However, SpecFlow is a framework, not an automation tool, so the actual automation is carried out through tools like Selenium. Despite setup complexities, the framework itself serves its purpose effectively. In future releases of SpecFlow, it would be beneficial to have some built-in methods for common actions like opening and closing browsers or implementing loops. Having predefined libraries for these functions would save automation engineers time and make the framework more user-friendly. While I'm not sure if such features already exist, they could be valuable, especially for those working on web applications. It would provide a generic and optimized solution that anyone can easily implement without worrying about performance issues.

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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

"It provides very strong cross-platform support."

"It is easy to set up."

"The main feature of Eggplant Test is that it can do fully automated web testing and app testing."

"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."

"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 most valuable features of Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence are bug hunting and OCR technology."

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

"We are able to now automate tests, which so far have been manual."

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"The initial setup is easy."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is unit testing...It is also an easy-to-use and user-friendly product that can easily adapt to any framework."

"One of the most valuable features of SpecFlow for us is its risk identification capabilities."

"SpecFlow's best feature is the ability to add additional layers to the programming."

Cons

"The solution would crash from time to time."

"Its performance and stability could be better."

"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."

"If one area could be improved, it would be some of their documentation. In particular, some of their online help and user support documentation is a little bit out of date and could be revised and updated on a more frequent basis. Other than that, I haven't really found any issues or problems."

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

"The IDE could be even more full-featured. Because I was a developer, I was very spoiled by either Visual Studio Code or Visual Studio for shortcuts. For example, I was able to say "ctor" and hit Tab and it would create a template of a constructor for me... It would be great, when I want to create a new function, if there were shortcut commands like those that helped create all of the functions, or if there were shortcut features to do any of the complex plans."

"Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence could improve by lowering the price."

"Eggplant Test should emphasize on improving its offering in non-Windows environments."

More Eggplant Test cons

"I'd prefer in TFS if we could be writing test cases, not in the old classical version. We should be writing in Gherkin and then automatically have it convert that Gherkin test case into SpecFlow feature files."

"SpecFlow's installation and configuration can be a bit challenging due to its flexibility as an open-source tool."

"SpecFlow would be improved with the addition of functionality reporting, which would be really helpful for automation testing."

"Regarding improvement, it would be good if SpecFlow could provide chain testing, which it currently doesn't allow."

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."

"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."

"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."

"Eggplant Test is a very expensive solution."

"SpecFlow is open-source and free of charge."

"SpecFlow is an open-source product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Healthcare Company

Media Company

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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Also Known As

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

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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

SpecFlow is a testing framework that supports Behaviour Driven Development (BDD). It lets us define application behavior in plain meaningful English text using a simple grammar defined by a language called Gherkin.

Tricentis

Sample Customers

FUJIFILM Group, NEC Personal Computers

Microsoft, Caterpillar, Siemens, Charles Schwab, IBM, Deloitte, Accenture, Philips, Dell, Deutsche Bank

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