Katalon Studio vs Perfecto comparison

Katalon Studio and Perforce are both solutions in the Test Automation Tools category. Katalon Studio is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.6, while Perforce is ranked #22. Katalon Studio holds a 8.7% mindshare in TAt, compared to Perforce’s 2.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Katalon Studio users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Perforce users who would recommend it.

Katalon Studio

Read 50 Katalon Studio reviews

6,786 Views
5,022 Comparison Views

90% willing to recommend

Perfecto

Read 23 Perfecto reviews

3,665 Views
1,429 Comparison Views

88% willing to recommend

Katalon Studio

Perfecto

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

Perfecto and Katalon Studio both compete in the software testing category, offering robust automation solutions. Based on the data comparison, Perfecto has an upper hand in scalability and device coverage, while Katalon Studio stands out for its ease of use and cost-effectiveness.

Features: Perfecto offers cloud-based testing with extensive device and OS support, detailed reporting including video recording, and seamless integration with Appium and Selenium, enhancing its cross-platform testing capabilities. Katalon Studio is known for its user-friendly, codeless interface, comprehensive support for web, mobile, and API testing, and strong reporting features, making it accessible for non-technical users.

Room for Improvement: Perfecto could improve in cloud device interaction speed, analytics, and user experience. There is a need for better accessibility and integration with other software management tools. Katalon Studio should focus on enhancing object detection, supporting technologies like React Native, and improving operational speed. Users have also expressed concerns regarding integration limitations and programming language restrictions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Perfecto supports public, private, and hybrid cloud deployments with a flexible model, and users praise its customer support for responsiveness and expertise. Katalon Studio offers on-premises and hybrid deployment options, with a support team noted for their efficiency in resolving issues.

Pricing and ROI: Perfecto is considered a high-end solution with its costs justified by its extensive features and support, with potential savings in infrastructure and testing coverage. Katalon Studio is cost-effective, offering a free version with significant features, appealing to budget-conscious teams. Despite the limited availability of advanced features, Katalon Studio's ROI is enhanced by its lower costs and ease of use.

To learn more, read our detailed Katalon Studio vs. Perfecto Report (Updated: September 2025).

Buyer's Guide

Katalon Studio vs. Perfecto

September 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 871,358 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Katalon Studio

Ranking in Test Automation Tools

4th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Regression Testing Tools (3rd), API Testing Tools (4th)

Perfecto

Ranking in Test Automation Tools

22nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Performance Testing Tools (16th), Functional Testing Tools (15th), Mobile App Testing Tools (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Test Automation Tools category, the mindshare of Katalon Studio is 8.7%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Perfecto is 2.4%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Test Automation Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Katalon Studio	8.7%
Perfecto	2.4%
Other	88.9%

Test Automation Tools

Featured Reviews

Keerthi Prasannakumar

Software Test Engineer at a tech services company with self employed

Has improved test efficiency and automated repeated sanity checks using reusable components

The best features Katalon Studio offers include its user-friendly nature. It is very much a user-friendly automation framework that supports both beginners and advanced users. It combines manual and script-based testing, allowing easy recording of steps and customization using Java or Groovy. Its built-in reporting, data-driven testing, and CI/CD integration are extremely useful for managing end-to-end automation efficiently. The best feature of Katalon Studio is its ease of setup with both manual and scripted automation, plus strong integration techniques, which help the tester find reports easily. It is more focused on debugging, reusability, and reporting. The reporting and debugging features of Katalon Studio help me in my testing workflow by providing test execution reports with logs, screenshots, and videos for failed steps, which makes it easier to analyze results. The report can be in formats such as HTML, PDF, or integrated into Katalon TestOps for tracking trends over time. For debugging, I use the debug mode to run test cases step-by-step, check every value, and inspect the console and log viewer for error messages. Katalon Studio highlights the exact failed step, provides stack traces, and helps quickly identify issues in locator data or synchronization. For example, in one of my projects, I automated a video upload and a preview feature in a web application. During execution, the test failed at the preview validation step. The Katalon Studio report showed that the preview element was not visible within expected time. I switched to debug mode, added a wait condition, and re-ran the test step-by-step to verify that the video preview loaded correctly before validation. After updating the script with an explicit wait, the test passed consistently, confirming all steps were successful and improving the reliability of future regression runs. Katalon Studio's report and debug mode help identify whether it's a timing issue or if we need an explicit wait. A key feature I notice in Katalon Studio is its cross-platform automation, supporting web, mobile, API, and desktop testing in one tool. The record and playback feature is my favorite because I'm not from a coding background. It allows for quick test creation without coding, making it accessible even for beginners. The repository and data-driven testing provide centralized storage for test elements, improving reusability. We can run the same test with multiple sets of data, which is also significant. The integration part is excellent, along with reusable test suites and keywords, which allow modular and maintainable test structures across projects. Katalon Studio has positively impacted my organization by significantly speeding up the testing process. The repetitive regression tests that used to take hours or days are now completed in a day or just two to three hours. The built-in reports and debugging features improved communication with developers and made issue resolution faster. With Katalon Studio providing detailed reports, false arguments have gradually reduced. Overall, test coverage, accuracy, and team productivity have enhanced, allowing for a more confident delivery of builds and shorter turnaround times. I think the company has a positive impact overall.

Read full review

Rodrigo Candido Costa

Software Quality and Automation Specialist at PRIME CONTROL

The solution saves us money because the cost of each license is 10 times lower than what we would spend to maintain infrastructure here

Sometimes, when the automated tests sync up or we have to debug remotely, we cannot interact directly with the device. We can interact with the code in the debugging tool, but we cannot directly click on the element on the screen or send other kinds of inputs to the device. This is possible with other tools. Also, it would be nice if there were some kind of API to get a list of available devices. Currently, we have to look at the web interface to see the available devices, but the pipelines can't do it on their own there. We always need to do this manually, so it would be better if this feature was automated.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"User-friendly and a good solution."

"We can write code in Java and it is easy to link to other JARs that we find on the internet, which is very handy."

"It is easy for a non-technical person to use and adopt."

"Katalon Studio is user-friendly."

"The most important feature is the Jenkins integration; it is pretty straight forward and allows us to run nightly builds."

"Our clients have requested by all types of testing, including mobile, desktop, and API testing and all of those are covered by Katalon. I find that very valuable, very complete."

"We are now performing automated testing in 15 minutes, which were previously taking a long time when doing it manually."

"The product provides ease of automation for the cloud."

More Katalon Studio pros

"The reporting feature is really tough to find in some of the other products that are competitors. Having your CITB type dashboard, where we can see the test results and see recordings of each test that passed or failed, is probably one of the distinguishing aspects of Perfecto."

"We are able to offer a quality product that has been tested fully, which improves our customer satisfaction. That is a good thing. It has also reduced our IT infrastructure cost. We don't have to spend a lot on setting up infrastructure, which becomes redundant or obsolete very soon. It helps in offsetting that cost."

"The automation piece is the most valuable feature. Every time we had a new version of either OS or an application, we found that being able to automate the testing across different devices is very valuable."

"In terms of cross-platform testing, they offer all of it, every device available in the market. It covers real scenarios that mimic production so that we don't miss out on any devices that our clients might be using to run the applications we develop. It's been great and very helpful."

"Their team is really great to work with. They're very flexible, and they always show care. They prioritize our work, our company, and our working relationship. I appreciate the ad hoc sessions that they schedule to provide help with troubleshooting, provide the information that we're looking for, or do a demo of a new feature that they have. They're always willing and very quick to get that scheduled for us. I appreciate that a lot."

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is that it covers all types of devices on the market allowing you to test different versions of an operating system."

"The most valuable feature is automated testing."

"I also like the reporting functions. We are constantly downloading these reports and sharing them with our final customers. They help us understand what kind of bugs are happening through the applications. The recording feature is handy because it lets us see a video of the process we run through the pipeline and discover the point at which the automation is breaking."

More Perfecto pros

Cons

"Now we are having difficulties in using it and had to limit our automation experts to the features that Katalon allows us to use for free. It was free access and they claimed that it would be free for all time."

"We have had some issues when it comes to stability, which is something that needs to be improved."

"The tool's maintenance is very difficult since they do not follow call by value or call by reference. Due to this, any change happening is not reflected throughout all the test cases. There are some issues with data parameterization as well."

"Its stability needs improvement."

"The reporting is very good, but it could be better."

"Currently, I'm the only one who can use it because I have a Mac. It is giving a hard time to my team members who are on Linux. My team members are using Linux, and Katalon doesn't support Linux very well. It keeps on crashing. It crashes and shuts down almost every time they save their work, so they are not able to use it. It should have good support for Linux. We don't know what the problem is. If the Katalon team can pick up this issue, it will be very helpful."

"Katalon lacks integration with other software, including integrating other languages like .NET and PHP."

"It is difficult to identify elements on websites that use Angular or ReactJS because they don't have an option to view source code."

More Katalon Studio cons

"We've had a couple of issues lately with videos not loading or browsers dying after some execution, although that happens very rarely."

"We don't use Perforce's BlazeMeter with Perfecto. From my perspective, it's not really relevant."

"It is slow compared to physical device testing. The interactive speed could be improved."

"There was a discussion about having the capability to export the test results to a certain tool that we use in our project. If that were added it would be great not having to manually take screenshots, put them in a document, and share them on the different test management tools."

"I would like to see the inclusion of machine learning features. If we can have that, it will be a better tool."

"When using devices on the cloud, it lags quite a bit at times. I know that these are real devices that are being projected on our laptop screens and monitors, but if the speed could be improved, that would be good."

"Going by the dashboard or analytics capabilities that Perfecto or Perforce is looking to offer in its roadmap, it will certainly help if they also cater to executing and enabling decision-making, rather than just focusing on standard testing metrics such as execution, efficiency, and defect rate. These are good metrics, but they don't necessarily enable decision-making for SLTs. Any improvements in the dashboards and reporting tools should focus on metrics or SLAs that can help with decision-making."

"I'm hoping that Perfecto will come up with browser testing as well because it would be easier to access it."

More Perfecto cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is not high it's good."

"The price of Katalon Studio is reasonable. They recently had a price increase that might impact new subscribers. We are using a business license."

"The product’s pricing is very, very low."

"Katalon Studio is an expensive tool."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"The prices are very high."

"The product is affordable. It has an average and competitive pricing compared to other vendors."

"Katalon Studio is a free tool."

More Katalon Studio pricing and cost advice

"Although Perfecto is a good product for us to use, it is a bit expensive. It takes management a bit of work to find the appropriate funding for us to keep Perfecto. I imagine there could be some way to make it more accessible."

"I am not sure about its pricing, but from our perspective, licensing has been easy. Anytime I have new users or requests for users that want to get added, it's a very simple process. I just give the architectural owner of the product the name and email address, and they're able to easily add a new user. We don't have any issues in regards to getting licenses, but I don't have any insights into pricing."

"Perfecto is about 30-40% cheaper than Device Anywhere. That was a big reason why we switched. Perfecto also solves some of the issues that we had with Device Anywhere. We have grown by 100% since we started to use Perfecto, and now we have devices roaming. When we look at the competition, we would still stick with Perfecto."

"This is an expensive solution compared to others, by 30% to 40%."

"Perfecto has definitely saved us on the costs and efforts of having to maintain our own virtual test environment. We lost about 20 devices in the past to maintenance and audit. That was a massive loss for us, as a company, because we were giving devices to someone, but don't know whether we would get it back or not. Having those virtual labs, we don't need to worry about these kinds of things. We are easily saving $5,000 to $10,000 a month on device costing."

"Pricing-wise, it is fine. It is not as expensive as what we used to have in the past from HP, IBM, and others. It is decently priced."

"Pricing is an area where Perfecto can do a little better. When we obtain additional licenses, we enter into negotiations with them."

"It's definitely on the higher end of prices for this type of service."

More Perfecto pricing and cost advice

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Test Automation Tools solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

871,358 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	19

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	23

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Katalon Studio?

The solution is easy to learn.

See all answers

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Katalon Studio?

Katalon Studio is on the expensive side. I rated it eight on a scale where ten is very expensive. I recommend optimizing the pricing, as a moderate value around five would be preferred.

See all answers

What needs improvement with Katalon Studio?

The reporting is very good, but it could be better.

See all answers

Ask a question

Earn 20 points

Comparisons

Tricentis Tosca vs Katalon Studio

Compared 23% of the time

Testim vs Katalon Studio

Compared 11% of the time

OpenText Functional Testing vs Katalon Studio

Compared 8% of the time

Postman Enterprise vs Katalon Studio

Compared 7% of the time

Ranorex Studio vs Katalon Studio

Compared 5% of the time

More Katalon Studio Competitors

BrowserStack vs Perfecto

Compared 30% of the time

Sauce Labs vs Perfecto

Compared 18% of the time

Appium vs Perfecto

Compared 11% of the time

LambdaTest vs Perfecto

Compared 6% of the time

HeadSpin vs Perfecto

Compared 2% of the time

More Perfecto Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Katalon Studio

October 2025

Download Katalon Studio product report

Buyer's Guide

Perfecto

October 2025

Download Perfecto product report

Also Known As

No data available

Perfecto Mobile, Perfecto Web

Overview

Katalon Studio is a regression testing tool that enables you to go low-code, boost productivity, and ease scalability. It is suitable for all platforms and operating systems, regardless of application complexity. The software is built on top of the open-source automation frameworks Selenium and Appium, with a specialized IDE interface for web, API, mobile, and desktop application testing. As a robust automation tool, Katalon Studio lets you run automated tests of UI elements, including pop-ups, iFrames, and wait time. The solution is ideal for both large and small organizations.

Katalon Studio Features

Katalon Studio has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Object spying
Record and playback
Content assist utilities
Advanced debugger
Reusable test artifacts
Fast scripting with keyword-driven testing
BDD convention supported
Flexible test listener
Extensive data-driven testing
Self-healing
Test scheduling and parallel execution
Native CI/CD integrations

Katalon Studio Benefits

There are many benefits to implementing Katalon Studio. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

Versatile abilities: The solution enables you to identify, capture, and store all on-screen objects. Additionally, you can view every single property, method, field, and event in detail. You can create tests twice as fast with low-code options, recycle recorded artifacts, and also work from any steps on active browsers.

Built-in project templates: Katalon Studio’s ready-made test scenarios, keywords, and object repositories allow you to get started quickly.

One place for end-to-end testing: With the solution, you can combine all of your activities for web UI and API testing in one single project.

Flexible test design options: Katalon Studio is equipped with manual and scripting modes for both beginners and advanced users.

Broad data support: The solution supports multiple data sources (XLS, CSV) and databases with effective parameterization to maximize test coverage.

Smart runtime engine: Because of its smart runtime engine, Katalon Studio can streamline test execution and lower maintenance efforts.

Reviews from Real Users

Katalon Studio is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are that it has a valuable record and playback feature, is user friendly, and has fantastic integration capabilities.

Khurram K., Head of SQA, Project Manager at Vroozi, says, "The best thing about the solution is that there is a record and playback functionality. The solution allows for specific object files [and it] has great multi-parallel languages that work in the facilities here.”

Another PeerSpot user expresses the multiple benefits the solution provides for him exclaiming, “I'd describe it as extremely user-friendly. There's a lot of information that is readily available on the internet, and therefore it's easy to learn about the product itself. The scalability of the product is good. The solution was quite stable throughout the time I used it. We found the installation process to be quite simple. There is also very helpful online documentation that can help you if you ever get stuck during the implementation process itself,” comments a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst at an educational organization.

Tinnaphan W., Professional Services Manager at a non-profit, talks about the Katalon Studio’s advantages. He mentions, “The solution has very good integration capabilities overall. The client has an extremely stable testing framework, and therefore they rely on Katalon to get the results. The reporting is very good.”

Katalon Studio

Perfecto is a cloud-based mobile app testing tool that is designed to help test applications on different operating systems and devices. The solution lets users automate processes related to advanced test scenarios and access browser versions and devices according to individual requirements. With Perfecto’s smart test execution capabilities, teams can manage testing across web and mobile platforms using a single script, conduct parallel testing for large test suites, and design advanced user-based test scenarios to accelerate app release cycles. The solution is also helpful for IT departments, providing insights into biometrics, device vitals, audio injection, network throttling, packet loss, and rotation data to meet desired end-user conditions that align with business priorities.

Perfecto Features

Perfecto has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Live Stream analysis
Reporting/analytics
Activity dashboard
Action-word testing
Bug tracking
Debugging
BDD & codeless automation
Model-based testing
Real-time monitoring
Role-based permissions
User management
Test failure analysis
Real user simulation

Perfecto Benefits

There are many benefits to implementing Perfecto. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

Streamlined test creation: When you use Perfecto, test creation is easy for your teams. Testing frameworks, like Appium, allows you to scale automated test scripts without any issues.

Scalable test execution: Perfecto enables you to accelerate your mobile app testing and is elastically-scaled with no single point of failure, so you can get the testing cadence you need. In addition, the solution makes it possible for you to execute tests from within IDEs as well as through CI servers like Jenkins.

Superior application quality for mobile: By using Perfecto, you can maximize continuous testing and shift quality by combining the solution with BlazeMeter. Together, these two solutions can help you measure mobile user experience, produce high-quality test data on demand, and create realistic mock services.

AI-driven test automation dashboards: The solution’s unique dashboards and heatmaps give you high-level visibility with timelines and trends.

Cloud-based lab: Perfecto’s Smart Testing Lab gives you the tools you need to quickly test your mobile app against thousands of permutations.

Reviews from Real Users

Perfecto is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are that it has fantastic testing, reporting, and automation capabilities.

Roland C., QA Lead at BMO Financial, says, “The most valuable would be their Live Stream analysis, where I can see the live analysis of all the executions on a single device or multiple devices as well as track them. The live analysis and reporting would be the single most valuable feature.”

Andy B., Systems Engineer at a financial services firm, writes, “I really love the interaction it has with mobile devices, the testing capabilities, as well as reporting capabilities that we get from the application. Perfecto is excellent when it comes to executing cross-platform testing.”

A Director, QE Automation & Analytics at a financial services firm, says, “The most valuable feature is cloud-based automation and testing.”

Another PeerSpot reviewer, Kristina B., Product Manager at a manufacturing company, states, “The solution allows us to do seamless cross-platform testing, saves time, and comes with excellent customer service.”

Perforce

Sample Customers

Coca-Cola Tesla Black Board TaTa Consultancy Services Sony

Virgin Media, Paychex, Rabobank, R+V, Discover

Buyer's Guide

Katalon Studio vs. Perfecto

September 2025

Free Report: Katalon Studio vs. Perfecto

Find out what your peers are saying about Katalon Studio vs. Perfecto and other solutions. Updated: September 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

871,358 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our Katalon Studio vs. Perfecto report.

See our list of best Test Automation Tools vendors and best Regression Testing Tools vendors.

We monitor all Test Automation Tools reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.