Katalon Test Ops vs Visual Studio Test Professional comparison

Katalon Studio and Microsoft are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. Katalon Studio is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.5, while Microsoft is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.6. Katalon Studio holds a 2.6% mindshare in TMT, compared to Microsoft’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Katalon Studio users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Katalon Test Ops and Visual Studio Test Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Test Management Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Katalon Test Ops vs. Visual Studio Test Professional Report (Updated: July 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Katalon Test Ops

Ranking in Test Management Tools

12th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Visual Studio Test Professi...

Ranking in Test Management Tools

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Functional Testing Tools (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of Katalon Test Ops is 2.6%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Studio Test Professional is 2.6%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Glyza Gildore

Query manager at Cloversense

AI features and automation save time and enhance test quality

Katalon Test Ops has AI features that speed up the process by automating tasks that would otherwise be done manually. It can integrate with different applications and is user-friendly. One notable AI feature is the self-healing capability, which automatically corrects failed scripts, solving problems in less than five minutes and improving the quality of code.

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CharlesChang

Department Manager, Certification Project Management at Institute for Information Industry

Valuable performance and libraries but needs compatibility improvements

We use Visual Studio Test Professional to develop our internal applications for our company The performance of Visual Studio Test Professional is valuable. Additionally, there are many libraries that I can use, and it supports cross-platform functionality. Visual Studio Test Professional is…

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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

"I noticed that only the enterprise version has integration with GitHub."

"Katalon Test Ops has AI features that speed up the process by automating tasks that would otherwise be done manually."

"It's more user-friendly as a solution."

"The solution is very stable."

"Visual Studio is an exemplary integrated development environment that stands out due to its exceptional features. It allows for the seamless selection of the appropriate programming language for the specific development tasks at hand. This facilitates a swift and effortless transition between languages, providing a highly efficient development experience."

"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability."

"The tool is flexible and easy to manage. We use it since it is scalable and easy to use. It integrates with solutions."

"The tool has highly detailed debugging features."

"The documentation is easy, and it helps us solve our problems."

"Easy to use and easily scalable."

"What I like most about Visual Studio Test Professional is the way people publish templates and publish integration."

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Cons

"The free version is limited."

"The execution module of Katalon Test Ops may need some improvement, especially when running a high volume of test scripts."

"There are stability troubles. My area does not have a good connection. That's why sometimes I face issues."

"We would like to be able to easily integrate this solution with our continuous integration tools, such as Jenkins."

"It could be available for multiple platforms and other operating systems like Mac with a native port."

"Sometimes, the product is too complex to use."

"It needs more integration with other tools for monitoring. Microsoft also needs to make it more modern to make it work with microservices and the cloud. It is a bit outdated currently."

"Visual Studio Test Professional is expensive."

"The integration with Git needs improving because it is a bit disjointed and unpredictable."

"Visual Studio Test Professional needs to improve its scalability."

"Visual Studio Test Professional could improve by having better integration with external databases."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Our company pays a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional."

"There are two versions of Visual Studio Test Professional: Community and Professional. We are currently using the Community version, but if we start working on a commercial product, we will consider upgrading to the Professional version. We need to identify how we will proceed with our projects, and based on that, we will decide on our licensing."

"I positioned it at a mid-range level. It isn't an inexpensive solution, but considering its capabilities, it represents excellent value for the functionalities it offers."

"We have licensing for Visual Studio Community edition."

"For the cloud services option, you buy a subscription per account or per user. This costs around $52 a month per person."

"Visual Studio Test Professional is a very expensive solution."

"We use the solution’s community version, and the solution’s pricing could be cheaper."

"Users have to pay a licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional."

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Katalon Test Ops?

The execution module of Katalon Test Ops may need some improvement, especially when running a high volume of test scripts.

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What is your primary use case for Katalon Test Ops?

We are using Katalon Test Ops for script creation and execution.

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What advice do you have for others considering Katalon Test Ops?

I would rate Katalon Test Ops an eight out of ten.

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What do you like most about Visual Studio Test Professional?

The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Visual Studio Test Professional?

The tool is free, resulting in no costs associated with its use. The absence of price makes it cost-effective.

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What needs improvement with Visual Studio Test Professional?

The product needs contextual help integrated within its interface. Currently, I need to search online to find out how to use certain functions. This feature would save time by providing direct assi...

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Overview

Katalon TestOps is an enterprise-class platform for QA orchestration, test analytics, and advanced reports. Katalon TestOps provides dashboards and reports on the status of product quality.

Katalon Studio

Visual Studio Professional Edition provides an IDE for all supported development languages. As of Visual Studio 2010, the Standard edition was dropped. MSDN support is available as MSDN Essentials or the full MSDN library depending on licensing. It supports XML and XSLT editing, and can create deployment packages that only use ClickOnce and MSI. It includes tools like Server Explorer and integration with Microsoft SQL Server also. Windows Mobile development support was included in Visual Studio 2005 Standard, however, with Visual Studio 2008, it is only available in Professional and higher editions. Windows Phone 7 development support was added to all editions in Visual Studio 2010. Development for Windows Mobile is no longer supported in Visual Studio 2010; it is superseded by Windows Phone 7.

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Sample Customers

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