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OpenText Silk Test vs Qt Squish comparison

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Silk Test
Ranking in Test Automation Tools
20th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (22nd), Regression Testing Tools (12th)
Qt Squish
Ranking in Test Automation Tools
12th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Test Automation Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Silk Test is 2.3%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qt Squish is 2.2%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Automation Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qt Squish2.2%
OpenText Silk Test2.3%
Other95.5%
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Featured Reviews

JG
Manager of Central Excellence at Alpura
Easy to set up with good documentation and easy management of testing cycles
The solution allows for a complete test cycle. The management of testing cycles are easy. We have good control over test cases. We can capture functional testing very easily. We're actually able to accelerate testing now and have end-to-end cycles for testing. We didn't used to have these capabilities. It's easy to automate and accelerate testing. The product offers very good cross-browser testing capabilities. We can do continuous testing and regression testing.
Luc Vangrunderbeeck - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Test Engineer at Infrabel
Testing solution supports Java testing with good reliability
There is nothing you can do for almost every application. If you do it for a single version, it is rather easy. However, if you want to run it for different versions of the software, then you need the Qt version of Java. You need to set up some special environment variables to be able to do that.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The statistics that are available are very good."
"The scalability of the solution is quite good. You can easily expand the product if you need to."
"The feature I like most is the ease of reporting, as you get a single frame of reporting across all the various tests and the program is very user-friendly."
"Using this DLL functionality we were able to automate our product."
"The Silk4J feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"It drastically reduced our manual regression efforts that is difficult to achieve in Agile model."
"It is a fine product; it is a powerful tool, and it needs commitment."
"SilkTest is best for desktop applications and good for web applications also with the Open agent."
"Squish saved our time and money by creating reusable operating system independent test scripts."
"The initial setup process is straightforward."
"Our previous, haphazard approach to testing was not effective, and using Squish has led us into an organized mode of testing."
"Now we have completely automated the Squish runs using CI tools and Squish is not at all getting stuck or creating any problem."
"If you are looking for simple, not expensive, with nice support and for Qt-application tool – I think, it’s the best one."
"This product can work with QT applications and cross-cut from them, both on Windows OS and on Mac, as well as on mobile operating systems like iOS and Android too."
"It supports many platforms, which helps in getting automation solutions for most of the complex UI products."
"I find it very user-friendly and easy to start working with. The main benefit for me is that it allows testing applications developed in the Qt language. This capability makes Squish a game-changer, as it's the only tool I've found that enables automation for applications written in Qt. I appreciate three main aspects. Firstly, the documentation is excellent. Secondly, I value the way the tool efficiently locates elements during testing. These are the two aspects I particularly like."
 

Cons

"The pricing is an issue, the program is very expensive. That is something that can improve."
"Need to improve online documentation, community and forums to share issues encountered and solutions."
"They should extend some of the functions that are a bit clunky and improve the integration."
"At that time, we never had good technical support in Bangalore."
"The solution has a lack of compatibility with newer technologies."
"SilkTest has to improve on Firefox and Chrome as their versions change."
"Implementing a better integration with Git. It was extremely painful to implement the link from Silk Central to Git."
"The browser based testing needs to be improved."
"I like it how it is, but it's not cheap."
"You need to set up some special environment variables."
"The most complete way of testing is on several OS's, even platforms. Here, the solution provided by Squish, through several Python script files, could be simplified in such a way, so that even black box testers could manage it easily."
"Support isn't always helpful. I sometimes need to find solutions myself."
"Anyhow, we can't automate the applications which are completely built on C/C++ without using Qt."
"The only criticism I have is the IDE needed a bit of polish in version 5.2 (this may have been fixed in the latest versions)."
"Robotics automation could be added with Squish."
"Sometimes, I had problems, but their support team resolved almost of them in short time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and while I think that the price is quite reasonable I am not allowed to share those details."
"We paid annually. There is a purchase cost, and then there is an ongoing maintenance fee."
"The price could be better. I believe each developer license costs about 6000 or 7000 Euros per year."
"It is expensive."
"The platform is highly-priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
19%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise9
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for froglogic Squish?
I'm aware of the price from three or four years ago, and it depends on the number of users. For the developer license, it is about $5200 a year.
What needs improvement with froglogic Squish?
There is nothing you can do for almost every application. If you do it for a single version, it is rather easy. However, if you want to run it for different versions of the software, then you need ...
What is your primary use case for froglogic Squish?
I am not really using the solution during development, however, for regression and automatic regression tests, I am using it. I use it to do visual Qt, which focuses on the GUI part of the applicat...
 

Also Known As

Segue, SilkTest, Micro Focus Silk Test
froglogic Squish
 

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Sample Customers

Krung Thai Computer Services, Quality Kiosk, Mªller, AVG Technologies
Google, Nokia, Pfizer, Siemens, Synopsys, Airbus, Boeing, Mercedes Benz, Disney, Shell, Reuters, Vodafone, XILINX, GE, Ericsson
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