OpenText Silk Test vs ReadyAPI Test comparison

OpenText and SmartBear are both solutions in the Functional Testing Tools category. OpenText is ranked #20 with an average rating of 8.0, while SmartBear is ranked #21 with an average rating of 7.3. OpenText holds a 1.0% mindshare in FT, compared to SmartBear’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of SmartBear users who would recommend it.

OpenText Silk Test

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93% willing to recommend

ReadyAPI Test

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

OpenText Silk Test and ReadyAPI Test are competing products in software testing automation. Users find OpenText Silk Test more favorable in terms of pricing and support, while ReadyAPI Test is preferred for its extensive features, indicating it might be more suitable for those focusing on functionality.

Features: OpenText Silk Test offers robust GUI testing capabilities, performs cross-browser and mobile testing, and enhances test accuracy with automation scripts. ReadyAPI Test focuses on API testing, simplifies complex testing scenarios, and supports extensive protocols with seamless integration.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Silk Test could improve its integration capabilities and simplify its deployment in complex environments. There's a need for better API testing support and faster system integration. ReadyAPI Test may benefit from enhanced GUI testing features and improved affordability, along with increased speed for large-scale testing environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ReadyAPI Test provides straightforward deployment and integrates easily into diverse environments, with strong customer support known for its responsiveness. OpenText Silk Test also offers smooth deployment, although it can be more complex in certain settings. Its customer service is less responsive compared to ReadyAPI Test.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Silk Test presents a lower initial setup cost, appealing to budget-conscious buyers with a steady ROI from efficient testing processes. ReadyAPI Test, despite higher initial costs, offers a better long-term ROI due to its comprehensive features and ease of integration, resulting in reduced testing times and a strong value proposition.

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OpenText Silk Test vs. ReadyAPI Test

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Silk Test

Ranking in Functional Testing Tools

20th

Ranking in Regression Testing Tools

8th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Automation Tools (17th)

ReadyAPI Test

Ranking in Functional Testing Tools

21st

Ranking in Regression Testing Tools

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

API Testing Tools (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Silk Test is 1.0%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ReadyAPI Test is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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SrinivasPakala

Director Consulting Expert at Cgi Deutschland KG

Stable, with good statistics and detailed reporting available

While we are performance testing the engineering key, we need to come up with load strategies to commence the test. We'll help to monitor the test, and afterward, we'll help to make all the outcomes, and if they are new, we'll do lots and lots of interpretation and analysis across various servers, to look at response times, and impact. For example, whatever the observations we had during the test, we need to implement it. We'll have to help to catch what exactly is the issues were, and we'll help to see how they can be reduced. Everything is very manual. It's up to us to find out exactly what the issues are. The solution needs better monitoring, especially of CPU.

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Luis Sanchez

Senior Quality Assurance Test Engineer at Dormakaba

Helps in data, regression, performance, security, and functional testing

ReadyAPI Test needs to improve its reporting. While reports provide essential information when issues arise, or tests fail, having more graphical representations directly within the reports would be beneficial. It needs to improve stability and scalability as well. The tool's support is slow, and takes months to reach a solution.

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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 statistics that are available are very good."

"The feature I like most is the ease of reporting."

"It's easy to automate and accelerate testing."

"A good automation tool that supports SAP functional testing."

"The ability to develop scripts in Visual Studio, Visual Studio integration, is the most valuable feature."

"The scalability of the solution is quite good. You can easily expand the product if you need to."

"Scripting is the most valuable. We are able to record and then go in and modify the script that it creates. It has a lot of generative scripts."

"The major thing it has helped with is to reduce the workload on testing activities."

"It clearly makes it easy to test APIs based on the SOAP protocol. We are a logistics company, and we have lots of tracking calls coming in. We provide APIs for tracking services, and it makes sense for us to use SoapUI to test them thoroughly."

"The Pro and free version of SoapUI Pro has good technical support."

"It's a very simple solution to use."

"The solution has some good scanning features."

"SoapUI Pro is a good tool when it comes to API design and orchestration. Additionally, it is beneficial for functional and for performance testing."

"The solution scales well."

"The out-of-the-box support for the database is a valuable feature."

"API mockups, functional testing, and load testing are valuable features."

Cons

"The support for automation with iOS applications can be better."

"They should extend some of the functions that are a bit clunky and improve the integration."

"Everything is very manual. It's up to us to find out exactly what the issues are."

"Could be more user-friendly on the installation and configuration side."

"We moved to Ranorex because the solution did not easily scale, and we could not find good and short term third-party help. We needed to have a bigger pool of third-party contractors that we could draw on for specific implementations. Silk didn't have that, and we found what we needed for Ranorex here in the Houston area. It would be good if there is more community support. I don't know if Silk runs a user conference once a year and how they set up partners. We need to be able to talk to somebody more than just on the phone. It really comes right down to that. The generated automated script was highly dependent upon screen position and other keys that were not as robust as we wanted. We found the automated script generated by Ranorex and the other key information about a specific data point to be more robust. It handled the transition better when we moved from computer to computer and from one size of the application to the other size. When we restarted Silk, we typically had to recalibrate screen elements within the script. Ranorex also has some of these same issues, but when we restart, it typically is faster, which is important."

"The pricing could be improved."

"The pricing is an issue, the program is very expensive. That is something that can improve."

"The solution has a lack of compatibility with newer technologies."

"The current interface is unsatisfactory."

"The documentation needs to be improved because the interface is not easy for a first-time user."

"Stability has been an issue for us. It needs to be looked at and made a bit better."

"There aren't any plugins for UI automation. You need to make a custom code and download a job to put into the libraries. If it were panelized, then it would be straightforward. It should be in a panel of the tools, so you can add those tools as your test step in your test cases."

"Occasionally, when you are saving, the solution can hang."

"We tried automation but it's not easy to integrate with the synching and some of the mission tools that we use for automated testing of APIs."

"Could integrate the graphing module for load testing."

"There are no bugs or glitches, but a few features available only in the Pro version could be made available in the open-source version. Some of the features do not necessarily need to be only available to Pro users. The data generator would be really useful for the open-source version users."

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."

"We have team members who are working in shifts, and it is not possible for us to utilize a single license on a single piece of hardware so that multiple team members can use it. We have to take out multiple licenses for each team member."

"I think the number of users is also limited, considering how much we pay."

"It is free of charge."

"The cost is not that bad."

"ReadyAPI Test is expensive, and I rate its pricing a four out of ten."

"ReadyAPI Test is about $680 per user, per year."

"My understanding is that the pricing is okay, however, that's taken care of by our procurement team. It's around $5,000 for three years."

"The Pro version can be expensive for some companies. There are no costs in addition to the licensing fees."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

21%

Insurance Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Silk Test?

The pricing depends on the license used. The pricing is similar to others in the market.

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What needs improvement with Silk Test?

The pricing could be improved.

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What is your primary use case for Silk Test?

The product is used for manual, functional, and performance testing. I'm using the tool for loading data into ERP systems.

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What do you like most about SoapUI Pro?

The product allows us to uncover any potential issues early on.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SoapUI Pro?

ReadyAPI Test is expensive, and I rate its pricing a four out of ten.

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Also Known As

Segue, SilkTest, Micro Focus Silk Test

SoapUI NG Pro

Overview

SilkTest is robust and portable test automation for web, native, and enterprise software applications. Silk Test's portability enables users to test applications more effectively with lower complexity and cost in comparison to other functional testing tools on the market. Silk Test's role based testing enables business stakeholders, QA engineers, and developers to contribute to the whole automation testing process, which drives collaboration and increases the effectiveness of software testing.

OpenText

For REST, SOAP and other popular API and IoT protocols, SoapUI NG Pro provides the industry's most comprehensive and easy-to-learn functional testing capabilities. Based on open core technology proven by millions of community members, SoapUI NG Pro helps you ensure that your APIs perform as intended, meet your business requirements, timeframes, and team skill sets right from day one.

SmartBear

Sample Customers

Krung Thai Computer Services, Quality Kiosk, Mªller, AVG Technologies

Apple, Cisco, FedEx, eBay, Microsoft, MasterCard, Pfizer, Nike, Oracle, Volvo, Lufthansa, Disney, HP, Intel, U.S. Air Force, Schindler

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