Parasoft SOAtest and ReadyAPI are both leaders in the API testing software category. Parasoft SOAtest has the upper hand in test automation features and protocol support, while ReadyAPI is preferred for its user-friendly experience and integration with CI/CD tools.
Features: Parasoft SOAtest offers extensive protocol support, data-driven testing, and custom scripting options, making it versatile for test automation and integration capabilities. ReadyAPI is noted for its ease of use, comprehensive test management features, and strong CI/CD tool integration, providing valuable API support for diverse testing needs.
Room for Improvement: Parasoft SOAtest setup complexity and resource usage are common concerns, and its reporting features could be more management-friendly. For ReadyAPI, users indicate performance issues with large datasets, a lack of robust version control, and limited NoSQL integration as key areas for enhancement. Improving UI design and simplifying licensing are also suggested.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Parasoft SOAtest is primarily deployed on-premises or in hybrid environments, with mixed reviews on flexibility. ReadyAPI extends adaptability by offering public cloud options alongside on-premises deployment. Both are praised for responsive customer service, although Parasoft users sometimes face delays. ReadyAPI is recognized for quick problem resolution.
Pricing and ROI: Parasoft SOAtest is high-cost, providing value by reducing manual testing and offering extensive features for a strong ROI. ReadyAPI's competitive pricing and flexible licensing are attractive, especially for large enterprises, delivering dynamic value and allowing tailored licenses to meet user-specific needs.
Tasks that previously took four or five minutes can now be completed in 20 to 30 seconds with the help of the tool.
We found Parasoft SOAtest to be quick in building up test patterns, allowing us to create complex tests efficiently.
SmartBear had an ALM tool that helped manage project documentation, including Jira-related specifications, test plans, and test cases.
I rate ReadyAPI between five to six for scalability due to complexities associated with scripting.
ReadyAPI's performance testing capabilities can impact API scalability assessments.
In particular use cases with numerous steps, it experiences crashes.
Once all configurations and preparations are done, it is very stable.
It did not support enough of the protocols or cryptography formats we needed, which led us to create our own solutions.
One improvement would be to integrate it with modern technologies such as AI, so we can generate test cases by providing the details so that it can generate the structure, and later the person working can modify and enhance it.
In terms of improvements for Parasoft SOAtest, some features could be added or perhaps existing areas could be improved, such as lowering prices.
One issue I found with ReadyAPI is related to event listeners compared to JMeter or SoapUI.
I'm considering the use of AWS and its Lambda functionalities prepared by the vendor.
Parasoft SOAtest is expensive, but it was acquired because the company was dissatisfied with Quick Test Pro.
The pricing of ReadyAPI is reasonable, considering its functionality compared to other tools in the market.
Currently, we don't extensively use the performance testing due to license costs.
Parasoft SOAtest improves the quality of the application, increases security and security compliance, and it is a cost-effective tool.
The advantages include the custom tool and the extension tool where you can write scripts in different languages such as Groovy, Java, and Jython.
Parasoft SOAtest is very good at ensuring tests don't pass or fail until they genuinely pass or fail.
It also aids in faster feedback to developers, allowing them to implement developments in a sprint without the need for extensive testing afterwards, thus improving our time to market metrics.
ReadyAPI is valuable for web service automation and allowing us to generate test cases and automate processes.
ReadyAPI is a versatile tool for creating multiple testing frameworks and validating various parameters seamlessly.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| ReadyAPI | 1.6% |
| Parasoft SOAtest | 1.1% |
| Other | 97.3% |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 9 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 3 |
| Large Enterprise | 23 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 5 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 5 |
| Large Enterprise | 28 |
Parasoft SOAtest delivers fully integrated API and web service testing capabilities that automate end-to-end functional API testing. Streamline automated testing with advanced codeless test creation for applications with multiple interfaces (REST & SOAP APIs, microservices, databases, and more).
SOAtest reduces the risk of security breaches and performance outages by transforming functional testing artifacts into security and load equivalents. Such reuse, along with continuous monitoring of APIs for change, allows faster and more efficient testing.
ReadyAPI is an all-in-one automated testing platform that allows teams to create, manage, and execute automated functional, security, and performance tests in one centralized interface.
ReadyAPI Features
Some of ReadyAPI’s key features include:
ReadyAPI Benefits
Some of the benefits of using ReadyAPI include:
Reviews from Real Users
Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by Dell EMC Unity users.
PeerSpot user Vallalarasu P., Test Architect at a tech services company, states, “ReadyAPI is one of the best tools for API testing because they have made a single platform for functional testing, load testing security, and also service actualization. We also have virtual work that can be an add-in within ReadyAPI. For integration for CACD, they have something called TestEngine, which can also be an add-on for ReadyAPI. We use Python request library and things like that but if you're a bigger organization with hundreds of APIs, then ReadyAPI is a one-stop solution for complete API testing. If you consider TestComplete and other products for an equivalent outcome, you might get something nearly comparable, butReadyAPI is the outstanding product.”
An IT Manager at an insurance company says the solution has “Fast automation, less coding, and is pretty lightweight. When you are working in sprints, you need to have continuous feedback. ReadyAPI definitely helps in automating very fast and rapidly. We have less coding, and we can more easily define our assertions. We don't use it for full-blown performance testing, but normally if you are doing your functional testing, it gives you the request and response time. Anybody who is doing functional testing can see what the request and response times are and raise a flag based upon their business affiliates, that is, whether it is meeting their affiliates. You can identify this during functional testing."
Balamurugan A., Manager at a financial services firm, comments, “We like the user interface. The most valuable features are the integration with Jira and the test management tools.
They have interfaces with our performance tools, so we were able to leverage all of these integrations and plugins. It is very good from an integrative solution standpoint.”
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