ReadyAPI Test vs SoapUI comparison

ReadyAPI Test and SoapUI are both solutions in the API Testing Tools category. ReadyAPI Test is ranked #12, while SoapUI is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.3. ReadyAPI Test holds a 4.5% mindshare in APIT, compared to SoapUI’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of ReadyAPI Test users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SoapUI users who would recommend it.

ReadyAPI Test

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93% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

ReadyAPI Test and SoapUI are two prominent tools in the API testing landscape. SoapUI seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive features and ease of use.

Features: ReadyAPI Test is valued for advanced testing capabilities, seamless integrations, and robust support for various API protocols. SoapUI is known for ease of use, scripting flexibility, and an extensive plugin library.

Room for Improvement: ReadyAPI Test can improve in performance and usability, especially with large datasets. SoapUI needs better documentation and quicker customer support responsiveness.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ReadyAPI Test has straightforward deployment but mixed reviews on initial setup complexity; customer service is well-regarded. SoapUI's deployment is simpler and more favored, but its customer service, particularly support documentation, needs improvement.

Pricing and ROI: ReadyAPI Test users feel pricing is justified with good ROI. SoapUI's free version is a major draw, and the paid tiers offer strong value.

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Categories and Ranking

ReadyAPI Test

Ranking in API Testing Tools

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Functional Testing Tools (25th), Regression Testing Tools (13th)

SoapUI

Ranking in API Testing Tools

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the API Testing Tools category, the mindshare of ReadyAPI Test is 4.5%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SoapUI is 1.8%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

API Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SoapUI	1.8%
ReadyAPI Test	4.5%
Other	93.7%

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Featured Reviews

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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Mahendra Andhale

Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies

Used for API testing and provides Groovy plugin

We use the solution mainly for API testing The solution's most valuable features are the designing of API, Property Transfer feature, and Groovy plugin. The solution should include some plug-ins to share the generated reports over email. Sometimes, Groovy can be a tricky language, and we need to…

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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

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

"ReadyAPI has the power to enrich all the technical work. You can achieve any complex task using ReadyAPI. I can also do UI automation with ReadyAPI. In a few test cases, we want to check the API and the equivalent UI. I download a job and write a piece of Groovy or Java code. It's almost the same in ReadyAPI. I can do that in a single test case. ReadyAPI is a powerful tool because you can do anything you want, but only you need to download the right set of jobs and produce the right set of code."

"We used to write our own solutions, from small scripts to task web services, so this saves us thousands of hours."

"The utmost importance lies in the performance of the application."

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

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

"The most valuable features are that it is user-friendly, it's easy to use and easy to teach to others."

"Using SoapUI's automation suites to run all our test cases saved us a lot of time. Running 300 test cases takes about three to four days. When you automate all that, it takes only two to three hours."

Cons

"If the load and bare minimum could be defined, I would give this solution a higher rating."

"SoapUI Pro could improve by having dashboards."

"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."

"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."

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

"I find that I'm fighting with the opportunities to order requests."

"SoapUI Pro is a little heavy due to the number of features. Previously it was not that heavy. Now the tool is too heavy, they should work on fixing this issue because until your system has lots of resources, you won't be able to use it seamlessly. The performance of the application itself could improve."

"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

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

"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."

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

"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."

"It is free of charge."

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

"The cost is not that bad."

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

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"SoapUI is an open-source solution."

"SoapUI is a cheap tool that does not have an expensive license."

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Financial Services Firm

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Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	19

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What do you like most about SoapUI?

We need to test the APIs as we build them. I use the product for API testing. You can do AWS security in SoapUI. With SoapUI, we can even perform mutual SSL authentication by incorporating certific...

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What needs improvement with SoapUI?

The solution should include some plug-ins to share the generated reports over email. Sometimes, Groovy can be a tricky language, and we need to focus more on that.

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What is your primary use case for SoapUI?

We use the solution mainly for API testing.

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Overview

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.

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SoapUI is a leading tool for testing SOAP and REST web services, known for its robust functionality and user-friendly interface. It supports functional, automated, and load testing, and offers powerful scripting and automation. Organizations appreciate its efficiency, protocol flexibility, and integration capabilities.

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