We performed a comparison between SmartBear TestComplete and SpecFlow based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Tricentis, OpenText, Katalon Studio and others in Test Automation Tools."It is a strong automation tool for desktop, browser, and API testing."
"The most valuable features are the desktop and mobile modules."
"The product has many features."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is regression testing tools."
"Recording and playback of tests were easier with SmartBear TestComplete...It is a scalable solution."
"Test items, project variables helps in managing automation suite and scheduling execution."
"Complete works perfectly with CUTE. That includes all dialogues, right-click menus, or system dialogues, etc., which are handled well."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with Azure DevOps."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is unit testing...It is also an easy-to-use and user-friendly product that can easily adapt to any framework."
"The initial setup is easy."
"SpecFlow's best feature is the ability to add additional layers to the programming."
"One of the most valuable features of SpecFlow for us is its risk identification capabilities."
"There could be API interfaces with this tool."
"Headless testing would be a big improvement."
"In the cross-browser domain, it has a few snags with Microsoft Edge and Chrome; although, these problems are not critical."
"The solution needs to extend the possibilities so that we can test on other operating systems, platforms and publications for Android as well as iOS."
"What is currently missing from this solution is better support for mobile testing."
"The pricing is the constraint."
"The integration tools could be better."
"If that engine could better identify more XPaths automatically and make the process more flexible, that would be better."
"Regarding improvement, it would be good if SpecFlow could provide chain testing, which it currently doesn't allow."
"SpecFlow's installation and configuration can be a bit challenging due to its flexibility as an open-source tool."
"I'd prefer in TFS if we could be writing test cases, not in the old classical version. We should be writing in Gherkin and then automatically have it convert that Gherkin test case into SpecFlow feature files."
"SpecFlow would be improved with the addition of functionality reporting, which would be really helpful for automation testing."
SmartBear TestComplete is ranked 7th in Test Automation Tools with 71 reviews while SpecFlow is ranked 9th in Test Management Tools with 4 reviews. SmartBear TestComplete is rated 7.6, while SpecFlow is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of SmartBear TestComplete writes "A stable product that needs to improve its integration capabilities with other test management tools". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SpecFlow writes "Ensures efficient testing and validation of both business and technical requirements". SmartBear TestComplete is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Katalon Studio, Ranorex Studio, OpenText UFT One and froglogic Squish, whereas SpecFlow is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Tricentis qTest and TestRail.
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