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PROS

Katalon Studio provides daily feedback on core website features and aids in rapid automation, reducing manual testing time by up to 80%.
Video capture on failure enhances troubleshooting with detailed visual data.
The tool facilitates seamless integration with Jenkins for efficient continuous integration.
Scalability and versatile testing capabilities, including web, mobile, API, and desktop applications, are highlighted as significant advantages.
High integration compatibility with tools like Jira, Brokerstack, and Jenkins allows wider adoption and enhanced testing efficiency.

CONS

Object Spy is unreliable, requiring multiple attempts to capture objects successfully.
Support options need improvement, making it difficult to find solutions without opting for alternative methods.
Katalon Studio does not efficiently support Linux and often crashes, hindering usability for Linux users.
The lack of support for hybrid application testing is a significant limitation.
Pricing is high, discouraging continued use for some users.
 

Katalon Studio Pros review quotes

it_user650763 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software QA Engineer at a tech vendor with self employed
Apr 27, 2017
The learning curve is not steep, and it is quite easy to get used to it, and I'm sure it won't take you much time, but the results will be worth it many times over.
it_user752019 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Engineer at a tech company with 11-50 employees
Oct 10, 2017
Before using Katalon Studio, we spent weeks to verify all test cases manually for every major build, now we need only several days to fully perform regression testing, reducing the time to market greatly.
it_user824700 - PeerSpot reviewer
Référent Qualité logicielle with 10,001+ employees
Feb 22, 2018
It provides us daily feedback on the status (failing/working) of the core features of our websites.
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it_user739689 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software QA Tester / Team Lead at Brightest NV
May 7, 2018
The best feature is the split up between test cases and the test object. This allows us to easily change an error.
it_user872649 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Lead at Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.
May 15, 2018
We are now performing automated testing in 15 minutes, which were previously taking a long time when doing it manually.
FL
Manager of Organizational Development at Banco Pichincha
Feb 4, 2019
Katalon Studio is easy to install and to learn for other technical people who work in quality assurance and don't work in developing software for a long time.
reviewer782295 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Test Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 29, 2019
We can write code in Java and it is easy to link to other JARs that we find on the internet, which is very handy.
OB
Studiant at Edifixio
Aug 28, 2019
The functionality of the data is very good. You can upload and disperse data using the solution.
VB
Business Analyst at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Oct 7, 2019
This solution is very user-friendly to learn and implement, and less technical knowledge is required to handle automation.
reviewer977307 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lecturer and Researcher at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 22, 2020
This is a product that is well ahead of its immediate competition in features and functionality.
 

Katalon Studio Cons review quotes

it_user650763 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software QA Engineer at a tech vendor with self employed
Apr 27, 2017
Restricted choice for scripting language (just Groovy).
it_user752019 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Engineer at a tech company with 11-50 employees
Oct 10, 2017
While the web testing is great, we expect more from the API testing.
it_user824700 - PeerSpot reviewer
Référent Qualité logicielle with 10,001+ employees
Feb 22, 2018
Object Spy is brittle. When I try to capture objects, I have to proceed multiple times before it works.
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it_user739689 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software QA Tester / Team Lead at Brightest NV
May 7, 2018
Support options need improvement. It is sometimes hard to find a solution to any given problem, thus you are forced to use another solution.
it_user872649 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Lead at Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.
May 15, 2018
It should start working on Silverlight automation.
FL
Manager of Organizational Development at Banco Pichincha
Feb 4, 2019
I would like if this tool can work without any problems for React Native.
reviewer782295 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Test Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 29, 2019
The Object Spy is rather frustrating to work with, so I tend not to use it.
OB
Studiant at Edifixio
Aug 28, 2019
Katalon doesn't support testing of hybrid applications. It's a limitation.
VB
Business Analyst at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Oct 7, 2019
My recently-updated Katalon studio version hangs a lot and is not a stable version.
reviewer977307 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lecturer and Researcher at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 22, 2020
They need to work on documentation to make it more centralized and easier to find what you are looking for.