We performed a comparison between IBM Rational Functional Tester and Selenium HQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Tricentis, OpenText, Perforce and others in Functional Testing Tools."It is compatible with all sorts of Dark Net applications. Its coverage is very good."
"The most valuable feature is the UI component tester."
"Test automation is most valuable because it saves a lot of time."
"IBM Rational Functional Tester is very contextual."
"Has a good Workday application that enables us to handle some of the custom controls."
"Selenium WebDriver and Selenium IDE are useful."
"The stability of the solution has been good, it is reliable we have not had any bugs."
"It is a good automation tool."
"It has helped to complete tests in less time, which would not be possible relying on manual testing only."
"The main characteristic that is useful is that the tool is completely free."
"It is programming language agnostic, you can write tests in most currently used languages."
"In general, I would say that the API set is the most valuable feature."
"The latest version has increased load time before testing can be run."
"If the solution is running on Linux, there are some issues around application compatibility."
"They need to do a complete revamp so that even a non-technical person can manage the tool."
"As many of our products are moving from PC to mobile, the most important thing that this solution needs is mobile app support."
"I would like for the next release to support parallel testing."
"Selenium HQ could have better interaction with SAP products."
"Selenium Grid set-up is bit complex."
"An improvement to Selenium HQ would be the inclusion of a facility to work on Shadow DOM."
"I would like to see Selenium HQ support legacy platforms."
"It would be awesome if there was a standalone implementation of Selenium for non-developer users."
"The drawback is the solution is not easy to learn."
"They should leverage the tools for supporting Windows apps."
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IBM Rational Functional Tester is ranked 22nd in Functional Testing Tools with 8 reviews while Selenium HQ is ranked 5th in Functional Testing Tools with 102 reviews. IBM Rational Functional Tester is rated 7.2, while Selenium HQ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM Rational Functional Tester writes "Reliable test automation, and test data creation with efficient support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Selenium HQ writes "Easy to use with great pricing and lots of documentation". IBM Rational Functional Tester is most compared with Katalon Studio, HCL OneTest, Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft Certify and OpenText UFT One, whereas Selenium HQ is most compared with Eggplant Test, Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft Certify, Telerik Test Studio and froglogic Squish.
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