Parasoft SOAtest Reviews

We are a large company based in India. The primary use case of this solution is for our REST architecture. Parasoft uses different languages like JSON, XML and SORBS. It's like an API testing tool and can be used for both automation and manual testing. We are customers of Parasoft and I'm a senior software engineer.

I like the write and read files which save execution inputs and outputs and can be stored in a local system. The solution also has a comparison feature that works well. Another good feature is the broad Rational Integration Tester and I like the API testing or microservice testing which is very cool. The solution has key store use for coding and decoding which is useful. You can also automate your request parameters in a broader view, which is great. You can take data from Excel, from tables, or from the database. 

1. Parasoft SOA test tool is very good for webservices automation.

2. It provides support for a variety of protocols including JSON.

3. It also provides multiple language support, such as Jython, Phython, Java, Ruby, and Javascript, whichever the tester is comfortable to plug and play with.

4. It is more user friendly when compared to other webservice automation tools.

5. This tool provides a variety of data sources including bean wizard and writable data source.

1. In our project we have to work with multiple tools like FTP, Database, Web services and Java. Parasoft is a bundle of these tools. With just one click I can access any utilities mentioned above. Currently it's saving lots of my time.

2. Parallel run is one of the significant features of Parasoft which saves more effort in my current project by executing the same regression package in different environments in parallel. 

3. Parasoft Console logs are very detail and precise. It helps us to to understand the issue quickly and easily. A normal QA person can understand the logs. 

We use Parasoft SOAtest for automotive compliance and sanity-checking scores.

Parasoft SOAtest allows you to do custom rule-checking and build waivers. Since the solution has both command line and automation options, it generates good reports.

We primarily use the solution for API testing for banking clients.

It is very easy to understand. 

We can do a lot with it. Since this is a commercial tool, we can have more functionality in place. 

It covers more things like ADI and APIs, et cetera. 

Everything is in one place, right there, so you don't need to go anywhere. With one single tool, you have everything you need. 

You can even test the UI as well.

The initial setup is very easy.

There is nice functionality under the Service Virtualization feature. 

The solution is stable.

Technical support is helpful.

This product easily scales.

Parasoft actually provides very extensive coverage. For example, in SAP applications, we have various EDIs, and integrated development. That also is supported by Parasoft. In the market, we don't have many of the tools there to test those things. It's nice to be able to with this product.

SOAtest is, at its base, a collection of tools that can be combined to generate test scenarios.

Input data can be gathered from any possible source from web GUIs, databases, Excel, and files and is used in SOAP/REST tools and web browser tools. The output of those tests can be saved in files and databases.

Every imaginable source in the entire world of information technology can be accessed and used.

The following features are particularly valuable to us:

• Generating SOAP/REST requests
• Validating responses against WSDL
• Scripting parts of an XML request
• Accessing DBs with JDBC
• Jenkins Continuous Integration
• Regression test automation
• Modular scenario setup

Our tests are run nightly on every environment using Jenkins CI.

We moved from the Waterfall/V-model to Agile a couple of years back. With SOAtest, we are able to test features in every sprint, quickly and efficiently.

We use SOAtest to test the interfaces of maybe a dozen back-end services, simulating multiple, different points of sale. For example, a customer web shop, a sales agent application, sales machines, or mobile apps.

Service interfaces are continually integrated and updated within SOAtest. We test most front-end features first with manual tests, and then integrate them with validations into SOAtest scenarios.

Before using SOAtest, we had a huge delay in acceptance testing due to the amount of manual regression tests that we had to do.

The primary use case for adopting Parasoft SOAtest is to test web services/middleware testing (SOAP/REST/MQ/SAP RFC/EDI/FTP). 

Inbuilt support:

• REST: WADL and JSON.
• SOAP: WSDL.
• SAP RFC
• Message queuing supported: JMS, MQ, and NET WCF.
• Protocols supported: TCP/IP, FTP, EDI, WSDL, WADL, WS-*, UDDI, RMI, EJB, webMethods, TIBCO, SMTP, and custom.
• Languages Supported: Java, JavaScript, Groovy, Jython
• Virtualization
• Third-party tool integration (plug and play)
• Stored procedure testing and DB validation
• UI recording through Selenium WebDriver.
• I've used this solution for more than 6.7 years.

Parasoft SOAtest has improved the quality of our automated web services, which can be easily implemented through service chaining and service virtualization. 

The best feature to integrate with third party tools is the integrated plug and play without any rework, which makes it more valuable than any other tools. 

Parasoft SOAtest has more visibility in regards to testing support data and reporting mechanisms.

Through Parasoft SOATest, we can automate our scenarios in a data driven format, which shows there is no rework on scripts. We only need to update the test data and run for a number of scenarios.

Advantageous Points:

• Easy handling of RESTful APIs/SOAP calls.
• Getting the data on the API performance side, such as response time and segregation of failed API issues based on returning code captured by fault injections.
• Comparison of current responses with baseline response to figure out issues in case of failure with an exact location point.

Our primary use case is for Driver and Firmware SQA. This is a pre-requirement for ASIL-certified SW component.

The tool is part of Automated Code Flow. It helps in SQA and Automotive Certification.

We do a lot of web services testing and REST services testing. That is the focus of this product.

It has also enabled easy automation and concentration.

Working with the Parasoft team was very easy for us. They helped us get some of the solution customized, in terms of the things we needed, such as LDAP coding. We needed a special coding for that and we worked along with Parasoft to get that done successfully.

The primary use for us is the Web Services layer.

It enabled an easy integration of our adjacent platform that was for full automation. We did reach over 97% automation with the use of this tool. It was extremely lightweight.

The only unfortunate part is that as the organization no longer exists. Now there are different groups managing the tool.

Parasoft is not becoming the tool of choice for the next generation of software that we're building.