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Bitbar vs Selenium HQ comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Bitbar
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
27th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Mobile App Platforms (12th)
Selenium HQ
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Regression Testing Tools (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Bitbar is 1.0%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Selenium HQ is 4.6%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Functional Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

MW
Aug 25, 2017
It's helped me when I've been short of devices and want to test whether the application will work on a specific device or not.
It's good that Testdroid are providing more devices to end users so that one who doesn't have a device can use it on the cloud. It's helped me when I've been short of devices and want to test whether the application will work on a specific device or not Device fragmentation was good enough for…
Naveen Alok - PeerSpot reviewer
May 4, 2022
Continuously being developed and large community makes it easy to find solutions
There are a few things we have to actually design and plan when we are building the automation. There are new tools which handle it by themselves, but that is a give and take when you actually use or choose a tool. Shadow DOM could be improved and the handling of single page applications. Right now, it's a bit complicated and there are a lot of additional scripts required if you want to handle a single page application in a neat way. With these technologies, at times you have a lot of callbacks. Those aren't handled very well with Selenium. At some point of time, suppose you have entered something and the button needs to be enabled. Now, in normal terms, it seems to be a client side action, so if you enter something on the client side, JavaScript is running. It'll say, "Value is this, so I'll enable the button." With this technology, if you enter something, it will go back to the server, get some value, and then it will enable the button. At some point of time, your project's delayed, and there is a callback happening in the background. It will not try to understand that, and it may just timeout.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Ability to use different frameworks."
"Game testing and the API for apps are good."
"It supports most of the mainstream browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, IE and etc."
"It is a good automation tool."
"Selenium has helped to complete tests in less time, which would not be possible relying on manual testing only."
"The tool is easy to use and log in with respect to other tools. It is open-source. We can customize the product. I also like its security."
"What I like about Selenium HQ is that we wrote it ourselves. I think it's perfect. It's a framework that you can use to devise your own products, which is nice."
"Selenium's open-source nature is a key advantage. Its extensive support for diverse web technologies."
"The most valuable features of Selenium HQ are it is open-source, has a good interface, and integrates well."
"It supports multiple processes, which is great."
 

Cons

"Lacking capability options that can be directly integrated."
"Their pricing structure is complicated and can be improved."
"The solution could be improved regarding communication with browsers, as it is slower and a bit tricky compared to other frameworks. However, with the latest changes involving BiDirectional communication, it is becoming a top choice in automation frameworks."
"It is not a licensed tool. The problem with that is that it won't be able to support Windows desktop applications. There is no support for Windows desktop applications. They can do something about it. Its user interface can also be improved, which is not great compared to the other latest tools. Anybody who has been working on functional testing or manual testing cannot directly work on Selenium HQ without learning programming skills, which is a disadvantage."
"There is a challenge with concurrent testing, where parallelization is not fully supported."
"Coding skills are required to use Selenium, so it could be made more user-friendly for non-programmers."
"The stop control needs to be improved with a configuration tool to enable desktop support."
"There is a need for an auto-healing feature that can address script failures due to changes in the front end."
"For people that don't know about technology, maybe it's difficult to use."
"I would like to see a library of bomb files with an automated process and integration with Jenkins and Slack."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is complicated. It's in the middle."
"Selenium HQ is a free solution."
"The solution is open source."
"It's open-source, so there's no need to pay for a license."
"This product is open source and free. That was a huge deciding factor for us getting into it."
"This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge."
"It is free."
"Selenium HQ costs around $1000 per month, which is a bit high based on what they're offering."
"It is an open-source tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
 

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How do I choose between Selenium HQ and Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence?
Selenium HQ’s biggest advantage is that it is customizable. Its other most valuable feature is that the driver interface is really helpful and user-friendly; Selenium HQ makes it easy to navigate t...
What do you like most about Selenium HQ?
Selenium's open-source nature is a key advantage. Its extensive support for diverse web technologies.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Selenium HQ?
Selenium is open-source, so there are no setup costs associated with it.
 

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Rovio, Paf, Supercell, NITRO Games, Seriously, AVG, Google, Bosch, Yahoo, Microsoft, Yandex, Mozilla, eBay, PayPal, TESCO, Cisco WebEx, Facebook, LinkedIn, skype, Subway
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