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ConformIQ Creator vs SmartBear TestComplete comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

ConformIQ Creator
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (22nd), Test Design Automation (3rd), AI-Augmented Software-Testing Tools (12th)
SmartBear TestComplete
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (5th), Regression Testing Tools (5th), Test Automation Tools (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Lifecycle Management solutions, they serve different purposes. ConformIQ Creator is designed for Test Management Tools and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, down 1.5% compared to last year.
SmartBear TestComplete, on the other hand, focuses on Test Automation Tools, holds 6.6% mindshare, down 8.2% since last year.
Test Management Tools
Test Automation Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1518657 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 6, 2021
Feature-rich stable tool with multiple options to control output, good integration with other tools, and knowledgeable support team
The core functionality of the tool is automated test generation of optimized test suite; the tool has extensive list of options for the same. The product's integration with other tools sets it apart. It has integrations with many upstream (for requirements mapping) and downstream (export of test cases to various tools) products. It is like "plug-and-play". For any customized downstream tool, like our proprietary automation framework, support is provided for custom development. It is has features - Business AD - to use in Agile implementations. The latest version seems to have support for BDD/Gherkin as well, which we have not used much.
George Mahlangu - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 18, 2024
Record and playback functionality makes it easier to script and create automated tests
Headless testing would be a big improvement. For example, when we run our regression suite, we need to start a virtual machine and run the tests interactively. There isn't a way to run the tests headlessly without logging into the virtual machine. That's the one feature I think would really take TestComplete to the next level. Another feature that would be a valuable addition is that instead of generating MHT files when you enter an incident in Azure DevOps, they should have a way to generate something like an HTML file. MHT files are an outdated technology that requires Internet Explorer to open. With current technologies and Microsoft's updates to Edge, you can end up with MHT files that you can't open. That's a feature they could improve upon. Each tool has its own way of generating reports. Maybe if you go open source with something like the Allure Report and add an Allure Report extension to Azure DevOps, that would provide clearer and nicer reports. I know TestComplete has its own way of implementing alerts, but the issue is that you don't see the screenshots in Allure report when you use it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Though optimized and automated test generation is the core functionality, the product's integration with other tools sets it apart."
"The tool has the ability to integrate with various requirement management, test management, and version control tools."
"This company offers end-to-end capabilities for test suite creation and execution. One feature that I particularly appreciate is the tagging system. Tags are highly valuable, as they allow you to assign tags to your test cases. When there's an impact in a specific area, you can search for and run all test cases associated with that tag. I find this functionality very useful."
"TestComplete fits almost perfectly with a large amount of stacks, such as Delphi, C#, Java and web applications."
"The reporting is ready to use and doesn't require any setup."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with Azure DevOps."
"Customer service and technical support responsiveness are high. Everyone is very professional."
"The solution is great as a record and playback tool. It also has valuable regression testing."
"The solution's most valuable features are the drag-and-drop feature, keyword-driven approach, and reusability of the scripts."
"You can record your actions and play them back later."
 

Cons

"Even though the 4.1 version is a far-improved version from its earlier avatars, the performance of test generation is still an issue on real-time models we have."
"I would like to see the output data optionally used as input for the model, as further action in the flow."
"It would be helpful to have a feature in the tool's UI to map object locators within the system."
"The artificial intelligence needs to be improved."
"TestComplete gives support to do requests to a SOAP web service but has no support to do HTTP requests on Restful services."
"The way objects are added and used when utilizing descriptive programming could be improved. It is a little unwieldy, compared to UFT."
"The initial setup of SmartBear TestComplete was complex."
"One notable drawback is the absence of native integration with Git."
"SmartBear products generally have a weak link when it comes to integration with other test management tools like Inflectra."
"Stability issues occurred only when connecting to the SourceSafe. Sometimes, after getting the latest version, the tool hangs and it should be reopened in order to recover."
"The code editor, though following eclipse-style, is still a work in progress and gives a very poorly formatted code once viewed via other editing tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The license price for a physical machine is cheap, and for virtual machine, it is very expensive."
"The price of SmartBear TestComplete could be less. The main challenge is when it comes to node-locked. They should use a subscription model, such as a monthly-based subscription or, a quarterly-based subscription. Their floating license is very expensive, and this high price should be reduced or provide, at a minimum, a subscription model."
"The licensing costs are in the range of $1,000 to $3,000."
"The product is becoming more and more expensive."
"The pricing is pretty reasonable."
"My advice so far, is that while it’s not quite as powerful and easy to use as UFT, its price tag more than makes up for it."
"The pricing is a little above average — it could be lower."
"The solution's licensing cost has increased because it has moved to some new SLM-based licenses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
42%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Retailer
5%
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience with the Conformiq software testing suite?
Conformiq is a Model-Based Testing (MBT) platform which they say helps organizations automate their Functional Testing. MBT is a software testing approach that uses models to represent the system u...
What do you like most about SmartBear TestComplete?
TestComplete has strong reporting capabilities. The reports they generate are really good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SmartBear TestComplete?
The solution's pricing is too high. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing nine and a half out of ten.
What needs improvement with SmartBear TestComplete?
The learning curve of the solution's user interface is a little high for new users.
 

Also Known As

Conformiq Creator, Conformiq Transformer
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Sample Customers

Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Daimler, Ericsson
Cisco, J.P. Morgan, Boeing, McAfee, EMC, Intuit, and Thomson Reuters.
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