CucumberStudio vs SmartBear TestComplete comparison

The compared CucumberStudio and SmartBear TestComplete solutions aren't in the same category. CucumberStudio is ranked #24 in RADS , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 0.7% mindshare in the category. SmartBear TestComplete is ranked #6 in TAt , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 6.1% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of CucumberStudio users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of SmartBear TestComplete users who would recommend it.

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91% willing to recommend

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87% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

CucumberStudio

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Rapid Application Development Software (24th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (13th)

SmartBear TestComplete

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Functional Testing Tools (8th), Regression Testing Tools (5th), Test Automation Tools (6th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. CucumberStudio is designed for Rapid Application Development Software and holds a mindshare of 0.7%, up 0.1% compared to last year.
SmartBear TestComplete, on the other hand, focuses on Test Automation Tools, holds 6.1% mindshare, up 5.9% since last year.

Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
CucumberStudio	0.7%
Microsoft Power Apps	8.3%
ServiceNow	5.4%
Other	85.6%

Rapid Application Development Software

Test Automation Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SmartBear TestComplete	6.1%
Tricentis Tosca	12.0%
OpenText Functional Testing	6.3%
Other	75.6%

Test Automation Tools

Featured Reviews

Walter Wirch

Technical Expert at Bertelsmann SE & Co.

Facilitates integration of test scenarios while needing modernization of components

CucumberStudio is primarily used for designing test scenarios and automating testing. We have implemented it in conjunction with our own routines for integration into our infrastructure CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing. It supports our product owners in designing…

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George Mahlangu

Automation Tester at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"CucumberStudio has a very user-friendly interface."

"The most valuable feature is the re-usability of action words."

"The power of Hiptest is its test cases and campaign management."

"The data table that helps in converting a single script to multiple test cases is very helpful."

"CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing."

"The best thing is that a person without knowledge about the program can easily understand what happened in our testing process."

"The most valuable feature of CucumberStudio is its use of action words, which allows me to avoid writing test cases from scratch for the most common scenarios."

"The URL is very useful, and it has a very good UI for deploying information of the scenarios created."

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"If a user is testing behavioral actions, then SmartBear is a very good product to go to."

"TestComplete is much more flexible, light, and easy to use."

"The automation has improved over time, allowing it to integrate with other external tools for defect tracking."

"We were able to run tests on daily promotions of software so all software was tested every night, making any bugs instantly visible the next morning."

"It is a strong automation tool for desktop, browser, and API testing."

"I used different solution afterwards and I can say there is no other product with such great flexibility."

"The ability to run a whole suite of tests automatically (which we did overnight)."

"It allows us to test both desktop and web applications."

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Cons

"Yes, it is not stable when you create a data table that includes more than 30 elements, so it can lose your data."

"I would like to see better customer support."

"It needs some improvement when exporting scenarios into automation code, to make it easier to manage the repeatable action words and tests."

"CucumberStudio's API integration could be improved both in terms of reliability and design."

"The reporting and metrics can be improved. E.g.: If we wanted to have metrics across all projects."

"The reporting needs to be improved."

"Copy-pasting something directly from JIRA requires too much modification and formatting."

"Another kind of deployment might be useful, perhaps an option to install the tool in a local deployment."

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"The tool sometimes seems a little unstable and crashes sometimes on Windows 10."

"If that engine could better identify more XPaths automatically and make the process more flexible, that would be better."

"LoadComplete could be a little more user-friendly, but is still better than LoginVSI."

"The initial deployment of TestComplete was difficult, but with the assistance of SmartBear technical support, I was able to get it up and running."

"A major part of the product that needs improvement is the licenser."

"It seems to crash once every two to three months."

"The solution needs to extend the possibilities so that we can test on other operating systems, platforms and publications for Android as well as iOS."

"The solution needs Mac OS support. Right now, the solution has only been developed to accommodate Windows OS."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution's pricing is too high."

"This is a pay-per-use service that is not expensive, and cost-efficient if you have a small team."

"The product is becoming more and more expensive."

"We have a TestComplete 12 license."

"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."

"Overall, for us, the cost of the TestComplete platform and the three extra modules is around $8,000."

"It is approximately $6,000 a year."

"It costs a few hundred per year, but I am not sure. It is not at all expensive as compared to other tools."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

23%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Construction Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	19
Large Enterprise	32

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Hiptest?

CucumberStudio's API integration could be improved both in terms of reliability and design. The API requires data to be sent in a specific format, which takes time to build. Additionally, the repor...

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What is your primary use case for Hiptest?

I use CucumberStudio as a test case repository. All of our test cases are stored there. It is also part of our test planning process. For every sprint, we plan the test cases in CucumberStudio and ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Hiptest?

For teams following a BDD style software development approach, CucumberStudio is a great collaborative tool that covers all the basic requirements of a test management tool. I would rate CucumberSt...

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What do you like most about SmartBear TestComplete?

TestComplete has strong reporting capabilities. The reports they generate are really good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SmartBear TestComplete?

I am not involved in pricing or licensing; our management team handles these aspects.

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What needs improvement with SmartBear TestComplete?

While using SmartBear TestComplete, we are fine with the current capabilities, however, it would be beneficial to improve some performance aspects, especially the image comparison feature. Occasion...

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

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Overview

Formerly HipTest: CucumberStudio is the leading collaboration platform for BDD - an easy-to-use tool to define ideas, test code, and learn in production from real-time insight.

SmartBear

What is SmartBear TestComplete?

TestComplete is a reliable, sturdy automated testing platform created by SmartBear Software. SmartBear Software is a worldwide technological leader known for developing quality enterprise-class development and testing solutions.

TestComplete simplifies the process of creating tests for numerous applications, including, but not limited to; Desktop, Android, IOS, Web browsers, and Windows. Application tests can be manual, scripted, and even recorded by using keyword-driven or data-driven functionality. There are even additional options for error reporting and automated playback. The object repository is extremely accurate and is fully customizable. TestComplete can easily be used by experienced developers and even by manual novice testers to develop quality automated UI tests quickly.

TestComplete offers three different testing scenarios:

Desktop: Users can easily and quickly automate UI tests using today’s most popular desktop applications, such as; Windows, Java, Python,.Net, VBScript, and more.
Web: Users can effortlessly create renewable tests for all of today’s popular web applications, including JavaScript frameworks on 2000+ trusted browser and platform integrations.
Mobile: Users can safely build and automate serviceable UI tests on actual or virtual android or IOS devices, locally or in the cloud. Users can create code or codeless tests. TestComplete seamlessly integrates with many of today’s popular frameworks.

Key Features

Easily create automated UI tests: TestComplete offers scriptless Record and Replay or simple keyword-driven tests to quickly develop any type of UI test users may require. Tests can be recorded once, then replayed when needed across various applications on mobile, web, or desktop environments. TestComplete integrates with many different languages, such as Java, Python, C+, and more.
Keyword driven tests: Users can easily divide testing steps, actions, objects, and data with an integrated keyword-driven test structure. This makes it easy for every user to participate in the test automation process; there is no programming experience needed. Everything is made simple with easy-to-use point-and-click options.
Data driven tests: Easily distinguish data from test commands to keep administrative efforts simple. Users can improve overall coverage by running various automated mobile, desktop, or web UI tests.
Record and Replay: Users can reuse created automated tests across every environment as often as desired. This helps to expand overall test coverage and represents a huge cost and time savings.

Reviews from Real Users

Sandhiya T S., Sr Solutions Engineer at Lexington Soft, relates, “The record and replay aspects of the solution are quite useful for people. With them, you don't have to write any scripts. Basically, you can record your actions and play them back later. The initial setup is also very easy.”

Sai S R., Staff Test Architect at a tech services company, says, "The most valuable features of the SmartBear TestComplete are self-healing, they reduce the maintenance required. The different languages SmartBear TestComplete supports are good because some of our libraries are written in Python, JavaScript, and C#. It's very easy to put them all under one project and use them."

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Cisco, Cardinal Health, Intuit, Smartbox, Accenture, Deliveroo

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