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CucumberStudio vs SmartBear TestComplete comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

CucumberStudio
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
12
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
76
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (7th), 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 0.8%, up 0.1% compared to last year.
SmartBear TestComplete, on the other hand, focuses on Test Automation Tools, holds 6.0% mindshare, up 5.9% since last year.
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CucumberStudio0.8%
Microsoft Power Apps8.0%
ServiceNow5.0%
Other86.2%
Rapid Application Development Software
Test Automation Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SmartBear TestComplete6.0%
Tricentis Tosca11.4%
OpenText Functional Testing6.8%
Other75.8%
Test Automation Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Walter Wirch - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Prakhar Goel - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Test Lead at Emerson
Used for integration automation, user-based automation, and web automation
The solution's most valuable features are the drag-and-drop feature, keyword-driven approach, and reusability of the scripts. The solution has introduced a new feature that helps us identify objects we cannot normally identify. It gives you a fair idea of objects, resolving the object recognition issue. The solution can be used to perform different tests on different machines.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the re-usability of action words."
"The URL is very useful, and it has a very good UI for deploying information of the scenarios created."
"The best thing is that a person without knowledge about the program can easily understand what happened in our testing process."
"CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing."
"CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing."
"The data table that helps in converting a single script to multiple test cases is very helpful."
"The solution is stable."
"CucumberStudio has a very user-friendly interface."
"The solution helps improve the stability of our product; it also decreases the work of our manual quality assurance engineers."
"Object spy and object recognition are working very well, giving us a lot of possibilities."
"It is value for money, and different licensing options are available."
"This tool is very easy to use and very powerful."
"My advice to others is: If you're looking for speed, configuration consistency, and accuracy of tests with fantastic results, go get TestComplete."
"It's very helpful that, when you have a recording in one application, in one navigator, you can replay every step in different applications."
"I changed because I did not have any solutions as close to the real thing as this."
"The integration with various tools is important."
 

Cons

"Support with In-App chat is great. However, it would be awesome to have real time support also for PT timezone."
"A key area for improvement is to revamp outdated components such as HipTest publisher."
"The reporting and metrics can be improved. E.g.: If we wanted to have metrics across all projects."
"CucumberStudio's API integration could be improved both in terms of reliability and design."
"Yes, it is not stable when you create a data table that includes more than 30 elements, so it can lose your data."
"More tutorials and examples."
"Copy-pasting something directly from JIRA requires too much modification and formatting."
"I would like to see better customer support."
"The way objects are added and used when utilizing descriptive programming could be improved. It is a little unwieldy, compared to UFT."
"Product is not stable enough and it crashes often."
"Product ungracefully crashes or hangs sometimes."
"The licensing costs are a little bit high and should be reduced."
"It is very hard to read the test log generated by TestComplete Executor if the log file is very big."
"A test case design (schema) module would be nice."
"Right now, in terms of recording and scripting the solution is not user-friendly."
"It is expensive, and it is difficult to acquire living in Brazil. They should facilitate this."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"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 price is less, compared to other products, such as QTP."
"The pricing is a little above average — it could be lower."
"Our ROI is about $10,000 a year."
"The product is becoming more and more expensive."
"We have a TestComplete 12 license."
"The licensing costs are in the range of $1,000 to $3,000."
"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
Comms Service Provider
23%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise32
 

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

Also Known As

Hiptest
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Sample Customers

Cisco, Cardinal Health, Intuit, Smartbox, Accenture, Deliveroo
Cisco, J.P. Morgan, Boeing, McAfee, EMC, Intuit, and Thomson Reuters.
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