Eggplant Test vs IBM Rational Test Workbench comparison

Keysight Technologies and IBM are both solutions in the Test Automation Tools category. Keysight Technologies is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.7, while IBM is ranked #36. Keysight Technologies holds a 3.6% mindshare in TAt, compared to IBM’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Keysight Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Eggplant Test

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

IBM Rational Test Workbench and Eggplant Test compete in software quality assurance. Eggplant Test is seen as having the upper hand due to its innovative features and AI-powered testing capabilities.

Features: IBM Rational Test Workbench offers extensive test automation and integrates well with the IBM ecosystem, supporting complex testing scenarios and providing efficient collaboration with other IBM tools. It also offers robust API testing capabilities. Eggplant Test provides AI-powered testing, cross-platform capabilities, and innovative optical character recognition (OCR) technology. It easily generates scripts from user actions and grants flexibility in testing various operating platforms.

Room for Improvement: IBM Rational Test Workbench could enhance user-friendliness and reduce initial setup complexity. Performance enhancements and reducing reliance on IBM infrastructure would be beneficial. Eggplant Test could improve integration with third-party tools, refine its OCR technology, and simplify some user interfaces for better handling large-scale test automations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Rational Test Workbench offers a comprehensive deployment process benefiting IBM ecosystem clients but might require more effort. Its customer service is noted for prompt support. Eggplant Test is straightforward to deploy with cloud-based options for flexibility. Its customer service is praised for accessibility and effectiveness, especially noted for quick responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Rational Test Workbench has higher setup costs due to enterprise-level capabilities, but it justifies investment with substantial ROI in complex environments. Eggplant Test offers a more cost-effective entry point with significant ROI gains, attracting businesses seeking fast deployment with innovative features.

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Categories and Ranking

Eggplant Test

Ranking in Test Automation Tools

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Management Tools (9th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (12th)

IBM Rational Test Workbench

Ranking in Test Automation Tools

36th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Performance Testing Tools (19th), API Testing Tools (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Test Automation Tools category, the mindshare of Eggplant Test is 3.6%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Rational Test Workbench is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Tayyaba Noreen

Student at SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

Empowers effective test automation with comprehensive platform coverage and scalability

There was no free trial in it. So, I studied it through a page that tells how it works. It will be good if a free trial is provided for users. Moreover, I would like to give some feedback on the installation process. There are other tools that are much easier to install and get started with. Eggplant could improve its installation process.

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reviewer1513668

IT Specialist, ITE at a government with 10,001+ employees

Good reporting and interface, but supports limited types of protocols and requires low-level script editing

It should have more interfaces. In terms of interfaces or protocols, what you can do with Rational is far limited as compared to other products out there. What it does, it does great, but it only gives you limited types of protocols. It supports between 8 to 15 types of protocols, whereas other test tools give you 20 to 30 types of protocols with which you can do testing and convert to script. It records Javascript-based scripts, and you got to know a little bit of Java to basically be able to edit them, but the level of editing you got to do is very low. I like that, but the ability to edit the script is not as good as Parasoft or LoadRunner, which have C-Script.

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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

"The most valuable feature is the ability to create code from a flow chart, and then run the code through it."

"Eggplant Test is valuable due to its OCR technology, which is independent of underlying technologies and can identify applications based on labels such as 'username' and 'password'."

"The most valuable features of Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence are bug hunting and OCR technology."

"The solution is based on a Windows model, where adding users is just a few clicks. It is easy to manage users and add them."

"Good text reading ability."

"We are able to now automate tests, which so far have been manual."

"DAI's newest release allows us to test via scripts rather than models, because we have done 95 percent of our development in functional, not through modeling. I am really happy that then we can use the controller to run scripts rather than having to translate things to models. There are lots of options."

"Everything is happening on the layout or display that is used by the user. Eggplant prompts processes, like 'click here,' or 'look for this image.' Eggplant makes it possible for QA people and BAs, working in the actual display, to check if the software is providing the right images, the right text, and the right results. They don't have to go inside the code or to the TCP/IP layer. Everything is happening at the highest level."

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"Reporting is pretty good. Its interface is also good. I'm overall pretty happy with the functionality and use of IBM Rational Test Workbench."

"This solution provides for API testing, functional UI testing, performance testing, and service virtualization."

Cons

"The reporting function is a bit shallow. The solution does not offer very comprehensive reporting in terms of your test results. The reporting time and the logs are very high level as well. These areas need improvement."

"The execution times are a little slower, and the two-system architecture that we currently follow could be better replaced with a one-system architecture."

"In terms of additional features, it would be helpful to have one package for all testing. You have the manager, the AI, then you have functional, and about 10 different packages for installing."

"I would like to see standardized actions already built into Eggplant. For example, "wait eight seconds". That way, I wouldn't need to create it as an action. Right now, I have to program that wait and describe it as an action so that everybody knows it is an action that waits eight seconds... That way, somebody who is not familiar with programming processes like "if-else", or "for", or "while", would be able, from the first moment, and without programming, to put some easy-to-use, standardized, actions in place."

"Since there are very few customers in the Indian region, there is no training available, and it's challenging to find skilled talent."

"Eggplant Test should emphasize on improving its offering in non-Windows environments."

"Its performance and stability could be better."

"The IDE could be even more full-featured. Because I was a developer, I was very spoiled by either Visual Studio Code or Visual Studio for shortcuts. For example, I was able to say "ctor" and hit Tab and it would create a template of a constructor for me... It would be great, when I want to create a new function, if there were shortcut commands like those that helped create all of the functions, or if there were shortcut features to do any of the complex plans."

More Eggplant Test cons

"It should have more interfaces. In terms of interfaces or protocols, what you can do with Rational is far limited as compared to other products out there. What it does, it does great, but it only gives you limited types of protocols. It supports between 8 to 15 types of protocols, whereas other test tools give you 20 to 30 types of protocols with which you can do testing and convert to script. It records Javascript-based scripts, and you got to know a little bit of Java to basically be able to edit them, but the level of editing you got to do is very low. I like that, but the ability to edit the script is not as good as Parasoft or LoadRunner, which have C-Script."

"There are a number of things that they can do to simplify the tools, but the most important thing that they need to do is simplify the installation."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Make a smart decision about the number of developer- and execution-only licenses you purchase to maximize your budget. We found that going heavier on execution-only licenses has been a way to reduce our costs and maximize our ability to benefit from the software."

"It probably has a yearly license."

"This solution is expensive when compared to the market. However, the reason it is more expensive is because of its stability, high performance, and for its support of any technology."

"Eggplant Test is a very expensive solution."

"End-to-end testing isn't possible for us because of the licensing problems. It's very expensive, so we only have two development/execution licenses."

"It is scalable, but it is a matter of money in the pocket. You can scale it, but then you have to have additional licenses. The licensing approach of eggPlant is not the best."

"It doesn't really concern me. Licensing is on a yearly basis."

"The pricing is a little bit on the higher side, although it is really good."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Healthcare Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

33%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Eggplant Manager?

The solution is a stable one.

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Eggplant Test is a bit expensive compared to its competitors.

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Also Known As

Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence, Eggplant DAI, Eggplant Automation Cloud, Eggplant Manager, Eggplant Mobile, Eggplant Customer Experience Insights

Rational Test Workbench, IBM Rational Performance Tester, IBM Functional Tester, IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server

Overview

Across every industry, digital transformation is top of mind. New methods of developing software are driving fast change, and test teams are feeling the pressure. Increasing demand to release faster while maintaining the highest levels of quality is making the testing process more complex and harder to scale.

With AI-powered testing, Eggplant’s test and automation intelligence delivers the coverage you need to optimize the user experience, speed up release cycles, and improve your quality assurance process. Discover a fast, secure, and easy-to-use solution that tests any kind of software on any platform or device.

Keysight Technologies

IBM Rational Test Workbench provides a comprehensive test automation solution for mobile applications, regression testing, integration technologies and performance and scalability testing. It helps you build intelligent and interconnected enterprise applications that can be deployed on traditional and cloud infrastructures. With Rational Test Workbench, you can significantly reduce test cycle times, moving integration testing earlier in the development lifecycle.

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Sample Customers

FUJIFILM Group, NEC Personal Computers

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