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Eggplant Test vs Selenium HQ comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 12, 2025

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

Eggplant Test
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (9th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (12th), Test Automation Tools (12th)
Selenium HQ
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (5th), Regression Testing Tools (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

Tayyaba  Noreen - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Anil Kumar Shrestha - PeerSpot reviewer
An open-source solution that integrates with every programming language and library
What I like best about it is that it can automate everything on the front end with the help of other frameworks. The community worldwide provides support for any issues. Plus, it’s open-source, which is a big advantage. The solution integrates with every programming language and library and is very easy to use. It has a simple syntax, and the documentation on the website makes it straightforward to learn and implement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"GUI testing is the strength of the tool. The tool works as expected, and the support response from eggPlant, as a company, has been quick and substantial."
"We did see a massive return on investment from using Eggplant."
"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."
"We are able to now automate tests, which so far have been manual."
"Good text reading ability."
"The most valuable features would be the image recognition and the OCR."
"Its scalability is good. It is useful for desktop applications, and it also uses OCR and does image recognition."
"The solution is a stable one."
"The most valuable features are ExpectedConditions, actions, assertions, verifications, flexible rates, and third-party integrations."
"The product is quite stable."
"The testing solution produces the best web applications."
"Language support - since it supports Java and other programming languages it is easy to integrate with other systems."
"The primary benefit is its cost and the ability to use the cloud."
"Has a good Workday application that enables us to handle some of the custom controls."
"Selenium HQ's most valuable feature is its online community support, which is comprehensive and easy to access."
"The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment took about seven months."
 

Cons

"Its performance and stability could be better."
"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."
"There was no free trial in it."
"The language is too specific; it is just for Eggplant."
"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."
"A step forward would be to have event support, because it is more or less linear at the moment."
"Since there are very few customers in the Indian region, there is no training available, and it's challenging to find skilled talent."
"They need to update the Linux. I think it's kind of an outdated Java Swing application."
"Whenever an object is changed or something is changed in the UI, then we have to refactor the code."
"It would be better if we could use it without having the technical skills to run the scripting test."
"Coding skills are required to use Selenium, so it could be made more user-friendly for non-programmers."
"Technical support isn't very good. Sometimes their recommendations were not very clear."
"In the future, Selenium should be able to automate desktop-based applications, as it is not currently able to handle non-web-based, Windows-based applications."
"There are some synchronization issues"
"The drawback is the solution is not easy to learn."
"It would be better to have a simplified way to locate and identify web elements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Eggplant Test is a very expensive solution."
"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."
"It probably has a yearly license."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"This product is open source and free. That was a huge deciding factor for us getting into it."
"Currently, Selenium HQ is free for customers."
"This is an open-source product so there is no cost other than manpower."
"It is an open-source product, it is free for anyone to use."
"Selenium HQ costs around $1000 per month, which is a bit high based on what they're offering."
"I have been using the open-source version."
"Selenium HQ is a free solution."
"It is an open-source tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Healthcare Company
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Eggplant Manager?
Eggplant Test is a bit expensive compared to its competitors.
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 easy to install and mostly free, so there's no need for a license. This lack of costs makes it an attractive option.
What needs improvement with Selenium HQ?
Documentation is good, but it lacks real-time examples. Providing real-time examples would be really helpful. Some parts are not automatable, especially CAPTCHAs and complex applications where obje...
 

Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

FUJIFILM Group, NEC Personal Computers
BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, experitest, Tricentis GmbH, SmartBear Software
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