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Galen Framework vs Katalon Studio comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Galen Framework
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (25th)
Katalon Studio
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Regression Testing Tools (3rd), API Testing Tools (5th), Test Automation Tools (3rd)
 

Featured Reviews

HH
Oct 5, 2023
Scalable with strong reporting capabilities
I use Galen Framework as part of our automation testing efforts. Our main purpose for utilizing Galen is to create a framework for COE activities, specifically focused on visual testing What I like most about Galen Framework are its advantages, particularly its spec language and the spec file…
Anuradha.Kapoor Kapoor - PeerSpot reviewer
May 15, 2024
Functional automation features and the recording functionality saves time but the performance and script execution is slow
I would like to see improvements in how Katalon Studio works with iOS applications, especially with React Native applications. The speed is very slow. It takes time. Katalon Studio also takes my laptop memory, and execution becomes slow for the script. There are parallel execution options. I'm sure their online cloud version must be very fast, but as a service-based company, we are under NDA with our clients and can't run their code on our servers. I would like to see iOS improve and see a more capable recording feature. Katalon Studio has released an AI version, and I have a demo scheduled to see the new features.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I like most about Galen Framework are its advantages, particularly its spec language and the spec file feature."
"The solution is easy to learn."
"The automation is very fast and you don't need to be overly proficient in coding."
"Whenever I speak to the support team of Katalon Studio, I learn that some new features will be included in the product. It is a scalable product."
"It has been good so far for API testing on Mac. It is not that hard to learn and use. There is so much support out there, so if anyone wants to start using it, there is enough help."
"It is good for API testing. It is also good for continuous integration testing. You can connect it to Jenkins."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward and easy enough to complete."
"The scalability of the product is good."
"We are now performing automated testing in 15 minutes, which were previously taking a long time when doing it manually."
 

Cons

"There don't seem to be functions available for automatically generating Galen values based on the specifications in the spec file, and this could be a potential improvement for Galen Framework."
"The price of Katalon Studio is an area of concern where improvement is required."
"One aspect that can be improved is testing for desktop applications. I would like to see them support more technologies in this area."
"My recently-updated Katalon studio version hangs a lot and is not a stable version."
"I can say that in my company, we struggle a lot with iOS automation."
"Currently, I'm the only one who can use it because I have a Mac. It is giving a hard time to my team members who are on Linux. My team members are using Linux, and Katalon doesn't support Linux very well. It keeps on crashing. It crashes and shuts down almost every time they save their work, so they are not able to use it. It should have good support for Linux. We don't know what the problem is. If the Katalon team can pick up this issue, it will be very helpful."
"They need to work on documentation to make it more centralized and easier to find what you are looking for."
"It would be helpful if they can integrate a feature for performance testing."
"The integration process with Jira should be enhanced and facilitated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This product is freeware, so there is no charge for using it."
"The cost of Katalon Studio is expensive but it is less than some of the other solutions, such as Micro Focus UFT or SmartBear TestComplete. The cost is the main reason we are using Katalon Studio."
"The prices are very high."
"There is a free version of the tool to use and support is available through the community forums, but there is a licensed version as well."
"The product’s pricing is very, very low."
"The tool is free to use."
"In terms of pricing, Katalon, Selenium, and Cypress all represent a similar level of investment. The software for these tools are either true open source or almost open source (because they charge a small fee), so pricing is a neutral point for me."
"We are using the free version. We plan on getting a paid version because there is a limitation in terms of the number of users. We want to maximize it."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
32%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Galen Framework?
What I like most about Galen Framework are its advantages, particularly its spec language and the spec file feature.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Galen Framework?
Galen Framework does not have any additional costs after the product is purchased.
What needs improvement with Galen Framework?
I haven't found any specific areas for modernization or improvement in Galen Framework yet. However, one observation I have made is about the auto-generation of Galen files. While this feature exis...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Katalon Studio?
We have a combination of both paid and free licenses. We have five licenses, and we are in the process of buying six more, so six or seven people. The prices are very high. We use it only when our ...
What needs improvement with Katalon Studio?
There could be many improvements, however, I have not noted them down at this moment.
 

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