IBM Rational Test Workbench vs OpenText UFT One comparison

IBM and OpenText are both solutions in the API Testing Tools category. IBM is ranked #12, while OpenText is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.2. IBM holds a 0.5% mindshare in APIT, compared to OpenText’s 11.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

IBM Rational Test Workbench

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

OpenText UFT One and IBM Rational Test Workbench compete in the test automation market. IBM Rational Test Workbench has the upper hand due to its advanced capabilities and comprehensive feature set.

Features: OpenText UFT One supports various automation technologies, integrates seamlessly with other OpenText tools, and is user-friendly. IBM Rational Test Workbench manages complex test environments, offers extensive reporting capabilities, and provides robust feature sets.

Room for Improvement: OpenText UFT One could improve its debugging process, provide better support for non-standard applications, and enhance its technical features. IBM Rational Test Workbench needs to improve its user experience, simplify the setup process, and streamline its interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText UFT One has an easy deployment process and responsive customer service. IBM Rational Test Workbench has a complex deployment but offers comprehensive support services.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText UFT One users find the setup cost reasonable with satisfactory ROI due to efficient testing processes. IBM Rational Test Workbench is more expensive, but its advanced features justify the higher cost, leading to excellent ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Rational Test Workbench

Ranking in API Testing Tools

12th

Ranking in Test Automation Tools

34th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Performance Testing Tools (18th)

OpenText UFT One

Ranking in API Testing Tools

4th

Ranking in Test Automation Tools

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Functional Testing Tools (2nd), Mobile App Testing Tools (2nd), Regression Testing Tools (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the API Testing Tools category, the mindshare of IBM Rational Test Workbench is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText UFT One is 11.8%, up from 10.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Don Ingerson

QA Automation Engineer at Global Fortune 500 Company

With regularly occurring releases, a QA team member can schedule tests, let the tests run unattended, and then examine the results

With certainty, the best feature of UFT is its compatibility with so many products, tools and technologies. It is a challenge currently to find a single tool on the market besides UFT that will successfully work for so many projects and environments. For example, UFT supports GUI testing of Oracle, PeopleSoft, PowerBuilder, SAP (v7.20), Siebel, Stingray, Terminal Emulator, Putty, and Windows Objects (particularly Dialog Boxes). Furthermore, UFT has the built-in functionality to import Excel input files. For Web browsers, UFT 12.54 supports IE9, IE10, IE11, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome (versions 31.0 to 54.9), Firefox (versions 27.0 to 49.0). Besides GUI testing, UFT supports database testing and API testing (Docker, WSDL, and SOAP). For the first time ever, HP started to expand the testing capabilities of UFT (QTP) beyond Windows beginning with UFT 12.00. A UFT user can now run tests on Web applications on a Safari browser that is running on a remote Mac computer.

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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

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

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

"The shared repositories can be used throughout all testing which makes jobs easier."

"The solution is easy to integrate with other platforms."

"Has improved our organization by allowing us to obtain fast, detailed information about the behavior of our products and to supply this to the customer, enabling us to work together without the need for special programming knowledge."

"One advantage of Micro Focus UFT is that it is more compatible with SAP, Desktop ECC SAP, than S/4HANA."

"I like the Help feature in UFT One. For example, if you are navigating a particular window, where there are different options. One wouldn’t know the purpose of every option, but there is no need to search because that window contains a Help button. If you click on that Help button, it directly navigates to the respective help needed. VBScript is very easy to understand and easy to prepare scripts with minimal learning curve."

"UFT has improved our ability to regression test."

"The OpenText solution is the best of breed and the best solution on the market for large customers."

"Record and Replay to ease onboarding of new users."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"You have to deal with issues such as the firewall and how can the tool talk with the application, i.e., if the application is on a company network and so on. That, of course, is important to figure out."

"Object identification has room for improvement, to make it more efficient."

"It could work with more browsers other than Internet Explorer, and could better handle new things like Ext JS."

"Sometimes, the results' file size can be intense. I wish it was a little more compact."

"The scripting language could be improved. They're currently using Visual Basic, but I think that people need something more advanced, like Python or Java."

"The solution needs better marketing, training, promotion, and visibility because it is not visible."

"It doesn't support Telerik UI controls and we are currently looking for a patch for this."

"There is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to friction-free continuous testing across the software life cycle, as a local installation is required to run UFT."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"The tool's price is high."

"There are no additional costs involved apart from the standard license."

"Its price is reasonable compared to other vendors."

"The pricing of the product is an issue."

"The pricing fee is good. If someone makes use of the solution once a day for a half hour then the fee will be more expensive. For continuous use and application of the solution to different use cases, the fee is average."

"The licensing and pricing model is confusing."

"For the price of five automation licenses, you simply would not be able to hire five manual testers for two years worth of 24/7 manual testing work on demand."

"The solution is priced reasonably for what features it is providing. However, it might be expensive for some."

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Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

15%

Government

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Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

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How does Micro Focus UFT One compare to Tricentis Tosca?

We reviewed MicroFocus UFT One but ultimately chose to use Tricentis Tosca because we needed API testing. MicroFocus UFT is a performance and functional testing tool. We tested it, and it was well...

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What do you like most about Micro Focus UFT One?

My company has not had an issue with OpenText UFT One since we have been using it for the past three to four years.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus UFT One?

The user interface could be improved.

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Also Known As

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

Micro Focus UFT One, UFT (QTP), Micro Focus UFT (QTP), QTP, Quick Test Pro, QuickTest Professional, HPE UFT (QTP)

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Overview

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.

Our AI-powered functional testing tool accelerates test automation. It works across desktop, web, mobile, mainframe, composite, and packaged enterprise-grade applications. Read white paper

Sample Customers

Financial Insurance Management Corp.

Sage, JetBlue, Haufe.Group, Independent Health, Molina Healthcare, Cox Automotive, andTMNA Services

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