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Katalon Studio vs OpenText Silk Test comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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

Katalon Studio
Ranking in Regression Testing Tools
3rd
Ranking in Test Automation Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
API Testing Tools (6th)
OpenText Silk Test
Ranking in Regression Testing Tools
9th
Ranking in Test Automation Tools
18th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Regression Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Katalon Studio is 6.0%, down from 15.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Silk Test is 2.9%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Regression Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Katalon Studio6.0%
OpenText Silk Test2.9%
Other91.1%
Regression Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Ramanagowda Hullur - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Automation Engineer at Stryker
Recording limitations and remote access challenges have affected desktop application testing
Katalon Studio has proven effective in our deliverables, particularly in designing the framework where other tools typically require coding in client libraries such as Python or Java. With Katalon Studio, there is no such complexity, allowing us to organize projects modularly based on folder structures without needing to write separate code. The self-healing feature for web application automation and its built-in CI/CD ecosystem integration eliminates the need for external tools for pipeline setup. Katalon Studio excels in CI/CD integration, providing an inbuilt ecosystem without the need for external setup, and it features a postings structure along with keyword and library availability. Newcomers to the team can easily adapt to the setup or project structure, which contributes to its popularity, along with its low-code or no-code capability that allows for a comprehensive platform supporting web, mobile, API, and desktop automation. The self-healing mechanism for test cases autonomously identifies issues with locators and ensures they continue functioning, which is impressive, along with the robust object repository. Katalon Studio has significantly aided our team, especially when clients expect deliveries for CI/CD integration that requires automation test scripts to run on a daily schedule. The self-healing feature automatically identifies available locators for elements in the DOM, ensuring that test cases remain functional. Katalon Studio has positively impacted our organization by facilitating faster delivery when clients have urgent requirements. We can deliver quickly based on urgency due to the features Katalon Studio provides. This has led to significant reductions in time spent on framework configuration, designing, and training individuals who are unfamiliar with the tool, helping us save both time and costs.
JG
Manager of Central Excellence at Alpura
Easy to set up with good documentation and easy management of testing cycles
The solution allows for a complete test cycle. The management of testing cycles are easy. We have good control over test cases. We can capture functional testing very easily. We're actually able to accelerate testing now and have end-to-end cycles for testing. We didn't used to have these capabilities. It's easy to automate and accelerate testing. The product offers very good cross-browser testing capabilities. We can do continuous testing and regression testing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Katalon Studio has positively impacted my organization by helping the team reduce manual regression effort and improve release confidence by catching UI issues earlier."
"The most valuable feature of Katalon Studio is the ease of use of the solution."
"Katalon Studio has positively impacted our organization by helping our team save a lot of time by automating repetitive testing, allowing us to test faster, find issues earlier, improve test accuracy, and reduce manual effort."
"The most valuable feature is that the browser and the API testing is available in a single tool, and I don't have to look at other options."
"Before using Katalon Studio, we spent weeks to verify all test cases manually for every major build, now we need only several days to fully perform regression testing, reducing the time to market greatly."
"Katalon Studio is a very useful tool and very easy to use, and it can save almost 80% of your manual testing time by allowing you to record up to 1000 test cases, create scenarios, place them in a test suite, and reduce 12 hours of testing to about one hour or 90 minutes."
"The learning curve is not steep, and it is quite easy to get used to it, and I'm sure it won't take you much time, but the results will be worth it many times over."
"The automation is very fast and you don't need to be overly proficient in coding."
"The major thing it has helped with is to reduce the workload on testing activities."
"Scripting is the most valuable. We are able to record and then go in and modify the script that it creates. It has a lot of generative scripts."
"It's easy to automate and accelerate testing."
"Not many performance Testing tool provides end to end response times for scripts running on the page, this tool is capable of providing end to end real time browser response times."
"With the help of SilkTest we've automated a bunch of routine regression tests, thus we saved our testing team weeks of testing time."
"SilkTest is best for desktop applications and good for web applications also with the Open agent."
"The scalability of the solution is quite good. You can easily expand the product if you need to."
"The OCR recognition is great, way over Sikulix or Robot Framework."
 

Cons

"Object Spy is brittle. When I try to capture objects, I have to proceed multiple times before it works."
"Katalon Studio's pricing is expensive."
"There could potentially be more reporting within the solution. We need more issue reports, for example."
"Katalon Studio could improve having visual testing, but I think they're launching that feature very soon. We would like to see an increase in the usage of AI."
"Katalon doesn't support testing of hybrid applications. It's a limitation."
"The integration process with Jira should be enhanced and facilitated."
"Stability is one of the main issues with the system crashing if there's a new release that hasn't been sufficiently tested."
"Katalon Studio is generally stable. I have faced major bugs occasionally, and it sometimes glitches due to heavy application performance, but this does not happen regularly."
"The initial setup is somewhat complex if you're deploying on-prem."
"Everything is very manual. It's up to us to find out exactly what the issues are."
"SilkTest has to improve on Firefox and Chrome as their versions change."
"Need to improve online documentation, community and forums to share issues encountered and solutions."
"We moved to Ranorex because the solution did not easily scale, and we could not find good and short term third-party help."
"The solution has a lack of compatibility with newer technologies."
"They should extend some of the functions that are a bit clunky and improve the integration."
"The support for automation with iOS applications can be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product’s pricing is very, very low."
"The product is expensive."
"Katalon Studio is less expensive than other solutions, such as Micro Focus UFT."
"The tool is affordable."
"The tool's pricing is cheap compared to other alternatives. I would rate the tool's pricing a three out of ten."
"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."
"I am using the free version."
"The pricing is good. It is the market average."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and while I think that the price is quite reasonable I am not allowed to share those details."
"We paid annually. There is a purchase cost, and then there is an ongoing maintenance fee."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Katalon Studio?
Pricing felt reasonable for the features provided, especially considering the time saved during the automation setup and execution. From a user perspective, Katalon Studio offers good value, partic...
What needs improvement with Katalon Studio?
I feel nothing needs improvement for Katalon Studio, as it is already the best in the industry, providing the best enhancement for users. Katalon Studio is already top-notch with no need to improve.
What is your primary use case for Katalon Studio?
My main use case for Katalon Studio is to work on many projects, and my tester has four years of experience in testing, which allows me to specialize in functional testing, regression, web, and mob...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Silk Test?
The pricing depends on the license used. The pricing is similar to others in the market.
What is your primary use case for Silk Test?
The product is used for manual, functional, and performance testing. I'm using the tool for loading data into ERP systems.
 

Also Known As

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Segue, SilkTest, Micro Focus Silk Test
 

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