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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
2nd
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
8th
Ranking in Test Automation Tools
17th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Regression Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Katalon Studio is 6.6%, down from 16.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Silk Test is 3.0%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Regression Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Katalon Studio6.6%
OpenText Silk Test3.0%
Other90.4%
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

"The best thing about the solution is that there is a record and playback functionality."
"The recording feature of this product is very valuable for our testing purposes."
"Katalon Studio is powerful and yet easy-to-use, and even in comparison to Selenium, which we were using previously, it is a little bit more simple from a user's standpoint."
"Katalon Studio has the highest number of integrations compared to other tools at a similar price point, such as Jira, Brokerstack, and Jenkins."
"Katalon Studio has positively impacted my organization because I have noticed that I can save more than 50% of our time automating test cases."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward and easy enough to complete."
"For a free solution, it's very good."
"Katalon Studio offers an all-in-one commercial platform usable by all skill levels, including beginners and manual testers, enabling us to work with web, mobile, API, and desktop applications within a single tool while saving time and cost through CI/CD pipelines and cross-platform testing."
"A good automation tool that supports SAP functional testing."
"The scalability of the solution is quite good. You can easily expand the product if you need to."
"Using this DLL functionality we were able to automate our product."
"The Silk4J feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"It speeds up testing efforts."
"The statistics that are available are very good, the solution offers very good detailed reports, and it's excellent for testing an application's performance levels."
"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."
"The feature I like most is the ease of reporting."
 

Cons

"The reporting is very good, but it could be better."
"The price of Katalon Studio is an area of concern where improvement is required."
"The price of the solution is a bit high. It's one of the reasons we decided not to continue using the product."
"The integration process with Jira should be enhanced and facilitated."
"While Katalon Studio helps speed up the initial automation, test maintenance becomes a real challenge as applications evolve, especially when UI changes are frequent."
"It is difficult to identify elements on websites that use Angular or ReactJS because they don't have an option to view source code."
"My recently-updated Katalon studio version hangs a lot and is not a stable version."
"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."
"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."
"Implementing a better integration with Git. It was extremely painful to implement the link from Silk Central to Git."
"The solution has a lack of compatibility with newer technologies."
"At the moment, when we are trying to use this tool, we are finding quite a few compatibility issues between the tool and the applications on the test. We wouldn't consider it perfectly stable for that reason."
"GUI interface could be simpler for non-developers."
"Everything is very manual. It's up to us to find out exactly what the issues are."
"At that time, we never had good technical support in Bangalore."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 pricing is good. It is the market average."
"Its pricing is quite reasonable. If you require their help in getting started, then there is a professional services fee on top of the product license cost."
"The prices are very high."
"The product is expensive."
"Katalon Studio is an expensive tool."
"This product is freeware, so there is no charge for using it."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"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%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
10%
 

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

No data available
Segue, SilkTest, Micro Focus Silk Test
 

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Sample Customers

Coca-Cola Tesla Black Board TaTa Consultancy Services Sony
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