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Katalon Studio vs Oracle Application Testing Suite comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

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)
Oracle Application Testing ...
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (8th), Functional Testing Tools (14th), Load Testing Tools (7th)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Rishabh-Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 27, 2023
Requires little maintenance, is stable, and easy to deploy
Oracle Application Testing Suite can improve by covering more browsers as compared to other solutions because they're considering the Edge browser as well, but the solution is working on different Windows operating platforms. For example, in our current Windows 2012 R2 server, if I want to automate the Edge browser, I need to upgrade that particular Windows to Windows 10.1 or some other Windows platform, because it's not supported in Windows 2012 feature. That is an issue. If cross-browsers can be incorporated, then support should be provided. There should be a single operating system where everything can be incorporated. I have faced issues with some indexing items. For example, the solution is able to derive some properties from the screen, such as button locations or text locations, but there are some elements, for example, unnamed buttons or text, where there is no name or ID or any other identifying information. Indexing doesn't always work, and we have to go to those elements manually and inspect them to determine their class, and then input that information into the system.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most important feature is the Jenkins integration; it is pretty straight forward and allows us to run nightly builds."
"The ability to build all libraries with codes and use them in many situations has been most valuable."
"Video capture on failure is a must have. A picture is worth a thousand words. A video is worth a thousand pictures (literally)."
"Smart Wait and XPath healing are valuable features."
"User-friendly and a good solution."
"The most valuable feature of Katalon Studio is visual testing. It compares the look and feel of an application which is useful."
"We are now performing automated testing in 15 minutes, which were previously taking a long time when doing it manually."
"The tool has a good record and playback feature for functionality, which saves time when creating automated tests."
"We find the front-end interface of this solution to be very user-friendly, meaning easy navigation even for novice users."
"The most valuable feature is the object identification feature."
"Oracle Application Testing Suite's most valuable feature is it works very smoothly with all Oracle Java-based applications."
"OpenScript has many features that make it useful, including the ability to record and playback."
"I like the functional testing. There's a product inside OATS called OLT, Oracle Load Testing. You can do the load testing without depending on any other tool"
"We do not need a separate test management tool because we have there is a management tool. That is a very good feature. Secondly, it has an inbuilt performance testing tool, which is on flash. It has very good record and playback features as well. And apart from that, there is a good inspection feature. Since it comes with all of the packages, it's very good."
"User friendly UI / Tree view to work with adding steps."
"We like that we don't need a separate management tool. This is a good feature. It also has an inbuilt performance tool which is on Flash. It has very good record and playback feature as well. The inspection tool is also very good. Overall, since it comes with all the three packages, it's very good."
 

Cons

"Katalon Studio's pricing is expensive."
"Support options need improvement. It is sometimes hard to find a solution to any given problem, thus you are forced to use another solution."
"My recently-updated Katalon studio version hangs a lot and is not a stable version."
"Katalon lacks integration with other software, including integrating other languages like .NET and PHP."
"The Object Spy is rather frustrating to work with, so I tend not to use it."
"There could potentially be more reporting within the solution. We need more issue reports, for example."
"There could be many improvements, however, I have not noted them down at this moment."
"There is not much support offered for the free version, which is something that could be improved."
"Oracle Application Testing Suite does encounter some lag. When I am trying to record something, the tool gets stuck."
"Licensing policies could be more intuitive."
"I would like to see better dashboards."
"To provide test automation support for other products like SAP, Windows and Java Applications when it comes to Functional Test Automation testing."
"We would like to see the instruction documentation made into video or audio formats, to help new users get used to the modules."
"Oracle Application Testing Suite could improve by offering desktop-based application automation. It is lacking in this area at the moment."
"The dashboards need to be simplified and made more user-friendly."
"If there's a feature we want in OATS that's missing and we report that to Oracle, it takes a long time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is freeware software, so start using it."
"The prices are very high."
"Katalon Studio is less expensive than other solutions, such as Micro Focus UFT."
"We were using the free version of this tool."
"The tool is affordable."
"There is no cost for setup or licensing."
"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."
"The tool is free to use."
"The price of the Oracle Application Testing Suite is not expensive. It is less expensive than other solutions."
"Customers need to negotiate properly to get the tool at a lower price."
"The complete package, including load testing and performance analysis, has a licensing fee."
"ORACLE is giving at a very competitive rates to all its customers, and its a simple licensing process."
"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
32%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What do you like most about Oracle Application Testing Suite?
We find the front-end interface of this solution to be very user-friendly, meaning easy navigation even for novice users.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Application Testing Suite?
The speed of setup and deployment of this solution is based on the size and complexity of the organization implementing it. Depending on the size and complexity of the organization, this could take...
What needs improvement with Oracle Application Testing Suite?
We would like to see the instruction documentation made into video or audio formats, to help new users get used to the modules. We would also like the customization of reports within the solution t...
 

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