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Oracle Application Testing Suite vs Selenium HQ comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 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

Oracle Application Testing ...
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
25th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (13th), Load Testing Tools (14th)
Selenium HQ
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
113
Ranking in other categories
Regression Testing Tools (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Testing Suite is 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Selenium HQ is 4.0%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Functional Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Selenium HQ4.0%
Oracle Application Testing Suite1.5%
Other94.5%
Functional Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Rishabh-Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at Cignity Technology
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.
NK
DevOps Lead at Illumifin India LLP
Automation revolutionizes testing efficiency and cost savings while ensuring smooth deployment
The challenges I faced while integrating Selenium HQ into my existing systems relate to historical data, which requires going back six years. I have to traverse if there were any challenges because I am sure if there were any, they must have been documented in our ALM documents. The multi-browser support of Selenium HQ impacts my testing process primarily since it is being used in Edge and Chrome browsers. It all depends on our customers. I haven't heard of any challenges with other browsers such as Opera or Mozilla Firefox, as these two browsers are what we primarily use. When we were doing these tests manually, it took several hours of effort, and those hours, when counted on the basis of person days, used to be maybe six or seven months of effort, which we can now do every day by running the pipeline. This has definitely saved a lot of money for us.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This product can facilitate the lowering of test execution times for operational people, as the bulk of the repeating test steps can be taken away by automating the EBS regression set in OpenScript every release."
"We find the front-end interface of this solution to be very user-friendly, meaning easy navigation even for novice users."
"For a few years, OATS was the only tool that allowed us to load test our Computer Telephone Integration (CTI) with Siebel."
"The graphics are very intuitive and it's very easy to get scale of development."
"It has allowed more thorough testing with performance-based testing, in addition to regression testing and regular testing with each software release."
"User friendly UI / Tree view to work with adding steps."
"It's user friendly and in-built API support makes it very easy to automate or develop an automation framework."
"The most valuable feature is the object identification feature."
"Language support - since it supports Java and other programming languages it is easy to integrate with other systems."
"A lot of time and cost has been saved by using Selenium automation because now we don’t need all browsers to be tested by manual testers, as just one automation script is required which can be run across different browsers and we only need one person to kick off the script execution."
"The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment took about seven months."
"The most valuable features are the ability to test and debug."
"Selenium web driver - Java."
"I like the record and playback features, and we also appreciate that while we were browsing our web application, it automatically records all the clicks and movements of points and provides screenshots of everything in the output."
"What I like the most is that it is fast, and when comparing, it is faster than HQ QTP and supports multiple processes, which is great."
"It is a straightforward application to learn."
 

Cons

"Licensing policies could be more intuitive."
"Room for improvement would be for the reporting features. If they could improve the dashboards, that would be helpful."
"To provide test automation support for other products like SAP, Windows and Java Applications when it comes to Functional Test Automation testing."
"Lacks patches for new OS systems and doesn't work on a Mac."
"To provide test automation support for other products like SAP, Windows and Java Applications when it comes to Functional Test Automation testing."
"The pathfinding at times is slow when we are using it. The tool's performance can be improved."
"I have faced issues with some indexing items."
"We have stability issues with the server logging off when a script runs from OTM."
"Selenium HQ could have better interaction with SAP products."
"There is a challenge with concurrent testing, where parallelization is not fully supported."
"The solution needs to offer much more information in regard to performance testing using Selenium."
"As it’s a free product there is no customer support but there is a community that takes in consideration all found bugs for further improvement."
"I would like for the next release to support parallel testing."
"I would like to see automatic logs generated."
"I have found that at times the tool does not catch the class features of website content correctly. The product's AWS configuration is also hard."
"A drawback of Selenium is that it only focuses on web applications."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"The complete package, including load testing and performance analysis, has a licensing fee."
"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."
"ORACLE is giving at a very competitive rates to all its customers, and its a simple licensing process."
"The pricing is open source."
"It's open-source, so there's no need to pay for a license."
"It is an open-source solution."
"It is an open-source product, it is free for anyone to use."
"Selenium HQ costs around $1000 per month, which is a bit high based on what they're offering."
"Selenium is an open-source product. It is free."
"The solution is open-source, so it is 100% free with no hidden charges."
"Selenium is free software so we do not pay licensing costs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Performing Arts
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise33
Large Enterprise52
 

Questions from the Community

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How do I choose between Selenium HQ and Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence?
Selenium HQ’s biggest advantage is that it is customizable. Its other most valuable feature is that the driver interface is really helpful and user-friendly; Selenium HQ makes it easy to navigate t...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Selenium HQ?
I will give an eight for my satisfaction with the pricing and licensing costs of Selenium HQ.
What needs improvement with Selenium HQ?
Some improvements can be implemented as compared to Playwright, which is why I rate it seven out of ten.
 

Also Known As

OATS
SeleniumHQ
 

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Sample Customers

Comic Relief UK, The Forestry Commission, TAFE SA, Silentnight Group, Victorian Department of Primary Industries
BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, experitest, Tricentis GmbH, SmartBear Software
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