ReadyAPI Test vs SmartBear TestComplete comparison

ReadyAPI Test and SmartBear TestComplete are both solutions in the Functional Testing Tools category. ReadyAPI Test is ranked #20 with an average rating of 7.3, while SmartBear TestComplete is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.8. ReadyAPI Test holds a 0.5% mindshare in FT, compared to SmartBear TestComplete’s 4.9% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of ReadyAPI Test users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of SmartBear TestComplete users who would recommend it.

ReadyAPI Test

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93% willing to recommend

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87% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

SmartBear TestComplete and ReadyAPI Test compete in automation tools. TestComplete often holds an edge due to user satisfaction with features like automated overnight test suites and comprehensive logging, while ReadyAPI Test is favored for API testing capabilities.

Features: TestComplete provides automation for desktop, mobile, and web platforms, with features like Object Browser, flexible scripting, and data-driven testing. ReadyAPI Test focuses on API testing, offering mock capabilities, load testing, and comprehensive assertion mechanisms, designed for complex API interactions with support for various protocols.

Room for Improvement: TestComplete could enhance browser support, dynamic object handling, cross-platform features, licensing, code editor, and mobile testing support. ReadyAPI Test could improve scheduling, enhance reporting, and create a more intuitive interface for complex API test management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both products mainly offer on-premises deployment; TestComplete also offers some cloud-based options. TestComplete generally receives positive feedback for customer service, but there are reports of support delays. ReadyAPI’s customer service is satisfactory, though technical support often lacks adequate resolutions.

Pricing and ROI: TestComplete is viewed as cost-effective due to flexible licensing, though high costs are noted. Users appreciate the ROI from reduced testing times and increased efficiency. ReadyAPI Test is considered expensive, possibly limiting for small teams, with enhanced ROI through faster issue identification but with high pricing as a key consideration.

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Categories and Ranking

ReadyAPI Test

Ranking in Functional Testing Tools

20th

Ranking in Regression Testing Tools

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

API Testing Tools (8th)

SmartBear TestComplete

Ranking in Functional Testing Tools

8th

Ranking in Regression Testing Tools

5th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Automation Tools (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of ReadyAPI Test is 0.5%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SmartBear TestComplete is 4.9%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Faiz Ahmed

Test Automation Specialist / Lead at Tata Consultancy Services

You can achieve any complex task with this tool

There aren't any plugins for UI automation. You need to make a custom code and download a job to put into the libraries. If it were panelized, then it would be straightforward. It should be in a panel of the tools, so you can add those tools as your test step in your test cases. For example, it would be nice to have a Selenium plugin available from the menu, where I can select "open browser" and provide the URL. That URL would be immediately open in the browser. This is like a keyword, and then the Selenium plugin should be there.

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Prakhar Goel

Sr Test Lead at Emerson

Used for integration automation, user-based automation, and web automation

The solution's most valuable features are the drag-and-drop feature, keyword-driven approach, and reusability of the scripts. The solution has introduced a new feature that helps us identify objects we cannot normally identify. It gives you a fair idea of objects, resolving the object recognition issue. The solution can be used to perform different tests on different machines.

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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

"API mockups, functional testing, and load testing are valuable features."

"The Pro and free version of SoapUI Pro has good technical support."

"The out-of-the-box support for the database is a valuable feature."

"SoapUI Pro is a good tool when it comes to API design and orchestration. Additionally, it is beneficial for functional and for performance testing."

"We used to write our own solutions, from small scripts to task web services, so this saves us thousands of hours."

"The solution scales well."

"The solution has some good scanning features."

"It clearly makes it easy to test APIs based on the SOAP protocol. We are a logistics company, and we have lots of tracking calls coming in. We provide APIs for tracking services, and it makes sense for us to use SoapUI to test them thoroughly."

Cons

"The documentation needs to be improved because the interface is not easy for a first-time user."

"If the load and bare minimum could be defined, I would give this solution a higher rating."

"There are no bugs or glitches, but a few features available only in the Pro version could be made available in the open-source version. Some of the features do not necessarily need to be only available to Pro users. The data generator would be really useful for the open-source version users."

"There aren't any plugins for UI automation. You need to make a custom code and download a job to put into the libraries. If it were panelized, then it would be straightforward. It should be in a panel of the tools, so you can add those tools as your test step in your test cases."

"We tried automation but it's not easy to integrate with the synching and some of the mission tools that we use for automated testing of APIs."

"Grouping of the cases is not possible in SoapUI, to my knowledge. When working with critical cases or the, we were not able to group them properly. We can definitely create a suite and add them there, but within a whole suite, we have to identify them, which was not easy."

"SoapUI Pro could improve by having dashboards."

"The UI should be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"SoapUI Pro is open source but it has a subscription-based model which involves some more features. At the moment we are using the free version. The Pro version requires a license, and it is an annual license to use it."

"ReadyAPI Test is expensive, and I rate its pricing a four out of ten."

"My understanding is that the pricing is okay, however, that's taken care of by our procurement team. It's around $5,000 for three years."

"It is free of charge."

"The Pro version can be expensive for some companies. There are no costs in addition to the licensing fees."

"ReadyAPI Test is about $680 per user, per year."

"The cost is not that bad."

"We have team members who are working in shifts, and it is not possible for us to utilize a single license on a single piece of hardware so that multiple team members can use it. We have to take out multiple licenses for each team member."

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"Overall, for us, the cost of the TestComplete platform and the three extra modules is around $8,000."

"The licensing costs are in the range of $1,000 to $3,000."

"The price of SmartBear TestComplete could be less. The main challenge is when it comes to node-locked. They should use a subscription model, such as a monthly-based subscription or, a quarterly-based subscription. Their floating license is very expensive, and this high price should be reduced or provide, at a minimum, a subscription model."

"The pricing is pretty reasonable."

"The pricing is a little above average — it could be lower."

"The price is less, compared to other products, such as QTP."

"My advice so far, is that while it’s not quite as powerful and easy to use as UFT, its price tag more than makes up for it."

"Buy modules on demand. If you have a four-person team and they will each automate tests only 25% of the time, it's better to buy a floating licence and share the tool during the work day."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

25%

Computer Software Company

13%

Insurance Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

20%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SoapUI Pro?

The product allows us to uncover any potential issues early on.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SoapUI Pro?

ReadyAPI Test is expensive, and I rate its pricing a four out of ten.

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What needs improvement with SoapUI Pro?

ReadyAPI Test needs to improve its reporting. While reports provide essential information when issues arise, or tests fail, having more graphical representations directly within the reports would b...

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What do you like most about SmartBear TestComplete?

TestComplete has strong reporting capabilities. The reports they generate are really good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SmartBear TestComplete?

I don't know much about the pricing, however, I think it's cheaper.

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What needs improvement with SmartBear TestComplete?

The recording function, when using Python, could be improved, as it does not work well in recording testing.

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Also Known As

SoapUI NG Pro

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Overview

For REST, SOAP and other popular API and IoT protocols, SoapUI NG Pro provides the industry's most comprehensive and easy-to-learn functional testing capabilities. Based on open core technology proven by millions of community members, SoapUI NG Pro helps you ensure that your APIs perform as intended, meet your business requirements, timeframes, and team skill sets right from day one.

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What is SmartBear TestComplete?

TestComplete is a reliable, sturdy automated testing platform created by SmartBear Software. SmartBear Software is a worldwide technological leader known for developing quality enterprise-class development and testing solutions.

TestComplete simplifies the process of creating tests for numerous applications, including, but not limited to; Desktop, Android, IOS, Web browsers, and Windows. Application tests can be manual, scripted, and even recorded by using keyword-driven or data-driven functionality. There are even additional options for error reporting and automated playback. The object repository is extremely accurate and is fully customizable. TestComplete can easily be used by experienced developers and even by manual novice testers to develop quality automated UI tests quickly.

TestComplete offers three different testing scenarios:

Desktop: Users can easily and quickly automate UI tests using today’s most popular desktop applications, such as; Windows, Java, Python,.Net, VBScript, and more.
Web: Users can effortlessly create renewable tests for all of today’s popular web applications, including JavaScript frameworks on 2000+ trusted browser and platform integrations.
Mobile: Users can safely build and automate serviceable UI tests on actual or virtual android or IOS devices, locally or in the cloud. Users can create code or codeless tests. TestComplete seamlessly integrates with many of today’s popular frameworks.

Key Features

Easily create automated UI tests: TestComplete offers scriptless Record and Replay or simple keyword-driven tests to quickly develop any type of UI test users may require. Tests can be recorded once, then replayed when needed across various applications on mobile, web, or desktop environments. TestComplete integrates with many different languages, such as Java, Python, C+, and more.
Keyword driven tests: Users can easily divide testing steps, actions, objects, and data with an integrated keyword-driven test structure. This makes it easy for every user to participate in the test automation process; there is no programming experience needed. Everything is made simple with easy-to-use point-and-click options.
Data driven tests: Easily distinguish data from test commands to keep administrative efforts simple. Users can improve overall coverage by running various automated mobile, desktop, or web UI tests.
Record and Replay: Users can reuse created automated tests across every environment as often as desired. This helps to expand overall test coverage and represents a huge cost and time savings.

Reviews from Real Users

Sandhiya T S., Sr Solutions Engineer at Lexington Soft, relates, “The record and replay aspects of the solution are quite useful for people. With them, you don't have to write any scripts. Basically, you can record your actions and play them back later. The initial setup is also very easy.”

Sai S R., Staff Test Architect at a tech services company, says, "The most valuable features of the SmartBear TestComplete are self-healing, they reduce the maintenance required. The different languages SmartBear TestComplete supports are good because some of our libraries are written in Python, JavaScript, and C#. It's very easy to put them all under one project and use them."

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Sample Customers

Apple, Cisco, FedEx, eBay, Microsoft, MasterCard, Pfizer, Nike, Oracle, Volvo, Lufthansa, Disney, HP, Intel, U.S. Air Force, Schindler

Cisco, J.P. Morgan, Boeing, McAfee, EMC, Intuit, and Thomson Reuters.

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