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ReadyAPI vs Visual Studio Test Professional 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.8
ReadyAPI offers significant returns through ease of integration, cost savings, and efficiency, justifying its initial challenges and investment.
Sentiment score
7.3
Visual Studio Test Professional boosts efficiency and reduces development time, enhancing ROI, though effectiveness varies by company needs.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
ReadyAPI support is responsive but varies by license; some users face delays, with documentation sometimes lacking crucial information.
Sentiment score
7.1
Visual Studio Test Professional's customer service is effective but can improve, with community support supplementing Microsoft's varied response times.
Sometimes, the documentation is not readable, being too long or too detailed and not connected to my problem.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
ReadyAPI efficiently manages large-scale API testing across machines with scalability, but may require additional licenses for extensive use.
Sentiment score
7.5
Visual Studio Test Professional is praised for scalability, supporting various team sizes and extensive projects despite licensing cost concerns.
I rate ReadyAPI between five to six for scalability due to complexities associated with scripting.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
ReadyAPI is stable and reliable for routine tasks but experiences occasional issues with large files and licensing.
Sentiment score
7.9
Users generally find Visual Studio Test Professional stable and reliable, though occasional slowdowns or crashes may occur with third-party systems.
Once all configurations and preparations are done, it is very stable.
 

Room For Improvement

ReadyAPI needs improved dashboard, integration, performance, UI, version control, CI pipeline support, cloud capabilities, and licensing management.
Visual Studio Test Professional needs improvements in usability, performance, affordability, and features like automation, platform support, and cloud integration.
Sometimes, the library version is not compatible with other libraries, causing errors in my application.
The Git extensions are very basic and can be more extensive compared to other software focused on Git, like GitTower or SmartGit.
 

Setup Cost

ReadyAPI offers flexible pricing from $1,000 to $7,000, valued for comprehensive API testing despite being pricier than open-source.
Visual Studio Test Professional offers value with extensive features, despite being costly at $52 monthly or $1,300 annually.
The pricing of ReadyAPI is reasonable, considering its functionality compared to other tools in the market.
The price is expensive.
 

Valuable Features

ReadyAPI is ideal for large organizations, offering user-friendly API testing with robust automation, integrations, and extensive features.
Visual Studio Test Professional is valued for its user-friendly interface, extensive features, and seamless integration with Microsoft tools.
ReadyAPI is valuable for web service automation and allowing us to generate test cases and automate processes.
It supports cross-platform functionality.
 

Categories and Ranking

ReadyAPI
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
17th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (8th)
Visual Studio Test Professi...
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of ReadyAPI is 1.4%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Studio Test Professional is 0.6%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Functional Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

SandeepSingh9 - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows you to parameterize in one place for the changes to reflect everywhere and lets you customize the environment, but its load testing feature needs improvement, and costs need to be cheaper
One of the features of ReadyAPI that's worth mentioning is that it allows you to parameterize. I'm working with more than two hundred resources, so I don't have to go and make a small change at each point every time. I have the option to just parameterize in one place for the changes to reflect everywhere. Another valuable feature of ReadyAPI is that it provides a customized environment. In my company, you work in different environments, such as QA, UAT, and LT, so the URLs for every environment are different. In ReadyAPI, you can customize your environment, set it up, then start working on it. Another feature worth mentioning that's offered in ReadyAPI is automating your test value as the tool allows Groovy scripting. In your test case, you can use a Groovy script that says that in a particular test case, you have ten resources, but you just want to exhibit five and that you don't want to exhibit the remaining five. You can write a small Groovy script that lets you execute just five resources out of the ten resources. I also like that ReadyAPI allows you to read the data from CFC and Excel. It also allows you to create or customize your data, but that only works at a certain point because every application has its specific data. ReadyAPI cannot generate every data, but when I'm posting and I want to generate a random name, such as a first name, I can do it in ReadyAPI. The tool also has many different features which I find valuable, including Git integration.
Roger_Morera - PeerSpot reviewer
Customization is a key feature as is the ability to integrate with third-party services
Customization is the most powerful feature of this product because you can mold and design to your requirements. It's possible, for example, to build an OCR test from PDF or work files or build your own component based on OCR provisions and obtain the data required to process. If you extract a bill you can get the identification of the vendor or IT of the product, its quantity, value, unit, and additional information. Test Professional has the advantage of being able to integrate with any kind of third-party service which is very useful for the programming phase. It also has the ability to integrate without programming or the need for developing any APIs or services to integrate with robots. A regular user can do it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
16%
Insurance Company
8%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ReadyAPI?
The performance testing capabilities are very good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ReadyAPI?
The pricing is very competitive. It has a good impact on our time-to-market metrics. We have the complete SmartBear environment. The single cost for all the services makes it easier.
What needs improvement with ReadyAPI?
The vendor conducts webinars. They must do it more, though. The solution must update SmartBear Academy. The content on ReadyAPI in SmartBear Academy is outdated.
What do you like most about Visual Studio Test Professional?
The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Visual Studio Test Professional?
The tool is free, resulting in no costs associated with its use. The absence of price makes it cost-effective.
What needs improvement with Visual Studio Test Professional?
There are not any specific areas for improvement since there are so many libraries and frameworks already available, and we have not even touched everything yet.
 

Also Known As

Ready API
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Healthcare Data Solutions (HDS)
Transport for Greater Manchester, Ordina, Bluegarden A/S, CLEAResult, Jet.com, OSIsoft, Australian Taxation Office, BookedOut, Tracasa
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