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ReadyAPI vs Visual Studio Test Professional comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

ReadyAPI
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
15th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (7th)
Visual Studio Test Professi...
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of ReadyAPI is 1.4%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Studio Test Professional is 0.7%, down from 1.1% 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.
Vince Corbin - PeerSpot reviewer
A collection of services to plan, build and ship applications faster, to any cloud or on-premises
I have utilized Microsoft's development environments extensively since their early inception, having been actively involved with Microsoft in the nascent stages, particularly during the development of Windows. I also collaborated with IBM on the original version of the IBM PC. The development environments at that time were vastly distinct from contemporary tools. I worked with assemblers and, in one instance, directly wrote in machine code, marking a significant contrast to the present landscape.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When we are doing API testing we have found it to be very efficient to receive results. Additionally, you are able to do tests directly from the API."
"It has the ability to combine it with different CI/CD tools."
"ReadyAPI's best features are user-friendliness, smooth integration with Postman, the speed of creating test cases, and integration with customer data."
"The most valuable features are the integration with Jira and the test management tools."
"The most valuable feature has been the assertion as a test step as this has allowed us to increase the scope of testing and validation."
"ReadyAPI's best features are that it's user-friendly and its behavior-driven development is flexible."
"It can create stress tests very fast, and some features help you do it fast."
"It's easy to implement."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability."
"The documentation is easy, and it helps us solve our problems."
"The most valuable feature is the in-built support for C# and .NET projects."
"Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable feature has been to store all our packages in one place including SSIS packages, SQL tables, TFS and SSR."
"Visual Studio Test Pro is super helpful for my Microsoft app work."
"You can easily write code, test, and deploy within the same environment. It is a mature tool. It regularly receives new updates and versions. In my opinion, it's one of the best products by Microsoft for developers."
 

Cons

"The reporting in ReadyAPI could be better. It can become sloppy, sometimes it works and other times it does not."
"The UI should be flexible. Currently, the UI isn't."
"The initial setup could be less complex."
"There are lots of options within the solution, however they are not upfront or user-friendly."
"They have performance testing also. However, it's not that great."
"I would like to see a better dashboard for monitoring in the next release of this solution."
"There is a lot of room for improvement, mainly from the point of view of integrating ReadyAPI into the CI pipelines, and also the scripting aspect into Bitbucket."
"ReadyAPI's customer support isn't that great, particularly their response time."
"The performance could be faster."
"The solution can improve the startup time."
"We would like to be able to easily integrate this solution with our continuous integration tools, such as Jenkins."
"The solution should be cheaper."
"The Git extensions are very basic and can be more extensive compared to other software focused on Git, like GitTower or SmartGit."
"I would like to see more integration in the solution."
"Visual Studio Test Professional should include more automation."
"The solution's deployment is not very easy and should be made easier."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have approximately 12 licenses in place. There are other solutions that are more expensive than ReadyAPI that have more features, but if the scope of the project is limited to SOAP and REST service, then this is the best option."
"For each license, they charge the same amount, which is less than $1,000 for each desktop license."
"We use fixed licenses, and the last time I checked, I want to say it's around $680 per seat per year."
"The price was around $6,000 for one license, but I don't remember exactly. It is definitely expensive. Our organization was planning on having multiple licenses for this year."
"We pay $3,000 annually for a floating license. actually. That allows another person from my company to use it as well. It's a cloud-based license."
"ReadyAPI is moderately priced, with added costs for more plugins."
"The solution is dynamically priced so you only pay for what you use."
"It costs approximately $200 000 Taiwan Dollars for three years."
"I think that the pricing is quite good."
"The product is very expensive."
"Visual Studio Test Professional is not an expensive solution."
"I positioned it at a mid-range level. It isn't an inexpensive solution, but considering its capabilities, it represents excellent value for the functionalities it offers."
"We have licensing for Visual Studio Community edition."
"The pricing is expensive."
"There are two versions of Visual Studio Test Professional: Community and Professional. We are currently using the Community version, but if we start working on a commercial product, we will consider upgrading to the Professional version. We need to identify how we will proceed with our projects, and based on that, we will decide on our licensing."
"The tool is expensive in my region."
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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
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

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

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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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