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ReadyAPI vs Zeenyx AscentialTest 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 provides significant ROI through cost savings, efficient testing, and integration capabilities, making it valuable despite deployment challenges.
Sentiment score
7.3
Zeenyx AscentialTest boosts productivity, reduces costs, and improves project outcomes through intuitive design, automated testing, and enhanced test coverage.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
ReadyAPI receives mixed feedback on customer service with varying response times, praised community help, and documentation inconsistencies.
Sentiment score
9.2
Zeenyx AscentialTest customer service is praised for its prompt, knowledgeable support, efficiently resolving issues and ensuring smooth user experiences.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
ReadyAPI offers scalable API management for large operations, though cloud migration and flexibility improvements are needed for easier use.
Sentiment score
8.0
Zeenyx AscentialTest excels in handling large-scale testing efficiently, supporting numerous users and test cases without performance issues.
I rate ReadyAPI between five to six for scalability due to complexities associated with scripting.
ReadyAPI's performance testing capabilities can impact API scalability assessments.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
ReadyAPI offers stability with occasional bugs; users appreciate its reliability, especially post-configuration, aided by regular updates.
Sentiment score
8.0
Zeenyx AscentialTest is praised for its stability, reliability, and bug resistance, making it ideal for diverse testing needs.
Once all configurations and preparations are done, it is very stable.
 

Room For Improvement

ReadyAPI users seek improved integration, performance, UI, version control, scalability, cloud support, security testing, and automation capabilities.
Users find Zeenyx AscentialTest's reporting, integration, stability, and documentation inadequate, with a steep learning curve for new users.
I'm considering the use of AWS and its Lambda functionalities prepared by the vendor.
 

Setup Cost

ReadyAPI offers flexible enterprise pricing from $1,000-$6,000 annually, cost-effective for functional testing and service virtualization.
<p>Zeenyx AscentialTest offers cost-effective, scalable pricing with annual and perpetual licenses, suitable for both small teams and large organizations.</p>
The pricing of ReadyAPI is reasonable, considering its functionality compared to other tools in the market.
Currently, we don't extensively use the performance testing due to license costs.
 

Valuable Features

ReadyAPI simplifies API testing with CI/CD integration, scripting, tool compatibility, drag-and-drop, and robust reporting features.
Zeenyx AscentialTest is praised for its ease of use, powerful automation, flexibility, detailed reporting, and reliable performance.
It also aids in faster feedback to developers, allowing them to implement developments in a sprint without the need for extensive testing afterwards, thus improving our time to market metrics.
ReadyAPI is valuable for web service automation and allowing us to generate test cases and automate processes.
 

Categories and Ranking

ReadyAPI
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
17th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (7th)
Zeenyx AscentialTest
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
16th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of ReadyAPI is 1.2%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zeenyx AscentialTest is 0.2%, down from 0.3% 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.
Tobias Roth - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust automation with reusable steps and seamless integration
The concept of reusable steps in Zeenyx AscentialTest has significantly enhanced our test automation efficiency. Encapsulating common actions into modular steps reduces redundancy in test scripts and ensures consistency across scenarios. This approach streamlines maintenance efforts, allowing updates to be applied universally, making our test suite more agile and adaptable to evolving project requirements. The concept of reusable steps is a key factor in maximizing reusability and maintainability in our test automation strategy. AscentialTest's object recognition in snapshots is a robust feature that goes beyond standard elements, even accurately identifying objects within Datawindows. This capability ensures precise interaction with various components of an application's interface, further enhancing the reliability and effectiveness of our automated tests.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Insurance Company
9%
Government
6%
Government
18%
Healthcare Company
15%
University
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
 

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?
Currently, we don't extensively use the performance testing due to license costs. License prices can be a factor in considering which technologies to adopt.
What needs improvement with ReadyAPI?
In native teams and cloud environments, there is room for improvement. I'm considering the use of AWS and its Lambda functionalities prepared by the vendor. These are more so points from my wishlis...
What do you like most about Zeenyx AscentialTest?
AscentialTest's object recognition in snapshots is a robust feature that goes beyond standard elements, even accurately identifying objects within Datawindows.
What needs improvement with Zeenyx AscentialTest?
While Zeenyx AscentialTest has proven to be a valuable asset in our testing processes, there are areas where improvements could enhance the overall user experience. One notable aspect is the user i...
What is your primary use case for Zeenyx AscentialTest?
We use AscentialTest for automated testing of Powerbuilder applications via CI/CD pipeline with GitLab. We have fully integrated all tests in our CI/CD pipeline. Thanks to the integration, much wor...
 

Also Known As

Ready API
AscentialTest
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Healthcare Data Solutions (HDS)
TJX Companies, Nuance Communications, Ericsson Inc., Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, Accenture, Nutrition Coordinating Center, Univ. of MN, iConectiv, Fortress Software, and LMP Corp.
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