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ReadyAPI Test pros and cons

Vendor: SmartBear
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

ReadyAPI Test offers excellent integration capabilities.
Using SoapUI's automation suites saves a significant amount of time by running tests quickly.
ReadyAPI Test scales well and can handle increased demand.
It provides out-of-the-box support for database testing.
ReadyAPI Test allows uncovering potential issues early on during the development process.

CONS

Automation is not easy to integrate with the synching and some mission tools for automated testing of APIs.
The documentation needs to be improved because the interface is not easy for a first-time user.
Stability has been an issue and needs improvement.
Performance is heavy and requires many resources.
Reporting needs graphical representations and better stability and scalability.
 

ReadyAPI Test Pros review quotes

VP
Sep 3, 2021
The out-of-the-box support for the database is a valuable feature.
reviewer1680057 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 25, 2021
Using SoapUI's automation suites to run all our test cases saved us a lot of time. Running 300 test cases takes about three to four days. When you automate all that, it takes only two to three hours.
SA
Aug 24, 2021
The solution scales well.
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UK
Sep 28, 2021
One good feature is SoapUI's URL check, which allows you to check among the applications. I'm not just talking about the ones for Android. It has all kinds of multi-world tests that are really helpful.
Faiz Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 24, 2022
ReadyAPI has the power to enrich all the technical work. You can achieve any complex task using ReadyAPI. I can also do UI automation with ReadyAPI. In a few test cases, we want to check the API and the equivalent UI. I download a job and write a piece of Groovy or Java code. It's almost the same in ReadyAPI. I can do that in a single test case. ReadyAPI is a powerful tool because you can do anything you want, but only you need to download the right set of jobs and produce the right set of code.
SS
Aug 26, 2021
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.
reviewer1434804 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 17, 2020
It's a very simple solution to use.
AK
Dec 30, 2019
The most valuable features are that it is user-friendly, it's easy to use and easy to teach to others.
AB
Dec 22, 2023
The utmost importance lies in the performance of the application.
reviewer1351146 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 8, 2022
SoapUI Pro is a good tool when it comes to API design and orchestration. Additionally, it is beneficial for functional and for performance testing.
 

ReadyAPI Test Cons review quotes

VP
Sep 3, 2021
It is limited to scope and risk services only. It does have some support for JMS, but it is not out-of-the-box; you have to do some tweaks here and there.
reviewer1680057 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 25, 2021
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.
SA
Aug 24, 2021
Occasionally, when you are saving, the solution can hang.
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UK
Sep 28, 2021
SoapUI would benefit from some more customization abilities. It's a good interface, but it would be nice if they added the ability to build custom dashboards where the user can do their own bar graphs and pie charts.
Faiz Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 24, 2022
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.
SS
Aug 26, 2021
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.
reviewer1434804 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 17, 2020
If the load and bare minimum could be defined, I would give this solution a higher rating.
AK
Dec 30, 2019
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.
AB
Dec 22, 2023
The current interface is unsatisfactory.
reviewer1351146 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 8, 2022
SoapUI Pro is a little heavy due to the number of features. Previously it was not that heavy. Now the tool is too heavy, they should work on fixing this issue because until your system has lots of resources, you won't be able to use it seamlessly. The performance of the application itself could improve.