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it_user364443 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Automation Architect at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
We are now able to execute 3000 test cases in less than one hour.

What is most valuable?

  • Videos of test cases
  • Scalable multi threading test execution

How has it helped my organization?

We are now able to execute 3000 test cases in less than one hour. This is a great milestone for us.

What needs improvement?

It needs more support for mobile devices and also on testing web services.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for four years.Videos of test cases + Scalable multi threading test execution.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We've had no issues with deployment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We've had no issues with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We've had no issues with scalability.

How are customer service and support?

It's open source and therefore there is no customer support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used a different product that was not open source. We wanted to use open source.

How was the initial setup?

It was not too complex, however, it would be complex for someone who doesn't know much about automation.

What about the implementation team?

I implemented it through an in-house team. My advice would be to foresee all the problems that you might run in to in the future and design the framework based on that.

What other advice do I have?

Make sure you get the set-up right initially.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Software Tester at InfoTrack Pty Limited
Real User
Integrates well, good user interface, and straightforward installation
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Selenium HQ are it is open-source, has a good interface, and integrates well."
  • "Selenium has been giving us failures sometimes. It is not working one hundred percent of the time when we are creating elements. They need to improve the stability of the solution."

What is our primary use case?

We use Selenium HQ for automation and API integration.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Selenium HQ are it is open-source, has a good interface, and integrates well.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Selenium HQ for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Selenium has been giving us failures sometimes. It is not working one hundred percent of the time when we are creating elements. They need to improve the stability of the solution.

The solution takes a lot of time for the developers. For example, if we are trying to implement UiPath or Automation Anywhere the people who are non-technical can use these two solutions. Selenium HQ is not easy for someone that is new to use, it takes too long for developers to learn the solution. There are other solutions that do not require such a learning curve.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 870 users using this solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

Selenium HQ has a large online community where you can get help on any issues or problems.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is straightforward.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have evaluated other solutions.

What other advice do I have?

If you have developers that can operate Selenium HQ then this solution will be a good fit. However, if your developers are new to Selenium it might be better to choose another solution.

I rate Selenium HQ an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Software QA Lead at Ajman Municipality
Real User
Good community support, is scalable, and stable but the GUI needs improvement
Pros and Cons
  • "The grids, as well as the selectors, are the most valuable features."
  • "It would be very helpful to be able to write scripts in a GUI, rather than depend so heavily on the command line."

What is our primary use case?

Selenium HQ is used by our organization to automate test scripts for our applications as well as to automate or regression tests carried out during software development.

What is most valuable?

The grids, as well as the selectors, are the most valuable features.

The ease of use for the whole tool.

What needs improvement?

I would like more usability and ease of use.

The graphical interface could be improved. It would be very helpful to be able to write scripts in a GUI, rather than depend so heavily on the command line.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Selenium HQ in my department for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Selenium HQ is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is easy to scale Selenium HQ.

We have five members in our Quality Assurance team, and three are dedicated to Selenium.

We have plans to increase our usage in Selenium but the issue is time.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not contacted technical support. In a Google search, you can find the help you need. It's an open community.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We worked with other solutions previously and changed to Selenium because of the cost of the license.

We are also using Microsoft Team Foundation (TFS), which is now known as Azure DevOps. We are upgrading to DevOps.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

It took half a day to deploy.

One person is enough to maintain this solution.

What about the implementation team?

We completed the installation and deployment internally.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost of the license is better than other solutions. Selenium is a free tool. It's open-source.

To date, we have not paid any additional fees.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend using Selenium with Python, it will be helpful.

I would rate Selenium HQ a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user374013 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Architect -Test Automation with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
It's language and environment compatible.

What is most valuable?

  • Browser
  • Language and environment compatible
  • Opensource

How has it helped my organization?

We designed the Omani-channel automation framework, and achieved the maximum testing coverage includes localization (approximately 19), environment (web and mobile [iOS and Android]), and browser.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see an improvement in the iOS automation for hybrid app's and try to comparable for desktop app automation.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for six years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

There were no issues with the deployment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I observed like batch execution issues and comparability issues like AngularJS app's etc.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There were no issues with the scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

8/10 - they need to improve their in-office blog.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Used other is solutions for my assignments, and more opensource ones.

How was the initial setup?

It's simple to set-up.

What about the implementation team?

We did it in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's open-source so it's free.

What other advice do I have?

You'll be good to go with this.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We are secondary sponsors.
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reviewer1393092 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer / Team Lead at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Easy to install and stable, but should support desktop applications
Pros and Cons
  • "It is more stable in comparison to other solutions because they have quite some experience in the market."
  • "I don't have that much experience with it, but I know that Selenium is more used for websites. It is not for testing desktop applications, which is a downside of it. It can support desktop applications more."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for test automation. We are also using Cypress for some of our automated tests. We've tried Selenium a little bit, but it depends on the project we are doing.

What is most valuable?

It is more stable in comparison to other solutions because they have quite some experience in the market.

What needs improvement?

I don't have that much experience with it, but I know that Selenium is more used for websites. It is not for testing desktop applications, which is a downside of it. It can support desktop applications more.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have five people on the team, but not all of us are using it. We have plans to increase its usage.

How was the initial setup?

It is not complex. I don't remember the time it took, but I do have development and testing experience. So, for me, it was an easy ramp-up.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate it a seven out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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QA Expert at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
It provides us simple objects recognition and multi-language support.

What is most valuable?

  • Simple objects recognition
  • It's easy to use
  • Multi-language support
  • Open source with good support
  • A lot of information and help online

What needs improvement?

Selenium IDE needs to be improved not like just an record / play back tool, but as effective web elements spy. TestNG has more support, and also has ntegration with Appium and Jmeter which Selenium misses.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it for 10 years, since 2005.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Throughout the last five years, I have not had any difficulty to install or set-up Webdriver.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is an open source, so some issues are always pop[ing up , but compared to other open source automation tools web driver is much much better.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It covers all regression testing with 20,000 test cases run during 24 hours and easy maintenance.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer support is very good for a non-commercial tool.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I used Silk Test and Win Runner previously. Borland SilkTest is an excellent tool, but it costs.

How was the initial setup?

 It very straight forward and easy. Of course it’s required basic programming skills.

What about the implementation team?

We have in house automation framework and it works great with continuous integration. I do not see reasons to pay for third party services.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's a free tool.

What other advice do I have?

Just use web driver and enjoy.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user373083 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Test Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
CI can be achieved with tools like Jenkins. Like QTP, there should be an option to run the test from a point or state of application.

What is most valuable?

  • It supports many programming languages like Java, and Ruby etc.
  • It can be plugged with Junit, TestNG and other Java frameworks for reporting
  • CI can be achieved with tools like Jenkins

How has it helped my organization?

Cost effective solution for automation test.

What needs improvement?

Dynamic Debugging needs to be improved. Like QTP, there should be an option to run the test from a point or state of application. Currently the test should be run from the beginning to debug or test the new scenario which has been added.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for three years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

There were no issues with the deployment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There are stability issues, especially when Mozilla Firefox updates.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There's no scalability issues.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

It wasn't very difficult.

What was our ROI?

We did it in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's free and there's no licence needed.

What other advice do I have?

An engineer from any background can learn and build automation easily.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user372603 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Automation QA, Automation Expert at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Vendor
It allows us to write frameworks using object-oriented programming languages like Java.

Valuable Features

This is open-source product with large community, it allows to use your favourite language to write test framework.

Improvements to My Organization

Selenium is an automation tool which allows to perform automation web testing and reduce amount of manual tests.

Room for Improvement

Maybe more stable cross-browser autotesting (some times test which works ok for one browser fails in another).

Use of Solution

I've used it for over four years.

Deployment Issues

There were no issues with the deployment.

Stability Issues

Sometimes there are issues with automation testing in Internet Explorer.

Scalability Issues

There's no issues with the scalability.

Customer Service and Technical Support

This is open source product with large community, the main issues can be solved using this community

Initial Setup

To use Selenium WebDriver effectively you should have good knowledge of programming language, this is one of the main complexity

Other Solutions Considered

Compared to commercial tools such as TestComplete, Selenium WebDriver is a better choice for web auto-testing. It allows us to write frameworks using object-oriented programming languages like Java.

Other Advice

To use Selenium WebDriver effectively user should have good knowledge of programming language, this is one of the main complexity. Using Selenium you have to write test framework using your favourite language and some additional tools should be used also (like Jenkins for CI and reports), this is the first step which should be done.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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