Defects and bugs are almost impossible to avoid in the software development process. Even with the best manual testing processes, they may slip through undetected and reappear after product release. This may hamper the quality and user experience of your product. Test automation offers a more effective way to identify and resolve bugs or errors before they become more significant issues later down the software life cycle. Similarly, programmers use code analysis tools to measure the code maintainability and analyze the application security.
How Automation Testing Tools Improve Testing Efficiency
In manual testing, the tester carefully reviews the application screens, tries different usage combinations, compares the results to expected behavior, and notes their observations. This is performed as often as possible during code changes and other situations until they reach a definite conclusion about product quality. However, manual testing could be stressful and time-consuming for the testers.
Test automation edges over manual testing because the automation tools handle the testing, allowing the tests to be run quickly and repeatedly. This reduces the time and effort required for the testing process. The popular automation testing tools can also seamlessly handle difficult or complex tasks that would have been difficult to perform manually, such as performance testing, to see how the system performs under heavy loads.
In addition, automated testing leaves less room for human error because it employs the same scripts on each test run. With manual testing, there could be a reduction in the quality or even the possibility of mistakes as the test iteration increases. However, test automation tools maintain the same quality throughout the project, allowing the testers to get consistent results.
Here are some of the popular automation testing tools to maximize testing efficiency.
Katalon
Katalon is a powerful and comprehensive tool for automating web, mobile, and API tests. It is available in the free and paid version. Katalon supported several programming languages, including Java, Groovy, and C#.
It is also great for non-technical users because it provides a user-friendly interface for codeless automation. It means they can create test scripts without writing a single line of code. Instead, they can use built-in keyword commands to automate tests. You can also integrate it with continuous integration and continuous delivery tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, and Bamboo.
Selenium
Selenium is one of the most popular open-source frameworks for testing web automation. It comes with a broad range of tools hosted under the Selenium WebDriver, Selenium IDE, and Selenium Grid. You can use it to automate tasks across various operating systems, including Windows, iOS, Android, and Linux. Further, you can use it in in different browsers like Google Chrome, Internet Explorers, and Mozilla Firefox.
Selenium supports various programming languages like Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, and Ruby to write test scripts. You can integrate it with other tools and frameworks such as Jenkins, Maven, JUnit, and TestNG. It also supports record and playback features that allow the testers to record their actions while creating test scripts and play them back later.
TestRigor
TestRigor is an automation tool that allows testers to create complex tests in an in-depth format using simple English commands. It supports web testing on desktop or mobile browsers for different operating systems. Testrigor also employs artificial intelligence, which helps with fast test creation and test execution.
Testrigor is seamlessly integrated with CI/CD workflows, so it can automatically analyze test parameters and implement necessary suggestions and changes. It also comes with a broad range of mobile, web, desktop, and API testing integrations, including Jenkins, GitLab, and Bamboo.
TestSigma
TestSigma is a cloud-based automation tool that employs natural language processing and artificial intelligence to create and execute test cases for web, mobile, and API platforms. It supported codeless test automation, allowing users to write test scripts in simple English sentences. This eliminates the need for prerequisite knowledge of coding and programming language and makes it easier for non-technical members of the testing team to use them.
TestSigma is an excellent choice for Continuous Delivery and Agile teams as it helps testers create specific test environments according to the project needs and carry parallel tests across multiple devices and operating systems. It has a reporting feature that allows users to generate detailed test reports. You can also integrate TestSigma with continuous integration and delivery tools like Bamboo, GitLab, and Bamboo.
Functionize
Functionize is popularly known for its tagline, “low code AI-powered testing for the enterprise.” It is a cloud-based automation platform that provides various testing services, including functional testing, performance testing, API testing, and file testing. Combining artificial intelligence and machine learning allows test coverage to be increased, test execution time to be shortened, and the results to be more accurate.
Functionize also features a user-friendly interface that supports codeless automation. It has a smart test feature that utilizes artificial intelligence to create test cases based on user actions. You can also integrate it with popular continuous integration and continuous delivery tools such as Bamboo, GitLab, and Jenkins.
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