Overview of TestComplete
TestComplete is a functional automated
testing platform developed by SmartBear Software. TestComplete gives
testers the ability to create automated tests for Microsoft Windows, Web,
Android, and iOS applications.
Initial release date: 1999
Developer: SmartBear Software
Operating system: Microsoft Windows
Stable release: 15.44 / October 13,
2022
Platforms: Microsoft Windows,
GNOME Web, Android, iOS
Download and Installation:
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Double-click the TestComplete installation package in Windows
Explorer. The installation wizard will start.
·
To enable the Intelligent Quality add-on, on the next page,
click the link to read a third-party license agreement. If you agree to the
license terms, leave the Intelligent Quality Add-on check-box enabled and click
Next:
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On the next page, select the folder to install TestComplete to:
·
Click Install to start the installation. Copying the files and
configuring the environment typically does not take much time.
Features
Building Automated UI Tests
Use the scriptless
Record and Replay or keyword-driven tests to easily create automated UI tests.
Record your tests once and play them back across wide range of desktop, web,
and mobile applications.
2. Object Recognition
Engine now with Artificial Intelligence
Save time creating and
maintaining tests by accurately identifying dynamic UI elements with both
property-based and AI-powered visual recognition. Manage objects in a single
repository and set it up locally or to be shared depending on your needs.
3. Data-Driven Testing
Separate data from
test commands to ease maintenance efforts. Run automated desktop, web, or
mobile UI tests with different sets of input data to increase coverage.
4. Automated Test
Reporting & Analysis
Get real-time
information on the progress and status of your desktop, web, or mobile UI tests
from a single interface. Easily connect with popular defect tracking tools such
as Jira and Bugzilla for instant feedback and continuous learning.
5. Keyword-Driven Testing
Easily separate test
steps, objects, actions, and data with a built-in keyword driven testing
framework. Ensure every team member can contribute to test automation. Create
automated functional UI tests without any programming language. Handle complex
scenarios such as dealing with unwanted windows or accessing database
information with simple point-and-click actions.
6. Harness the Power of
Automated Test Reuse
Reuse your automated
UI tests across projects and environments to expand test coverage, save time
and cut costs.
7. Intelligent Quality
Add-On
Test even the most
dynamic and complex on-screen application components or validate information
found embedded in images, charts, mainframes, and PDFs. Compared to other
technologies, our AI-powered visual recognition is more accurate, making it
possible for UI test automation engineers to detect and test application
components that were not previously recognizable.
8. Continuous Testing for
DevOps
Integrate TestComplete
into your DevOps ecosystem to accelerate continuous testing. With an
easy-to-use Command Line Interface and REST API, you can integrate your
automated tests into Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins and Azure
DevOps, source control systems such as Git, test management tools such as
Zephyr and bug tracking tools such as Jira. TestComplete’s open architecture
provides you maximum flexibility to scale your testing efforts no matter how
complex your ecosystem is.
9. Scale Web and Mobile
Testing with BitBar
With cross-browser and
cross-device testing in TestComplete, you can easily record your automated GUI
test and then execute the same test on other real browsers or devices locally
or in the cloud. These tests can be run on Windows, MAC, Linux, Android and iOS
platforms across all browser configurations. You can use record-playback and
our keyword-driven framework or script in JavaScript, Python, or VBScript.
Parallel Testing
Execute desktop,
mobile, and web tests in parallel across multiple physical and virtual machines
using TestExecute. Get one master summary report across all tests runs.
Specific actions that need to be performed after each run and the data that
needs to be shared across tests.
Test Automation for
BDD
Test cases designed
and written using the Gherkin syntax can be easily converted to automated UI
functional tests and maintained with the industry leading object recognition
and record-and-replay technology found in TestComplete -- without the need for
any additional plug-ins or integrations.
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Comparison Basis |
TestComplete |
Selenium |
|
Software Type |
It is a
Windows-based tool. |
It is a set of APIs
which can be used on at least three major OS: Windows, Linux, and Mac. |
|
Cost |
It is a highly paid
tool. |
Open Source/Free
tool. You can download and use it for free. |
|
Developed By |
SmartBear Software |
Developed by ThoughtWorks |
|
Application Type |
It supports desktop,
web, and mobile application |
Selenium can be used
only for Web-based applications. |
|
Application Layer |
TestComplete can be
used to automate front end and API of the application. |
Selenium can be used
to test only the front end or interface layer of a Web Application. |
|
Supported Languages |
JavaScript, Python,
VBScript, Jscript, DelphiScript, C#, and C+ |
Java, C#, Ruby,
Python, Perl Javascript, R, etc. |
|
Supported Browsers |
Chrome, Firefox, IE,
Edge |
IE, Firefox, Chrome,
Safari, Opera |
|
Supported Operating
Systems |
Only Microsoft
Windows |
It supports
Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X, Linux |
|
Supported IDE |
Supports only
inbuilt TestComplete IDE |
Eclipse, Intellij
and any other IDE which supports Java |
|
Supported Testing
Types |
Functional (or GUI)
Testing, Regression testing, Unit testing, Keyword testing, Web Testing,
Mobile application testing, Distributed Testing, |
Functional (or GUI)
Testing, Regression testing, Unit testing, Keyword testing, Web Testing,
Data-Driven Testing |
|
Object Recognition
Engine |
It has an unmatched
Object Recognition Engine now including Artificial Intelligence. |
There is no such
feature provided by Selenium. |
|
Record and Play
Feature |
You can easily build
automated GUI tests using the script-free record-and-replay function in
TestComplete. |
Selenium IDE
provides Record and Play GUI tests only for Web-based applications on Chrome
and Firefox browsers only. |
|
Built-In Framework |
TestComplete has
several built-in sample projects for desktop, web, and mobile test
automation, to help you get up and running quicker than ever before. |
Selenium has no
built-in framework ready to use. |
|
Test Report |
With TestComplete,
you can get real-time information on the progress and status of your desktop,
mobile, or web functional GUI tests from a single interface. The tool enables
you to share images, videos, or detailed logs that you captured during test
execution, or even export your logs in multiple formats such as JUnit, HTML
or MHT, to easily share details with other team members. |
Selenium needs to be
integrated reporting tools to generate test reports. |
|
Integration |
Selenium can be
easily integrated with TestComplete which can be integrated with many
third-party tools. |
Selenium needs to be
integrated with many other tools to make a powerful framework. |
|
Technical Skills |
TestComplete is best
suited for both Technical and Non-technical resources. |
You must be good in
the programming language to start working with Selenium. |
|
Test Development and
Execution Time |
It saves a lot of
test execution time as it has a powerful record and playback feature,
AI-based object recognition, scriptless test creation, etc. |
You need to spend a
lot of time in creating test scripts. Chances of creating faly test cases are
more. You need good programming skills to write better tests using Selenium. |
|
Test Script
Maintenance |
Maintenance is
easier compared to Selenium. |
Maintenance becomes
challenging with growing test scripts. |
|
Support |
Since it is a paid
tool, so SmartBear provides good and proper support. |
Since it is an open
source tool, no professional support is provided. But Selenium has a larger
community volunteer. |
|
Career Growth |
Fewer jobs, limited
scope |
More jobs, more
growth |
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