We performed a comparison between k6 Open Source and Selenium HQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Tricentis, OpenText, Katalon Studio and others in Regression Testing Tools."The standout feature of k6 is its strong focus on API performance testing."
"The stability and performance are good."
"It supports many external plugins, and because it's a Java-based platform, it's language-independent. You can use Java, C#, Python, etc."
"We can run multiple projects at the same time and we can design both types of framework, including data-driven or hybrid. We have got a lot of flexibility here."
"It is a good automation tool."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Due to its popularity, you can find pretty much any answer in open discussions from the community."
"Selenium's open-source nature is a key advantage. Its extensive support for diverse web technologies."
"Selenuim helps us during testing. We are able to reduce the number and frequency of manual efforts by using scripts."
"One area where k6 could improve is by introducing a GUI similar to JMeter."
"The solution's UI path needs to be modernized."
"The initial setup of Selenium HQ is difficult in many areas, such as the framework."
"One drawback to Selenium is that there is nothing like an object repository, such as that found in QTP, especially considering continuous integration practices that have become common nowadays."
"Coding skills are required to use Selenium, so it could be made more user-friendly for non-programmers."
"The drawback is the solution is not easy to learn."
"We can only use Selenium HQ for desktop applications which would be helpful. We are only able to do online based applications."
"You need to have experience in order to do the initial setup."
"Handling frames and windows needs to be improved."
k6 Open Source is ranked 14th in Regression Testing Tools with 1 review while Selenium HQ is ranked 4th in Regression Testing Tools with 102 reviews. k6 Open Source is rated 7.0, while Selenium HQ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of k6 Open Source writes "Offers good scalability and has the ability to integrate with various systems and services". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Selenium HQ writes "Continuously being developed and large community makes it easy to find solutions". k6 Open Source is most compared with Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, RadView WebLOAD and Akamai CloudTest, whereas Selenium HQ is most compared with Eggplant Test, Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft Certify, Telerik Test Studio and OpenText Silk Test.
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