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We performed a comparison between Telerik Test Studio and Visual Studio Test Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Functional Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Telerik Test Studio vs. Visual Studio Test Professional Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Has a very smooth process for launching and closing the application after execution.""The performance and load testing are very good.""Before using Telerik Test Studio, I was a manual tester, so it was my first automation tool, yet I felt very comfortable using it. I've used the record and play feature, and Telerik Test Studio was easy to use. The tool was easy to understand, even for a first-time user like me.""The most valuable aspects of the solution are the font, size, and interface.""The way it identifies elements is good."

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"The stability has always been very good.""Visual Studio is highly powerful. It's probably the best software development tool on the market.""Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development.""Performance-wise, it is a great tool.""It is very easy to use. You can handle a lot of things together at once in one package, which is a good point for us.""The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability.""The ability to quickly make your own components has been valuable.""The most valuable feature has been to store all our packages in one place including SSIS packages, SQL tables, TFS and SSR."

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Cons
"I observed that the Excel and Word validation was quite challenging, which is an area for improvement in the tool. I also experienced minor difficulties with Telerik Test Studio, particularly in fetching elements in some scenarios when using C# for coding.""It can be improved by including a feature that allows multiple file types to be selected simultaneously.""The charts need to be more detailed and customizable.""There are some compatibility issues with the load standpoint test.""Its UI is not very user-friendly and could be improved. For new users, it isn't easy."

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"One of the problems with this solution is you need to be highly technically skilled to operate it, it is not for everyone.""Sometimes, the product is too complex to use.""The solution should be cheaper.""Visual Studio Test Professional needs to improve its stability.""Visual Studio Test Professional should include more automation.""Visual Studio Test Professional could improve by having better integration with external databases.""The product must provide more integration.""It is hard to learn, and you need to invest time to understand it."

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  • "The pricing is fair so I rate it an eight out of ten."
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  • "For the cloud services option, you buy a subscription per account or per user. This costs around $52 a month per person."
  • "I think that the pricing is quite good."
  • "The pricing is expensive."
  • "We pay for the solution annually and the price could be reduced."
  • "There is a paid version of the solution as well as a community version that is free."
  • "Visual Studio Test Professional is a very expensive solution."
  • "The tool is expensive in my region."
  • "We pay a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional, which is expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The way it identifies elements is good.
    Top Answer:Its UI is not very user-friendly and could be improved. For new users, it isn't easy. In addition, sometimes, tests used to fail intermittently. These were the two disadvantages.
    Top Answer:Instead of Telerik Test Studio, I'd recommend writing test cases in .Net so that in the future, if you move away from Telerik Test Studio to another tool, it would be easier for you. Your current code… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability.
    Top Answer:Visual Studio Test Professional is not an expensive solution.
    Top Answer:The solution's documentation could be improved because it keeps disappearing from the solution. There used to be references material that were incorporated in the solution, but most of it has moved to… more »
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    Overview
    Telerik Test Studio is an innovative and easy-to-use automated web, WPF and load testing solution. Test Studio tests support essential technologies like ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, PHP and MVC. Test Studio functional testing is a comprehensive yet cost-effective automated testing suite. Users can complete tasks quickly and easily with the product's point-and-click interface, which is augmented by Telerik-exclusive features like a visual storyboard and 3D element selection. Test Studio also offers script-less test automation for Silverlight applications. Test Studio load tests allow users to capture quickly capture, multiply and replay complex web traffic. Record HTTP traffic from desktop browsers, mobile devices and web services, and replay traffic with hundreds or thousands of virtual users spread across multiple machines. Fine-tune your load scenario with data binding, user authentication, and dynamic targets. Test Studio Mobile is an intuitive and easy to use test automation solution for Mobile application testing. Create tests once and test across multiple devices and OS's. The point and click functionality allows users to capture quickly and replay complex mobile testing functionality. There is no need to write a single line of code. Test against any number of real devices as you wish or through an emulator by connecting through Wifi. Test Studio for APIs helps customers verify the integrity and reliability of their APIs in an easy way and incorporate their API testing effort in their continuous testing and delivery process. Test Studio for APIs is used to determine whether APIs return the correct response for a broad range of commonly accepted requests, react properly to edge cases such as failures and unexpected inputs, as well as deliver the responses in an acceptable amount of time.
    Visual Studio Professional Edition provides an IDE for all supported development languages. As of Visual Studio 2010, the Standard edition was dropped. MSDN support is available as MSDN Essentials or the full MSDN library depending on licensing. It supports XML and XSLT editing, and can create deployment packages that only use ClickOnce and MSI. It includes tools like Server Explorer and integration with Microsoft SQL Server also. Windows Mobile development support was included in Visual Studio 2005 Standard, however, with Visual Studio 2008, it is only available in Professional and higher editions. Windows Phone 7 development support was added to all editions in Visual Studio 2010. Development for Windows Mobile is no longer supported in Visual Studio 2010; it is superseded by Windows Phone 7.
    Sample Customers
    Fox, Chicco, BNP Paribas, eBay, Coca Cola, AT&T
    Transport for Greater Manchester, Ordina, Bluegarden A/S, CLEAResult, Jet.com, OSIsoft, Australian Taxation Office, BookedOut, Tracasa
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Government11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company35%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    Telerik Test Studio vs. Visual Studio Test Professional
    March 2024
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    Telerik Test Studio is ranked 18th in Functional Testing Tools with 5 reviews while Visual Studio Test Professional is ranked 7th in Functional Testing Tools with 46 reviews. Telerik Test Studio is rated 8.0, while Visual Studio Test Professional is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Telerik Test Studio writes "Very good performance and load testing capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Studio Test Professional writes "Customization is a key feature as is the ability to integrate with third-party services ". Telerik Test Studio is most compared with Selenium HQ, Ranorex Studio, SmartBear TestComplete, Katalon Studio and Apache JMeter, whereas Visual Studio Test Professional is most compared with TFS, Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, SmartBear TestComplete and OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise. See our Telerik Test Studio vs. Visual Studio Test Professional report.

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