We performed a comparison between Katalon Studio and Zeenyx AscentialTest based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Regression Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Video capture on failure is a must have. A picture is worth a thousand words. A video is worth a thousand pictures (literally)."
"I rate Katalon Studio's scalability a four out of five."
"It has been good so far for API testing on Mac. It is not that hard to learn and use. There is so much support out there, so if anyone wants to start using it, there is enough help."
"The most valuable feature is that the browser and the API testing is available in a single tool, and I don't have to look at other options."
"I personally like the 'Object Spy' feature of this tool. It makes it easy to find an element on the web page."
"The initial setup of Katalon Studio was easy."
"It provides us daily feedback on the status (failing/working) of the core features of our websites."
"Our clients have requested by all types of testing, including mobile, desktop, and API testing and all of those are covered by Katalon. I find that very valuable, very complete."
"The most valuable feature of AscentialTest for us is that it fully supports PowerBuilder."
"If you use the PowerBuilder application, do choose AscentialTest without thinking twice."
"It’s been really easy to automate the same application TestComplete struggled with. I have been able to automate two of our key applications in just a few months. I haven’t even taken their training."
"AscentialTest's object recognition in snapshots is a robust feature that goes beyond standard elements, even accurately identifying objects within Datawindows."
"It should start working on Silverlight automation."
"The tool's maintenance is very difficult since they do not follow call by value or call by reference. Due to this, any change happening is not reflected throughout all the test cases. There are some issues with data parameterization as well."
"The price of Katalon Studio is an area of concern where improvement is required."
"One aspect that can be improved is testing for desktop applications. I would like to see them support more technologies in this area."
"I would like to see improvements in how Katalon Studio works with iOS applications, especially with React Native applications."
"Katalon doesn't support testing of hybrid applications. It's a limitation."
"Its stability needs improvement."
"Katalon lacks integration with other software, including integrating other languages like .NET and PHP."
"Streamlining the retrieval of results from individual test set runs would be beneficial."
"I would like to see an improvement in the User Interface."
"The only thing I can't wait for is for Zeenyx to add automating Mobile apps."
"Classes are not as object-oriented as I would like, but I am a programmer and not QA so I expect a lot."
Katalon Studio is ranked 3rd in Regression Testing Tools with 42 reviews while Zeenyx AscentialTest is ranked 19th in Functional Testing Tools with 13 reviews. Katalon Studio is rated 7.8, while Zeenyx AscentialTest is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Katalon Studio writes " Functional automation features and the recording functionality saves time but the performance and script execution is slow ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zeenyx AscentialTest writes "Robust automation with reusable steps and seamless integration". Katalon Studio is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Postman, OpenText UFT One, Testim and Appium, whereas Zeenyx AscentialTest is most compared with Tricentis Tosca and SmartBear TestComplete. See our Katalon Studio vs. Zeenyx AscentialTest report.
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