We performed a comparison between Automation Anywhere (AA) and Selenium HQ 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."We've been using a lot of object cloning and screen scraping, but we've also had success with: inbuilt email functionality, some integrations to incorporate heterogeneous systems like Python scripting, etc."
"In particular, with our requirements, we have seen reduced dependency on the workforce and we had proper execution of our business process."
"UI and document automation are two features I like. Document automation is helpful because it simplifies extracting and putting data into different ERP systems. I have three or four use cases for document automation. I also like the recorder objects feature, which was called object learning in the previous version, and screen scraping."
"The bot creation process is easy, manageable, and everything is well-organized for a developer. Everything is centralized."
"It is really helpful that this solution is deployed in the cloud."
"The scalability of this solution is good compared to others."
"We are using Automation Anywhere for our leave approval process. We used to have three FTEs on the day shift working on this process. Now, we only have one FTE working on the leave approval process. The bot supports everything else in the process. With this bot, we are saving the cost of two FTEs."
"It improved on 40+ % of manual effort which was a pain point for project budget and Project team SMEs."
"All the features in Selenium to automate the UI."
"Has a good Workday application that enables us to handle some of the custom controls."
"The most valuable aspect of Selenium is that it gives you the flexibility to customize or write your own code, your own features, etc. It's not restricted by licensing."
"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."
"I like the record and playback features. We also appreciate that it's not just writing on a script that we create. While we were browsing our web application, it automatically records all the clicks and movements of points. We also appreciate the fact that it provides screenshots of everything in the output."
"There is a supportive community around it."
"The most valuable features are the ability to test and debug."
"The solution is free to use."
"It does not easily integrate with customized solutions."
"In the version that we have, there are some challenges with the browser-based applications, the cloning of the objects, and the solution's stability."
"They need to improve the stability of the core functionality. If they keep the core constant and constant, they will continue to thrive."
"I have not seen bots working efficiently in the area of reporting."
"For assisted automation, the AA bot needs the facility to be triggered through an application interface after collecting input from the user."
"A2019 should have more improvement for developers, as it was in v11.x."
"The IQ Bot could use improvement."
"I feel the tool has to provide deeper insights for debugging issues, considering both internal and external factors."
"Selenium has room for improvement as it does not support the tests and result-sharing in anything but a manual way."
"If they can integrate more recording features, like UFT, it would be helpful for automation, but it's not necessary. They can also add a few more reporting features for advanced reporting."
"Katalon has built a UI on top of Selenium to make it more user-friendly, as well as repository options and the ability to create repositories for objects, among other things. It would be helpful if this type of information could be included in the Selenium tool itself, so people wouldn't have to do filing testing."
"They should add more functionality to the solution."
"It would be awesome if there was a standalone implementation of Selenium for non-developer users."
"Technical support isn't very good. Sometimes their recommendations were not very clear."
"There are some tiny issues with SeleniumHQ. For example, with respect to the scraping tests. Sometimes, a website will have some hidden items or blockages that inhibit us from extracting data directly. It would be beneficial if Selenium could extract that information."
"It does require a programming skill set. I would like the product not to require a heavy programming skill set and be more user-friendly for someone without a programming background."
Automation Anywhere (AA) is ranked 3rd in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 493 reviews while Selenium HQ is ranked 4th in Regression Testing Tools with 103 reviews. Automation Anywhere (AA) is rated 8.4, while Selenium HQ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Automation Anywhere (AA) writes "Automation Co-Pilot enables us to present details from CRM for business management on one page". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Selenium HQ writes "Easy to use with great pricing and lots of documentation". Automation Anywhere (AA) is most compared with Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath, Blue Prism, Tricentis Tosca and WorkFusion, whereas Selenium HQ is most compared with Eggplant Test, Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft Certify, Telerik Test Studio and OpenText Silk Test. See our Automation Anywhere (AA) vs. Selenium HQ report.
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