We performed a comparison between IBM Rational Performance Tester, Tricentis Tosca, and Visual Studio Test Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Tricentis, OpenText, Katalon Studio and others in Regression Testing Tools."It can support both web applications and mobile applications, and in certain cases, it can also support testing of desktop applications or software-based applications. You can write web applications, mobile applications, and software-based applications."
"Technical support is very good. I'm very satisfied with the assistance we've received so far."
"As a codeless automation tool, the product offers a user-friendly experience without requiring extensive coding knowledge. Users can easily handle various applications, including web applications, SAP applications, Windows applications, and even Salesforce applications, without manual coding."
"The most valuable features of Tricentis Tosca are the Salesforce scanning. There are two scanning for Salesforce applications. There is Salesforce scanning and normal application scanning. Object identification has been really useful in Tricentis Tosca."
"The automation engine is very strong, and it is very competitive in the market in terms of features. They develop a lot of features."
"We have multiple applications, and it supports parallel execution. It has mobile automation."
"The item that is different from all the other tools is that it's module based."
"Tricentis Tosca is a really cool tool that you don't have to be technical to use it. Additionally, the solution is easy to use. The modules, libraries, and reusable are in an efficient way to update all the tests. I find it spot on with that. We also started using the design which we switched from Excel. The design was superior to Excel."
"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"It's been very helpful to have connectivity with mobile. The tool also identifies some of the actual changes from the recordings on the actual testing suite. That is something that I really like."
"Visual Studio is highly powerful. It's probably the best software development tool on the market."
"What I like most about Visual Studio Test Professional is the way people publish templates and publish integration."
"The product is good to create big or small projects fastly. It is one of the leaders in the area."
"Visual Studio Test Professional is a very scalable solution."
"The setup is easy and straightforward."
"Customization is the most powerful feature of this product."
"The user interface is very friendly."
"Performance-wise, it is a great tool."
"There are some features that Micro Focus LoadRunner provides, but they are not available in IBM Rational Performance Tester. They should include such features. It can also have more reports similar to what HP provides. It might also need some improvement in terms of the tools and support for other technology areas. Certain technologies are not supported by every tool. They need to support all sorts of technologies and platforms on which web applications and mobile applications are built. They need complete support for all sorts of technologies."
"The solution is not easily scalable. If you want to extend the solution, you need to purchase a different kind of license. You also have to work with the IBM team to assist in scaling."
"The product needs to improve object identification. The identify with properties and anchor methods work perfectly, while the by-index and image methods may face challenges."
"The main area where there is room for improvement is how they do upgrades. Going through this current upgrade, we were delayed a month because we are using a third-party tool. It's called Tosca Connect by Tasktop. When this latest upgrade broke that relationship between the two, it took Tricentis a month to come back with a workable solution... Their whole upgrade process needs to be better and cleaner, from an end-user standpoint."
"What needs to be improved in Tricentis Tosca is its centralized repository mechanism because it's not as flexible. The repository in the solution where you store the data and the script for test automation is quite an old-fashioned mechanism that could be improved."
"The integration with mobile testing could be useful."
"Tricentis Tosca could improve on its mobile automation solution."
"Tricentis Tosca could improve on the ease of use. There is a steep learning curve. The reporting section could be better and some of the new features could be simplified. Additionally, the user management of the client and the server are confusing. There should not be two."
"Tosca's reporting features could be better. Tricentis had a reporting tool called Analytics, but it didn't function properly after they reworked it. After that, they tried a new approach with key-tracing, and that didn't work."
"You need to spend much more time learning the tool and how to use it, compared to others."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"Sometimes, the solution hangs, so its performance could be improved."
"One of the problems with this solution is you need to be highly technically skilled to operate it, it is not for everyone."
"The product must provide more automation."
"The solution's documentation could be improved for beginners."
"The solution can improve the startup time."
"The solution should be cheaper."
"Over the years, I haven't identified any specific enhancements that I desire; Visual Studio has consistently met my requirements seamlessly and flawlessly."
More IBM Rational Performance Tester Pricing and Cost Advice →
More Visual Studio Test Professional Pricing and Cost Advice →
Earn 20 points