We performed a comparison between Galen Framework, Sauce Labs, and Tricentis Tosca based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Tricentis, OpenText, Perforce and others in Functional Testing Tools."What I like most about Galen Framework are its advantages, particularly its spec language and the spec file feature."
"Easy to integrate with the other platform for tracking purposes."
"As stated earlier we use Sauce Labs for a combination of automated testing and manual testing. Therefore the most useful features are the ability to run the functional automated tests via a Sauce Labs tunnels which allows access to applications in our internal network. The second most useful feature is the manual side."
"The error logging is also very robust. If we run a test through Sauce Labs and there's some sort of issue, a log will appear on the screen. Log messages are usually heinous and horrible... Sauce Labs is incredibly good at saying things like, 'Hey, here is the exact issue. Fix this and you can run the test.' That helps in getting things up and running and executing the way they should."
"They update for the latest browsers and mobile phones and support a lot of combinations. They have 1,000-plus desktop combinations and browser versions, which is really great. We need that at Applause. The all-in-one testing suite aspect of it is really important because most of our clients prefer to go to one place."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to run concurrent automated tests up to a specified value, depending on what we are currently paying for."
"Running tests in parallel."
"Our machines are mostly Windows. Being able to test with Safari, on a Mac, and other types of browser pieces without having to manage all the infrastructure is the biggest feature that our team enjoys."
"The most valuable feature is cross-browser, cross-OS, cross-mobile device testing."
"Compared to other tools we have been looking at, you don't have to be a programmer to operate it, though it helps. It also a product that can be used by business people."
"The most valuable features of Tricentis Tosca are the ease of use, you do not need to program if you do not want to."
"The automation engine is very strong, and it is very competitive in the market in terms of features. They develop a lot of features."
"It has helped teams within our organization become more aware of the testing requirements in terms of risk and priority."
"The mainframe testing and UI automation are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"With one click, it will scan all the elements on the screen, so that the user can select the required elements for automation tests."
"The technical support is good, we were satisfied."
"Tricentis Tosca is well integrated with other products like Jira."
"There don't seem to be functions available for automatically generating Galen values based on the specifications in the spec file, and this could be a potential improvement for Galen Framework."
"Start execution time as each time a set of tests start, it will launch a new VM so it takes a bit of time."
"Another feature that could still be improved on is more error clarity. Sometimes when running automated scripts the test will fail on the device side instead of the script and errors only show a 500 try again message instead of a detailed script that could of a been a timeout error from the code."
"The only drawback is the speed, it will be good if we have a server in Asia too. It will be great if we can improve speed while initialization and execution."
"We had some specific features that we opened tickets on, although they were not earth-shattering. For example, the way the menus scroll could be improved because it does not have a bar, the way that people are used to, where you can move up and down."
"Latency, due to Sauce Labs being a cloud-based solution, has been a concern. We work in different continents and countries, but last time I checked, Sauce Labs was only offering two data centers, one in the EU and another in the US. If you're not in either of those two places, you would have latency and issues running your test cases."
"We have found that during automated testing this can be very slow. This causes inconsistencies with the tests. It's very difficult to rely on a service when you can't be sure if a test will pass or fail the next time it runs. This means building in a lot of sync time into the tests which in turn slows them down. If this speed could be improved then the service would be much better."
"Sometimes pasting text while using "text object" does not seem to work, and it slows down testing times quite a bit."
"They should provide a JIRA integration plugin so that we can easily log issues."
"The reporting function was lacking in usability and detail."
"The Test Management options are still weak - improvement is outlined, but not yet visible. I"
"The UI does not have the option of automating the scroll bars."
"More and more artificial intelligence (AI) is coming in. So, some amount of AI to create natural language processing (NLP)-based test cases and manage defects would be very helpful. This is because the technologies have evolved in the last five to six months, so there is a potential opportunity there."
"Tricentis Tosca’s technical support could be improved."
"You need to spend much more time learning the tool and how to use it, compared to others."
"I would like to see better integration with other testing tools."
"Tricentis Tosca could improve on its mobile automation solution."
