We performed a comparison between Katalon Studio and Ranorex Studio 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."It provides us daily feedback on the status (failing/working) of the core features of our websites."
"We are now performing automated testing in 15 minutes, which were previously taking a long time when doing it manually."
"Smart Wait and XPath healing are valuable features."
"The scalability of the product is good."
"The initial setup of Katalon Studio was easy."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward and easy enough to complete."
"The ability to build all libraries with codes and use them in many situations has been most valuable."
"I personally like the 'Object Spy' feature of this tool. It makes it easy to find an element on the web page."
"The scalability is very good. It's probably one of the better tools I've seen on the market."
"The most valuable feature of Ranorex Studio is its user-friendly interface."
"The solutions's regression testing is very important for our company, as is the continuous integration process."
"The solution is fast and includes built-in libraries that record and playback."
"Support is very quick. You can write to them and on the same day, they will respond. This is one of the best features."
"Object identification is good."
"This is a powerful, reliable and versatile all-around application testing suite."
"Data security was prime for us. Being able to download and run tests on our local machines was a big plus. The flexibility Ranorex offers in terms of customization is outstanding."
"There could potentially be more reporting within the solution. We need more issue reports, for example."
"It would be helpful if they can integrate a feature for performance testing."
"They need to work on documentation to make it more centralized and easier to find what you are looking for."
"One improvement would be if it could support more programming languages such as JavaScript or Python. Right now, it is only on Groovy, which I think is not a too popular language."
"The price of Katalon Studio is an area of concern where improvement is required."
"The product’s regression testing time could be reduced."
"It seems to lack a few requirements that a typical customer would want. Compared to other solutions, this product is lacking."
"We have been seeing some error pop-ups that are difficult to understand why they were triggered."
"The object detection functionality needs to be improved."
"The automation of the SAP application could perhaps be improved to make it much simpler."
"The solution's technical support team could be responsive."
"One of the areas the service could be improved would be to have the training in Italian."
"Ranorex is used in Windows while other solutions, for example, Katalon Studio, are cross-platform. (But in my opinion, overall, Ranorex is better)."
"When we have updated the solution in the past there have been issues with the libraries. They need to make it clear that the libraries need to be upgraded too."
"Part of the challenge is that Ranorex's support is over in Europe, so we can't get responses on the same day. If we had support in the United States that was a bit more timely, that would be helpful."
"The solution does not support dual or regression testing."
Katalon Studio is ranked 3rd in Regression Testing Tools with 41 reviews while Ranorex Studio is ranked 7th in Regression Testing Tools with 46 reviews. Katalon Studio is rated 7.8, while Ranorex Studio is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Katalon Studio writes "Useful multiple technology platform, scalable, but usability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ranorex Studio writes "Good data security, allowing local installations to prevent data from going to the internet". Katalon Studio is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Postman, OpenText UFT One, Appium and SmartBear TestComplete, whereas Ranorex Studio is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, SmartBear TestComplete, froglogic Squish, OpenText UFT One and Selenium HQ. See our Katalon Studio vs. Ranorex Studio report.
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