We performed a comparison between Katalon Studio and Visual Studio Test Professional 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."This solution is very user-friendly to learn and implement, and less technical knowledge is required to handle automation."
"The basic framework and project organization is very good."
"The best feature is the split up between test cases and the test object. This allows us to easily change an error."
"Smart Wait and XPath healing are valuable features."
"The initial setup of Katalon Studio was easy."
"The functionality of the data is very good. You can upload and disperse data using the solution."
"It is good for API testing. It is also good for continuous integration testing. You can connect it to Jenkins."
"One of the features that I like is Object Recognition. It worked very well, and it allowed me to create a dynamic expert based on my requirements."
"It is very easy to use. You can handle a lot of things together at once in one package, which is a good point for us."
"The most valuable features of Visual Studio Test Professional are the IntelliSense and the ease of adding the NuGet packages."
"The most valuable feature is the in-built support for C# and .NET projects."
"I was satisfied with the support given by customer service."
"It is a good and user-friendly tool."
"User-friendly ID and direct integration with GitHub are the most valuable."
"Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development."
"The most valuable feature has been to store all our packages in one place including SSIS packages, SQL tables, TFS and SSR."
"Katalon doesn't support testing of hybrid applications. It's a limitation."
"Its stability needs improvement."
"The product’s regression testing time could be reduced."
"They need to work on documentation to make it more centralized and easier to find what you are looking for."
"There could potentially be more reporting within the solution. We need more issue reports, for example."
"My recently-updated Katalon studio version hangs a lot and is not a stable version."
"The Object Spy is rather frustrating to work with, so I tend not to use it."
"We have been seeing some error pop-ups that are difficult to understand why they were triggered."
"It needs more integration with other tools for monitoring. Microsoft also needs to make it more modern to make it work with microservices and the cloud. It is a bit outdated currently."
"Sometimes, the solution hangs, so its performance could be improved."
"The performance could be faster."
"Visual Studio Test Professional is a little pricey."
"There are too many features with the product and I would like there to be less."
"The service right now is far too expensive. You need to pay per user."
"The solution's deployment is not very easy and should be made easier."
"The integration with Git needs improving because it is a bit disjointed and unpredictable."
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Katalon Studio is ranked 3rd in Regression Testing Tools with 41 reviews while Visual Studio Test Professional is ranked 7th in Functional Testing Tools with 46 reviews. Katalon Studio is rated 7.8, while Visual Studio Test Professional is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Katalon Studio writes "Useful multiple technology platform, scalable, but usability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Studio Test Professional writes "Customization is a key feature as is the ability to integrate with third-party services ". Katalon Studio is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Postman, OpenText UFT One, Appium and Testim, whereas Visual Studio Test Professional is most compared with TFS, Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, SmartBear TestComplete and Tricentis qTest. See our Katalon Studio vs. Visual Studio Test Professional report.
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