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"The stability of this solution is very good. In our experience it is approximately ninety-nine percent."

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"The solution is intuitive and pretty self-sustaining. You don't need a lot of help with it in terms of setup or assistance.""Easy integration with CI Tools like Jenkins, TFS, and TeamCity.""The most valuable feature of Ranorex Studio is its user-friendly interface.""The scalability is very good. It's probably one of the better tools I've seen on the market.""I like the recording function and Ranorex Spy.""The solution is fast and includes built-in libraries that record and playback.""Code Conversion is one of the great features because sometimes, the automation tool doesn't have the capability of maneuvering around two specific evaluations.""The most valuable feature of Ranorex Studio is the capture and replay tool. You don't need to do script testing. When you launch any application from Ranorex Studio it automatically captures these test case steps. The next time you can replay the tool the flow automatically happens again. For example, when you do the logging and all the activity will be captured by the tool, and re-execute the same step by using automatization."

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"We would also like to manage the integration testing end-to-end."

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"I'd like to know their testing strategies and to know what they can automate and what they can't. It can become pretty frustrating if you're trying to automate something that changes on a monthly or weekly basis.""Ranorex is used in Windows while other solutions, for example, Katalon Studio, are cross-platform. (But in my opinion, overall, Ranorex is better).""One of the areas the service could be improved would be to have the training in Italian.""Other OS Support, Ranorex Spy performance improvement (Especially for Silverlight controls).""Binding to other sources is very good but the object recognition in .NET desktop applications often doesn't work.""The solution's technical support team could be responsive.""I would like to be able to customize the data grids. They are currently written in Visual Basic and we are unable to get down to the cell level without hard-code.""We are mainly working for manufacturing OEMs but the integration is not available. It would be a benefit if they built one integration tool for all the Teamcenter home servers and software as the main PLM data source. It is a simple process at this time, the integration could be made easier."

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  • "The cost of this tool, in terms of licensing, is not large."
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  • "We paid €3,000 (approximately $3,300 USD) for this solution. When you add the runtime licenses it will be €3,500 (approximately $3,900 USD)."
  • "The licensing fees depend on the number of users."
  • "There are several types of licenses and you need to choose depending on your needs and level of usage."
  • "Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
  • "Our company has one license per user with each costing two lakh rupees."
  • "This solution is a more expensive solution compared to some of the other competitors."
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    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:I'd rate it around five out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, not too cheap but not overly pricey.
    Top Answer:There were a lot of issues we faced. One notable improvement would be better API integration within the tool itself, as we still rely on external tools like Postman. Additionally, expanding language… more »
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    Also Known As
    Micro Focus Silk Central, Borland Silk Central, Silk Central
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    Overview
    Silk Central is an open test management solution which unifies all test assets into one easy-to-use planning, tracking, reporting and execution hub. Silk Central enables you to gain control, collaboration and traceability across all areas of your software testing, whether your methodology is Agile, Traditional or hybrid. Silk Central provides integration of requirements, manual and automated tests, defect tools and your test execution, giving full traceability of the quality of your software testing regardless of role.

    Ranorex is a leading software development company that offers innovative test automation software. Ranorex makes testing easy, saves time in the testing process and empowers clients to ensure the highest quality of their products. Its flexible tools and quick ROI make it the ideal choice for companies of virtually any size – and this is why thousands of clients in over 60 countries trust in its excellence.

    Sample Customers
    AmBank Group, Krung Thai Computer Services, Deakin University
    Siemens, TomTom, Adidas, Canon, Lufthansa, Roche, Cisco, Philipps, Dell, Motorola, Toshiba, Citrix, Ericsson, sage, Continental, IBM, Credit Suisse, Vodafone
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Transportation Company25%
    Insurance Company13%
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    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Energy/Utilities Company12%
    Government8%
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    Computer Software Company26%
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Government9%
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government7%
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    Large Enterprise70%
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    Midsize Enterprise4%
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    OpenText Silk Central is ranked 20th in Test Management Tools while Ranorex Studio is ranked 7th in Regression Testing Tools with 46 reviews. OpenText Silk Central is rated 7.8, while Ranorex Studio is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of OpenText Silk Central writes "We have many possibilities to customize the utilization and we can also work easily at database level for custom reporting and to manage additional information and integration". 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". OpenText Silk Central is most compared with OpenText ALM / Quality Center, Zephyr Enterprise and TestRail, whereas Ranorex Studio is most compared with Katalon Studio, Tricentis Tosca, SmartBear TestComplete, froglogic Squish and OpenText UFT One.

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