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We performed a comparison between ReadyAPI and ReadyAPI Performance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Performance Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"The most valuable features of ReadyAPI are the ready-to-use assertions and filters which can perform the validation. If we want to filter out any value, the filters are available. Apart from that database integration, if you want to go ahead and perform validation in the database layer it is possible with the ready-to-use feature available. The execution and reporting are rich features.""The most valuable features of ReadyAPI are the drag-and-drop options and the integration with versioning tool solutions, such as Git.""I haven't seen any other tool that offers both types of tests. This is very helpful for us, and it's one of the main reasons why we chose this service.""The interface is ok and they have the ability to re-load tests so that you can reuse them.""For anyone who does not have experience with automation, ReadyAPI provides a sense of comfort, especially for testers who find it hard to go directly into coding.""It has the ability to combine it with different CI/CD tools.""The most valuable feature has been the assertion as a test step as this has allowed us to increase the scope of testing and validation.""The feature that allows you to import an API collection or a project is valuable."

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"he initial deployment process is easy.""It stores good reports, as in, improved reports if compared with the SoapUI. It also has in-built security. You just need to switch and check the security testing. My team has never used it, but I know ReadyAPI provides those facilities as well.""The performance and reporting of this solution have been its most valuable features.""ReadyAPI automation can help us validate the functionality of most web services, allowing us to find out the exact number of defects before deployment to the user interface.""It's like a centralized interface that allows us to increase the quality of our APIs.""We find the product to be scalable.""We can scale."

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Cons
"The UI is not user-friendly.""To generate a test suite in API, I had to create a separate one each time because otherwise it was just override the test. Each API had to be added separately. I thought I could just have one and then create different methods, but I had to add each API separately to create the test for that. That is an area that could be improved.""The reporting in ReadyAPI could be better. It can become sloppy, sometimes it works and other times it does not.""The solution is made up of multiple tools, and the one additional feature we'd like to have is load testing.""ReadyAPI's customer support isn't that great, particularly their response time.""ReadyAPI could improve by adding a conversion tool from one file type to another. Import support for multiple file types would be beneficial.""If ReadyAPI had more integration with all of the big tools on the market then this would be very useful.""I would like to see a better dashboard for monitoring in the next release of this solution."

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"This solution could be improved by offering artificial AI testing in addition to API testing. For example, we would like to have machine learning testing because when test applications, manual work could be completed automatically using this functionality.""This is an area for improvement with the tool. We unnecessarily use JMeter for some website testing, which we would like to avoid by introducing this tool for API and load testing because it provides load testing features.""The solution’s interface could be improved.""It is very slow sometimes.""I want the solution to be able to monitor Apache Kafka activity as well.""I'd not sure if they have the same level of documentation for performance and security testing.""We need some time to understand and configure the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "This is a cheap solution when you consider the money that will be saved in testing."
  • "The cost of a license is probably around $1,000 to $2,000. Accounting is done by my leadership. I am more into implementations and making sure all things and processes are taken care of and the frameworks are maintained and managed."
  • "There are costs in addition to the licensing fee. For example, if you want to add the load testing you would pay more."
  • "The price of the solution has been fine."
  • "The price was around $6,000 for one license, but I don't remember exactly. It is definitely expensive. Our organization was planning on having multiple licenses for this year."
  • "For each license, they charge the same amount, which is less than $1,000 for each desktop license."
  • "The thing with ReadyAPI is that you have to buy different licenses for different purposes."
  • "We have approximately 12 licenses in place. There are other solutions that are more expensive than ReadyAPI that have more features, but if the scope of the project is limited to SOAP and REST service, then this is the best option."
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  • "This solution operates on a licence basis and the usage and cost varies according to the use case. It is more expensive if you include access to the learning center. On average it costs approximately 800 Euros."
  • "We find the cost to be affordable."
  • "ReadyAPI Performance’s pricing is reasonable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of ReadyAPI are its robust functionality and collaboration capabilities.
    Top Answer:The cost of the license is quite high. The licensing cost for ReadyAPI, at least for the current license I have, covers both general and security testing.
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in ReadyAPI, particularly in the user interface. I prefer working with multiple windows or tabs, like in SoapUI, rather than the current single-window setup. It becomes… more »
    Top Answer:It's like a centralized interface that allows us to increase the quality of our APIs.
    Top Answer:The solution’s interface could be improved.
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    Also Known As
    Ready API
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    Overview

    ReadyAPI is an all-in-one automated testing platform that allows teams to create, manage, and execute automated functional, security, and performance tests in one centralized interface.

    ReadyAPI Features

    Some of ReadyAPI’s key features include:

    • Continuous integration
    • Comprehensive dashboard
    • API discovery
    • Central, standardized reporting function
    • Plugin architecture
    • ReadyAPI Projects
    • Multiple options for scripting to create functional, load, or security tests

    ReadyAPI Benefits

    Some of the benefits of using ReadyAPI include:

    • Easy and flexible test creation and execution: ReadyAPI has visual editors and wizards that make testing easy, saving time and simplifying onboarding.

    • Test APIs continuously: With ReadyAPI you can run consistent tests on local environments, Docker containers, or other distributed staging environments.

    • Team friendly: ReadyAPI enables software teams with the ability to easily share testing projects and artifacts, share licenses between team members, and report issues directly from the testing IDE.

    • Powerful, data-driven testing capabilities: With ReadyAPI, you can save time by checking for numerous real world conditions.

    • Supports multiple specifications, schemas, and protocols: ReadyAPI includes legacy SOAP services, microservices powered by Apache Kafka, and mainstream REST services, as well as IoT use cases leveraging MQTT. It allows you to test and virtualize the most popular API protocols and also to import APIs from specifications and schemas instantly.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by Dell EMC Unity users.

    PeerSpot user Vallalarasu P., Test Architect at a tech services company, states, “ReadyAPI is one of the best tools for API testing because they have made a single platform for functional testing, load testing security, and also service actualization. We also have virtual work that can be an add-in within ReadyAPI. For integration for CACD, they have something called TestEngine, which can also be an add-on for ReadyAPI. We use Python request library and things like that but if you're a bigger organization with hundreds of APIs, then ReadyAPI is a one-stop solution for complete API testing. If you consider TestComplete and other products for an equivalent outcome, you might get something nearly comparable, butReadyAPI is the outstanding product.”

    An IT Manager at an insurance company says the solution has “Fast automation, less coding, and is pretty lightweight. When you are working in sprints, you need to have continuous feedback. ReadyAPI definitely helps in automating very fast and rapidly. We have less coding, and we can more easily define our assertions. We don't use it for full-blown performance testing, but normally if you are doing your functional testing, it gives you the request and response time. Anybody who is doing functional testing can see what the request and response times are and raise a flag based upon their business affiliates, that is, whether it is meeting their affiliates. You can identify this during functional testing."

    Balamurugan A., Manager at a financial services firm, comments, “We like the user interface. The most valuable features are the integration with Jira and the test management tools.

    They have interfaces with our performance tools, so we were able to leverage all of these integrations and plugins. It is very good from an integrative solution standpoint.”

    ReadyAPI Performance is an open-source load and quality assurance testing solution whose design allows organizations of all sizes to completely control their load testing process. It gives administrators the ability to customize their testing parameters and tests to best meet their needs. They can also quickly run the tests that they need to run in order to guarantee the peak performance of their application and various network components. 

    ReadyAPI Performance Benefits

    Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by deploying ReadyAPI Performance include:

    • Run ReadyAPI Performance on the operating system of your choice. It is a system agnostic solution and can be deployed on any of the major operating systems that are currently on the market. 
    • Track events in real time. ReadyAPI Performance enables users to monitor every part of their application and network in real time. This makes it possible for administrators to spot potential issues and resolve them before they can harm their application’s performance. 
    • Test flexibility. Administrators can customize the tests that they run to best fit their particular needs. Any test that an organization needs can be designed and run by this solution without the need for integration with additional solutions. 

    ReadyAPI Performance Features

    Some of the many useful features ReadyAPI Performance has to offer include:

    • Test customization tools. Users have access to a number of tools that enable them to set the parameters of and design the tests that they run to meet their application requirements. These tools make it possible for them to tweak the tests while they are running, should that prove necessary. Administrators can drag and drop the components that they want to use to create the tests.
    • Test report generator. ReadyAPI Performance comes with a report generator that provides users with easy to understand test insights. After the tests end, this feature produces a report that shows not only the results of the test, but also an analysis that enables administrators to understand the implications of their test results. 
    • Robust load testing capabilities.  ReadyAPI Performance’s load testing tools can handle high volumes of load testing. 

    Reviews from Real Users

    ReadyAPI Performance is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. It can offer organizations many advantages. Two major advantages are the wealth of features that it makes available to users and the ease with which organizations can deploy it for use. 

    Kumar G., a software engineer at Birlasoft India Ltd., writes, “It provides many features. It facilitates load testing, operational volume testing, spike testing for the APIs, and the API is very fast It stores good reports, as in, improved reports if compared with SoapUI. It also has in-built security. You just need to switch and check the security testing.”

    He also writes, “The initial setup is not very complex. For testers, they have to create their test cases and scenarios within ReadyAPI, and there they simply go for the load testing.”

    Sample Customers
    Healthcare Data Solutions (HDS)
    Mercedes-Benz, Adobe, Hilton Hotels, The Home Depot
    Top Industries
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    Insurance Company25%
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Healthcare Company13%
    Logistics Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Insurance Company9%
    Government7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government11%
    Insurance Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    ReadyAPI vs. ReadyAPI Performance
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about ReadyAPI vs. ReadyAPI Performance and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    ReadyAPI is ranked 7th in Performance Testing Tools with 34 reviews while ReadyAPI Performance is ranked 10th in Performance Testing Tools with 7 reviews. ReadyAPI is rated 7.8, while ReadyAPI Performance is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ReadyAPI writes "Allows you to parameterize in one place for the changes to reflect everywhere and lets you customize the environment, but its load testing feature needs improvement, and costs need to be cheaper". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ReadyAPI Performance writes "Straightforward to install with the ability to add multiple assertions but the price is too high". ReadyAPI is most compared with Apache JMeter, Katalon Studio, ReadyAPI Test, Tricentis Tosca and SmartBear TestComplete, whereas ReadyAPI Performance is most compared with SmartBear LoadNinja and Apache JMeter. See our ReadyAPI vs. ReadyAPI Performance report.

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