Katalon vs Selenium vs UFT

Features

Katalon Studio

Selenium

UFT

Application

under test

Web, Mobile,

Desktop & API

applications all

in one platform.

Web application

automation only with a

lot of framework

building and

maintenance

Windows, Mobile &

Desktop applications,

supported across 3

different versions of

the product (UFT

developer, UFT

mobile)

Scripting languages

Java/Groovy most used language.

Support for web based authoring & Javascript coming soon.

Java, C#, Perl, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, however requires a LOT of scripting and effort.

VBScript which is a legacy scripting language & dated.

Programming skills

Not required. But the ability to be extensible and write cross platform tests on a single script.

Advanced skills needed to write basic scripts and make the framework extensible. Integrations.

Lower number of integrations & lower extensibility. Writing one script across Web, API & mobile is not possible.

Learning curves

Easy to use & trusted by multiple thousands of users.

High learning curve with extensive scripting experience needed.

Architect level help needed to build a reusable and repeatable framework.

The learning curve is medium, however the technology is dated and a lot of testers are moving away from VB Script.

Ease of

installation

and use

Easy to setup &

use with an

extensive

academy &

community

support

Require installing and

integrating various

tools & setting up

framework, which is

really difficult.

Medium setup.

Integrations

3rd party easy

OOTB

integrations to

CI/CD tools,

SCM, GIT,

Release

management

and analytics.

Integrations require a

lot of building an effort

and there’s no out of

the box integrations.

Integrations exist in a

limited capacity.

Script creation time

Quick

Slow

Medium

Object storage and maintenance

Built-in object repository, easily arranged object repo, Self-healing, Smartwait, XPath, object re-identification

, scalable & global management of objects

XPath, UI Maps & a lot of other things are possible, however, requires a lot of scripting & customization.

Built-in object repository, smart object detection and correction

Visual testing

Built-in support

for image testing and AI based Visual Testing inbuilt solution.

Require installing additional libraries & additional framework setup.

Built-in support for image testing, however Visual testing is not available.

DevOps/ALM

integrations

Many

No (require additional

libraries)

Few

Continuous integrations

Popular CI tools (e.g. Jenkins, TeamCity)

Various CI tools (e.g. Jenkins, Cruise Control)

Various CI tools (e.g. Jenkins, HP Quality Center)

Test Analytics

Katalon AI Analytics (extensive analytics

capabilities)

No & requires a lot of effort for inbuilt

analytics

No

Product support

24X7 support available & extensive open source community

Open source community

Dedicated staff, community

Tools

 Strengths

 Limitation

Katalon Studio

●Low licensing fees and straightforward models.

●On-demand analytics and reporting.

●Integrating necessary frameworks and features for quick test cases creation and execution.

●Built on top of the Selenium framework but eliminating the need for advanced programming skills required for Selenium.

●Quick value realization and ROI.

●Achieve omnichannel & cross functional testing in a short span of time.

●Low code and the ability to script and be extensible with easy access to libraries.

●Emerging solution with a quickly growing community. Still currently at 20K + members.

Selenium

●Open source, no licensing and maintenance fees.

●Large and active development and user community to keep pace with software technologies.

●Open for integration with other tools and frameworks to enhance its capability

●Testing teams need to have advanced programming skills and  experience to set up and integrate Selenium with other tools and frameworks

●New teams need to invest time upfront for setup and integrationd

●Slow support from the  community

●Low ROI and extensive time taken for value realization

UFT

● Mature automated testing solution

●Requiring medium programming skills to get started with test creation and execution.

●Costly solution: license and maintenance fees are considerably high.

●Possible high costs for upgrades and additional modules.

●Supporting only VBScript.

●Legacy solution with dated UI.

●Primarily used in a lot of organizations for legacy applications vs modern technologies.