Types of Software Test Tools
We accept several Test Tools available inwards the information technology industry, nosotros tin segregate them inwards to 3 categories.
i) Vendor Tools
Some Companies (Ex: HP, IBM etc...) prepare Test tools for commercial use, they sell license together with render technical back upwards to their customers.
Advantages of using Vendor Tools:
• Vendor (Test tool developer, Ex: HP or IBM) render Technical back upwards if nosotros enhance whatever complaints.
• New features volition live on properly.
• Vendors update Test Tools frequently
• Provides sufficient Help documentation
Disadvantage of using Vendor Tools:
• License terms (we require to buy license)
• Vendor Tools back upwards some pop Operating together with Browser environments only.
Vendor Tool Examples:
HP- UFT /QTP, LoadRunner, ALM/QC etc...
(UFT (formerly QTP) supports Functional & Regression Testing, LoadRunner supports Performance Test Automation together with ALM supports Project Life Cycle Management)
IBM-RFT, RPT, QA manager etc...
(RFT - Rational Functional Tester for Functional Test Automation, RPT - Rational Performance Tester for Performance Test Automation)
Micro Focus- SilkTest, Silk Performer etc...
(SilkTest for Functional Test Automation, SilkPerformer for Performance Test Automation)
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ii) Open Source Tools
Source code available on Internet, anybody tin download together with use, but no technical back upwards for Open Sources Tools.
Advantages of using Open Source Tools:
• No License terms (any trunk tin download together with use)
• We tin alter the Source code (if required)
• Open Source Tools commonly back upwards all pop Operating together with Browser environments.
Disadvantages of using Open Source Tools:
• No reliable Technical support.
• New features may non live on properly.
• Less Help document ion
Examples for Open Source Test Tools:
Selenium for Functional together with Regression Test Automation
JMeter for Performance Test Automation
Appium for Mobile Testing
Bugzilla for Defect Management
Issue Tracker, PR-Tracker for Defect Management
Etc...
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iii) In-house Tools
Some Companies prepare Test tools for internal role (Private use), those tools names also local.
Example:
Microsoft developed then many examination tools for their internal use.
IBM developed then many examination tools for their internal use.
Oracle Corporation developed then many examination tools for their internal use.
Note: We no require to hash out about Advantages and Disadvantages of In-house examination tools, because they are someone tools (not commercial).
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Types of Test Automation
i) Tools for Functional together with Regression Testing
UFT - Unified Functional Testing(formerly QTP) from HP
RFT - Rational Functional Tester from IBM
SilkTest from Micro Focus
Selenium - Open Source
ii) Tools for Performance Testing(Load/Stress/Spike /Endurance Testing)
LoadRunner from HP
RPT - Rational functioning Tester from IBM
SilkPerformer flat Micro Focus
JMeter - Open Source
iii) Tools for Mobile Testing
Appium - Open Source
iv) Tools for Test Management (includes Defect Management)
ALM - Application Life Cycle Management from HP
v) Tools for Defect Management
Bugzilla - Open Source
Issue Tracker- Open Source
PR-Tracker - Open Source
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Note: Load Testing, Stress Testing, Spike Testing are the sub sets of Performance Testing.