Has improved test case reusability and simplified XPath-based debugging
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Katalon Studio is automating test cases for both iOS and Android apps.
A specific example of a test case I automated with Katalon Studio is the lab test booking journey for our Tata 1mg Android and iOS apps, which help customers book lab tests and order medicines online.
What is most valuable?
The best features that Katalon Studio offers in my experience include reusability, which I find very valuable, and the XPath finders. The modification of test cases is very easy when compared to the traditional framework, which is the main advantage of Katalon Studio.
Reusability and the XPath finder have helped me significantly because there were cases with my current traditional frameworks where I struggled to find an XPath. In Katalon Studio, if you load the app, element finding becomes very easy. Additionally, if I want to change test cases, such as adding or removing any step, the process is straightforward.
The debugging process is also simpler. If any test cases fail using my current traditional framework, it was very difficult, whereas in Katalon Studio, I have debugged the failure test cases easily. With these features, I can save a lot of time using Katalon Studio compared to my current Java Selenium framework.
Katalon Studio has positively impacted my organization because I have noticed that I can save more than 50% of our time automating test cases. I measured this time saving by comparing the automation of cases in my current framework with automating the same cases through Katalon Studio using the record and playback method.
What needs improvement?
I have noticed a little lag while loading applications during my automation process with Katalon Studio, and I'm not sure if that is due to the free user restrictions, but I think this lag in application loading can be improved.
Katalon Studio sometimes restarts during automation, and as mentioned earlier, the app experiences lag, so those are the main areas that need improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Katalon Studio for around one month because I was working to automate our 1mg app for my own interest.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In my experience, Katalon Studio is stable, but sometimes I encounter lag and crash issues. For instance, Katalon Studio was restarting two or three times when I was working with it, and I also found some lags while loading my app.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Katalon Studio handles larger projects and more complex test cases very easily, which is much simpler compared to my traditional framework.
How are customer service and support?
I have interacted with the customer support team of Katalon Studio only once, and the support was very helpful and quick. Within 24 hours, I received support from the customer support team through their forum.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, we used a traditional framework with Java, Selenium, and TestNG framework, and also tried Test Sigma. However, I found Katalon Studio very useful compared to all of these, and it saves a lot of time.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Katalon Studio, I considered other options such as Test Sigma, which I tried in the same way as Katalon Studio.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Katalon Studio an eight out of ten. I chose this rating because I registered as a free user, and possibly due to that, I encountered those lags. If those issues had been resolved, I would have given it a 9.5 or 10.
My advice for others looking into using Katalon Studio is to consider that the industry is growing with no-code or low-code automation tools. In that case, Katalon Studio is very effective and saves a lot of time compared to others such as Test Sigma or TestTrio. It also has features such as optimized XPath finders that others do not offer, making Katalon Studio very advantageous when compared to other tools.
Katalon is a game changer
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Katalon is very flexible and our team can quickly respond to changes in the development environments, while in the test environments we can execute tests effectively. The reports are also very useful. We can serve many clients, easy manage tests.
What do you dislike about the product?
At times we struggle to find exact solutions to certain problems, but the Community is often able to help us, even if the process takes a while.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The develop team has to test a very complex test cases, but we can help them with a semi-automated tests, We take a quality pledge to our versions.
The best open source product on the market.
What do you like best about the product?
It features spy web technology that allows you to access the test details directly from the user interface.
What do you dislike about the product?
I guess when it is free version you have less ability and less features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It finding bugs before release
It is great experience working with Katalon Studio Framework which help handling multiple libraries
What do you like best about the product?
User Friendly and Keyword driven framework, accessability
What do you dislike about the product?
Observed slowness during compilation and while deleting any test cases or dependencies
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Removing Dependencies between multiple libraries and the frameworks needed to automated tests solutions
Good product to use for software developer
What do you like best about the product?
Recording and playback feature seem so useful to me
What do you dislike about the product?
Not linked with a management dashboard as a manager view
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Save time and manual effort
why katalon
What do you like best about the product?
automation testing , api testing, AI feature
What do you dislike about the product?
updates are to be educated for the users
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
issue with automation, cross platform , ai perspective
Katalon frequently hangs
What do you like best about the product?
convenient for use in automation, easy to write
What do you dislike about the product?
Fix the hang to improve performance
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
no
feel great, make testing easier
What do you like best about the product?
repeatable test cast and easy to used and fun
What do you dislike about the product?
u must make IDE more ligth and redisgn eclipe
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
make sure my application running well
Complete QA tool
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most about working with Katalon Studio is the ease with which different types of tests can be automated within the same tool. From the first time I used it, I noticed that the learning curve is very accessible, as it combines an intuitive interface with the ability to work with more advanced scripts in Groovy or Java when I need it. I find it especially practical to be able to manage web, mobile, and API tests in a single environment, thus avoiding the need to rely on several separate platforms.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only difficulty I find is that, when I have to edit the tests or debug, the process becomes a bit more complicated than expected.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Automation of QA testing for all interfaces.
Katalon Review
What do you like best about the product?
Power of codeless scripting and support both web and mobile.
What do you dislike about the product?
Katalon Studio sometile can be slow to launch and consume significant memory, especially on lower-spec machines hence Performance can degrade with large test suites.
less flexible or customizable in CI/CD process
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
beenfit in Automation of combine apps which has web, mobile and Dekstop
