Appium vs OpenText Functional Testing comparison

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Appium and OpenText are both solutions in the Regression Testing Tools category. Appium is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.3, while OpenText is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.7. Appium holds a 2.0% mindshare in RTT, compared to OpenText’s 14.0% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Appium users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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87% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

OpenText Functional Testing and Appium compete in the field of automation testing tools. OpenText Functional Testing appears to have the upper hand with its comprehensive suite of features and broader technology support.

Features: OpenText Functional Testing offers robust object identification, API testing, and codeless automation capabilities, leveraging artificial intelligence for test analysis. Appium, on the other hand, provides flexibility in mobile platform automation, supporting Android and iOS natively, with extensive language support such as Java and Python.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Functional Testing could enhance support for modern programming languages and reduce its complexity by improving integration with DevSecOps and browser compatibility. Appium lacks stability for long runs and has limited support for technologies like React.js and Unity, affecting its performance and requiring better documentation for non-technical users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Functional Testing is primarily deployed on-premises but offers cloud options, though it gets average customer support ratings with recognized delays. Appium, however, deploys seamlessly across clouds, with strong community support compensating for the lack of direct support teams.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Functional Testing is expensive with a complex licensing model, yet delivers a strong ROI through extensive capabilities. Appium is cost-effective as an open-source solution, providing adaptability and community support for a solid ROI alternative to costly commercial tools.

To learn more, read our detailed Appium vs. OpenText Functional Testing Report (Updated: September 2026).

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Categories and Ranking

Appium

Ranking in Regression Testing Tools

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile Development Platforms (10th)

OpenText Functional Testing

Ranking in Regression Testing Tools

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Functional Testing Tools (3rd), Mobile App Testing Tools (2nd), API Testing Tools (3rd), Test Automation Tools (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Regression Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Appium is 2.0%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Functional Testing is 14.0%, up from 14.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Regression Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
OpenText Functional Testing	14.0%
Appium	2.0%
Other	84.0%

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APARNA SAHA

Independent consultant, at OpenText

Efficient mobile testing with intuitive emulation capabilities and a user-friendly interface

Initial setup for Appium (especially for iOS) is not beginner-friendly.Consumes too much of your host machine's resources, potentially slowing down the machine.Appium Inspector often lacks deep insight or crashes with certain app builds. Improve test flakiness by intelligently selecting robust self-healing locators,simplified installers, better documentation, GUI-based config management,smart wait mechanisms and better failure logs.

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Kevin Copple

Sr. Quality Assurance Project Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Has supported faster test execution and increased flexibility while offering room to improve support responsiveness

Reducing the levels of support is something they could continue to improve. They tend to have an entry-level person that may not be as familiar with the product that fields the calls, which creates another day of delay to get to the level that's needed. This is a common practice across most companies where you call, you get the entry-level person, and then they work their way up to help screen calls so that they are more focused.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Appium's wide support of programming languages is valuable."

"The latest versions of the solution are stable."

"The solution helps with test automation. We focus mostly on Java."

"It is an indispensable tool for mobile automation helps much in converting manual test cases to automated scripts."

"The best feature of Appium is that it allows you to inspect the element. With the Appium Inspector, you don't have to install another application to do the inspection. I also like that Appium has Android device connectivity. Currently, most people use Appium as automation software, and I haven't found any other tool that's more powerful than Appium."

"We chose Appium for the scalability and the ease of automation for both Android and iOS."

"It has great documentation and excellent community support."

"It's an open-source solution with a very large community and available documentation."

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"Micro Focus UFT is a good product in my opinion; I can say it's a stable system and it's a legacy, and we have been using it for a long time."

"The most valuable feature of Micro Focus UFT One is you are able to use it with many other technologies. I have not had an instance where the solution was not able to automate or execute automation. I was able to use COBOL to manage some automation."

"I support UFT as the best solution due to the skill set needed to operate the tool."

"Micro Focus UFT One is a great tool and can be used in a variety of ways."

"We wouldn't be able to conduct tests or to carry out work without this solution."

"My advice to anybody who is considering this product is that it integrates well into your environment, is easy to use, easy to maintain, and makes your development efforts more efficient."

"We have performed 3500 test case automations, and we are able to execute them in just five days, whereas if we were to do this manually, it would take 30 days."

"The initial setup is not complex."

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Cons

"The deployment process and configuration are quite complex and require improvement."

"We haven't been able to fully leverage Appium for multiple reasons. I think number one is just that the tests take a long time to run. We have had some issues around just the results themselves and how predictable they are, but those are not issues with Appium directly."

"It should provide reliable and promising executions every time without any interruptions and avoiding any synchronization issues."

"The challenging part with Appium is that installation can be a bit tricky. It can be challenging to set up in Android versus iOS environments."

"I rarely use Appium nowadays because I'm now at the managerial level, but the last time I used it, whenever I selected and clicked on an element, Appium was very slow. I tried to debug it, but I still couldn't find the problem, so this is an area for improvement in the solution. Another area for improvement lies with the connector and server. For example, the effort to get into the local machine sometimes causes the emulator to become slow, which then leads to failure in testing, and this is the usual issue I've encountered from Appium. An additional feature I'd like added to Appium in its next release is being able to do automation in iOS without using XPath and the name of the element. In Xcode, you can use previous UI tests for detecting elements, but in Appium, you have to use Xpath and the element name instead of being able to directly put the X-UiPath, which is what you can do in Xcode. In iOS as well, sometimes the element doesn't have a name or a path. Sometimes, there's also no element."

"The last time I used it, whenever I selected and clicked on an element, Appium was very slow."

"Appium has problems with automated validations following iOS updates, causing us to have to validate manually. Its execution speed is also very slow."

"I'm facing a lot of issues with my new juniors when they set up Appium for iOS."

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"Sometimes it appears that UFT takes a while to open and sometimes will run slower than expected. Also, UFT uses a lot of memory. On this note, if you are running UFT on a virtual server I would add more RAM memory than the minimum requirements especially when using multiple add-ins. HP is pretty good about coming out with new patches to fix known issues and it pays for the user to check for new patches and updates on a regular basis."

"Previously, the product was a script-based solution. Presently, the tool offers non-script, no-code, or low-code functionalities, making it an area where improvements are required."

"The initial setup is complex."

"UFT still requires some coding."

"A user is forced back to the main script during debugging. 90% of code development and issues occur in function libraries, so having the tool jump back to the main script from its last line of execution is problematic making debugging overly tedious."

"Jumping to functions is supported from any Action/BPT Component code, but not from inside a function library where the target function exists in another library file. Workaround: Select search entire project for the function."

"They tend to have an entry-level person that may not be as familiar with the product that fields the calls, which creates another day of delay to get to the level that's needed."

"I'd like to see UFT integrated more with some of the open source tools like Selenium, where web is involved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm unsure if there's any cost associated with Appium. I got the free package which includes the server GUI application and the inspector application, and it was free to download, and that's all I need to get my work done. I'm not aware of any additional costs associated with the tool."

"This is an open source solution so it does not cost anything for licensing or otherwise."

"Appian is open-source, which is not licensed."

"The solution is open source."

"There is no license for this solution because it is open-source."

"The solution is open-source."

"As far as I know, Appium is a free solution. It's not for commercial use."

"Appium is open source; we can use it for free."

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"The price is one aspect that could be improved."

"HPE recently extended the demo license period from 30 days to 60 days which was a very wise and popular decision to give potential customers more time to install it and try it for free. Even if your company has a salesperson come in and demo UFT, I would highly encourage at least one of your developers or automation engineers to download and install it to explore for themselves the functionality and features included during the demo trial period."

"Compared to other products, the solution is very expensive."

"The price is only $3,000. I don't know how many QA analysts you would have in any given company. Probably no more than five or 10. So if it's a large corporation, it can easily afford $15,000 to $25,000. I don't see that being an issue."

"The pricing of the product is an issue."

"The way the pricing model works is that you pay a whole boatload year one. Then, every year after, it is around half or less. Because instead of paying for the new product, you are just paying for the support and maintenance of it. That is probably one of the biggest things that I hear from most people, even at conferences, "Yeah, I would love to use UFT One, but we don't have a budget for it.""

"Compared to other tools in the market, UFT One is very competitive. The recent Covid pandemic situation also hit customer budgets significantly, so Micro Focus offered some discounted prices, which is definitely competitive."

"The pricing fee is good. If someone makes use of the solution once a day for a half hour then the fee will be more expensive. For continuous use and application of the solution to different use cases, the fee is average."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	19

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	74

Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Appium?

I do recommend Appium. It is an open-source solution and completely free of charge. We use Appium and Appium Studio as our base for any type of mobile automation for testing. It has a great interfa...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Appium?

My experience with Appium from a pricing perspective is favorable due to it being open source, making it a cost-effective option.

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What needs improvement with Appium?

The deployment process and configuration are quite complex and require improvement. Additionally, the wait time functionality could be enhanced as I experienced failures with longer wait times.

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How does Micro Focus UFT One compare to Tricentis Tosca?

We reviewed MicroFocus UFT One but ultimately chose to use Tricentis Tosca because we needed API testing. MicroFocus UFT is a performance and functional testing tool. We tested it, and it was well...

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus UFT One?

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What is your primary use case for Micro Focus UFT One?

I'm more familiar with Functional Testing. OpenText Functional Testing for Developers is a different product set that functions as an IDE for writing custom code. We don't leverage that product bec...

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Micro Focus UFT One, Micro Focus UFT (QTP), QTP, Quick Test Pro

Overview

Appium facilitates seamless automation of iOS and Android mobile applications, interfacing smoothly with CI/CD pipelines and enabling cross-platform development. Its open-source framework supports diverse coding languages, enhancing test automation.

Appium stands out for its ability to automate mobile apps across multiple platforms, backed by a strong community and extensive language compatibility. It integrates with continuous integration and delivery workflows, with robust tools like Appium Inspector enhancing element identification. It offers an interface familiar to Selenium users and supports versatile scripting, easing the mobile app testing process for developers. While it provides scalability and simple connectivity, users seek enhancements in stability, speed, and platform integration, specifically with iOS and cloud solutions.

What are Appium's Key Features?

Cross-Platform Support: Enables seamless interaction with mobile apps on Android and iOS.
Programming Language Compatibility: Extensive support for multiple programming languages.
CI/CD Integration: Robust integration with CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
Appium Inspector: Tool for effective element identification in apps.
Open Source: Offers scalable and flexible testing solutions without licensing costs.

What Benefits Do Users Look for in Reviews?

Ease of Use: Simple setup and connectivity for streamlined testing.
Familiar Interface: Supports seasoned Selenium users with a common interface.
Comprehensive Automation: Provides functionality for end-to-end regression testing.
Community Support: Strong community offering resources and troubleshooting.
Scalability: Easily handles testing of apps at various scales.

Appium is widely utilized in industries such as healthcare, logistics, and construction for the automation of iOS and Android apps. Companies integrate it into their DevOps practices for continuous testing, using it in hybrid deployments and linking with tools like GitHub Actions and Jira for efficient test management.

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OpenText Functional Testing provides automated testing with compatibility across technologies, browsers, and platforms. It targets APIs, GUIs, and applications like SAP and Oracle for efficient test automation, emphasizing usability and integration with tools such as Jenkins and ALM.

OpenText Functional Testing offers wide-ranging automation capabilities for functional and regression testing, API testing, and automation across web, desktop, and mainframe applications. It supports script recording and object identification, appealing to less technical users. Despite its advantages, it grapples with memory issues, stability concerns, and a challenging scripting environment. Its VBScript reliance limits flexibility, generating demand for enhanced language support and speed improvement. Users appreciate its role in continuous integration and deployment processes, managing test data efficiently, and reducing manual testing efforts.

What are the key features of OpenText Functional Testing?

Multiplatform Compatibility: Works seamlessly across technologies, browsers, and platforms.
Automation Span: Provides automation for APIs, GUIs, SAP, and Oracle applications.
Intuitive Design: Object identification and recording simplify usage for all coding levels.
Integration Capabilities: Interfaces with tools like Jenkins and ALM for streamlined testing.
Built-in Frameworks: Offers frameworks like BPT for accelerated test development.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Reduced Manual Testing: Minimizes the effort required for manual testing tasks.
Time Efficiency: Accelerates testing processes with user-friendly features.
Seamless Integration: Integrates with CI/CD tools, enhancing operational productivity.
Comprehensive Coverage: Automates test cases involving multiple scenarios effectively.

In industries like finance and healthcare, OpenText Functional Testing is leveraged for end-to-end automation, ensuring streamlined processes and accuracy in testing. Many companies utilize it for efficient test data management and integrating testing within continuous integration/deployment operations.

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Sample Customers

Nuvizz, Coupa Software, Eventbrite, Evernote

Sage, JetBlue, Haufe.Group, Independent Health, Molina Healthcare, Cox Automotive, andTMNA Services

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