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OpenText Silk Test vs ReadyAPI Test comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Silk Test
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
19th
Ranking in Regression Testing Tools
9th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Test Automation Tools (18th)
ReadyAPI Test
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
22nd
Ranking in Regression Testing Tools
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
API Testing Tools (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Silk Test is 2.0%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ReadyAPI Test is 2.3%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Functional Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Silk Test2.0%
ReadyAPI Test2.3%
Other95.7%
Functional Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

JG
Manager of Central Excellence at Alpura
Easy to set up with good documentation and easy management of testing cycles
The solution allows for a complete test cycle. The management of testing cycles are easy. We have good control over test cases. We can capture functional testing very easily. We're actually able to accelerate testing now and have end-to-end cycles for testing. We didn't used to have these capabilities. It's easy to automate and accelerate testing. The product offers very good cross-browser testing capabilities. We can do continuous testing and regression testing.
Luis Sanchez - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Quality Assurance Test Engineer at Dormakaba
Helps in data, regression, performance, security, and functional testing
ReadyAPI Test needs to improve its reporting. While reports provide essential information when issues arise, or tests fail, having more graphical representations directly within the reports would be beneficial. It needs to improve stability and scalability as well. The tool's support is slow, and takes months to reach a solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a fine product; it is a powerful tool, and it needs commitment."
"The ability to develop scripts in Visual Studio, Visual Studio integration, is the most valuable feature."
"Not many performance Testing tool provides end to end response times for scripts running on the page, this tool is capable of providing end to end real time browser response times."
"The feature I like most is the ease of reporting, as you get a single frame of reporting across all the various tests and the program is very user-friendly."
"A good automation tool that supports SAP functional testing."
"The feature I like most is the ease of reporting."
"Using this DLL functionality we were able to automate our product."
"It's easy to automate and accelerate testing."
"API mockups, functional testing, and load testing are valuable features."
"The solution has some good scanning features."
"The solution offers excellent integration capabilities."
"I've majorly worked on SoapUI Pro, LoadUI and Service Pro and found all of them equally useful and very easy to understand tools."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"The out-of-the-box support for the database is a valuable feature."
"The solution scales well."
"The advantage is that the product is handy for testers, user friendly; ability to use load, security tests or create mocks."
 

Cons

"I've seen a lot of potential users upset with the SilkTest due to broken installation."
"They should extend some of the functions that are a bit clunky and improve the integration."
"The browser based testing needs to be improved."
"Could be more user-friendly on the installation and configuration side."
"GUI interface could be simpler for non-developers."
"The initial setup is somewhat complex if you're deploying on-prem."
"SilkTest has to improve on Firefox and Chrome as their versions change."
"Everything is very manual. It's up to us to find out exactly what the issues are."
"The UI could be a bit more flexible."
"SoapUI Pro is a little heavy due to the number of features. Previously it was not that heavy. Now the tool is too heavy, they should work on fixing this issue because until your system has lots of resources, you won't be able to use it seamlessly. The performance of the application itself could improve."
"We tried automation but it's not easy to integrate with the synching and some of the mission tools that we use for automated testing of APIs."
"There are a lot of bugs and it can sometimes be 'quirky."
"SoapUI Pro is a little heavy due to the number of features. Previously it was not that heavy."
"Occasionally, when you are saving, the solution can hang."
"When it comes to scalability, SoapUI has some room for improvement right now."
"It is limited to scope and risk services only. It does have some support for JMS, but it is not out-of-the-box; you have to do some tweaks here and there."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We paid annually. There is a purchase cost, and then there is an ongoing maintenance fee."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and while I think that the price is quite reasonable I am not allowed to share those details."
"The cost is not that bad."
"I think the number of users is also limited, considering how much we pay."
"ReadyAPI Test is about $680 per user, per year."
"ReadyAPI Test is expensive, and I rate its pricing a four out of ten."
"The Pro version can be expensive for some companies. There are no costs in addition to the licensing fees."
"My understanding is that the pricing is okay, however, that's taken care of by our procurement team. It's around $5,000 for three years."
"It is free of charge."
"We have team members who are working in shifts, and it is not possible for us to utilize a single license on a single piece of hardware so that multiple team members can use it. We have to take out multiple licenses for each team member."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise20
 

Also Known As

Segue, SilkTest, Micro Focus Silk Test
SoapUI NG Pro
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Krung Thai Computer Services, Quality Kiosk, Mªller, AVG Technologies
Apple, Cisco, FedEx, eBay, Microsoft, MasterCard, Pfizer, Nike, Oracle, Volvo, Lufthansa, Disney, HP, Intel, U.S. Air Force, Schindler
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenText Silk Test vs. ReadyAPI Test and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
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