Katalon Studio Reviews

We use this solution for functional testing on some backends, APIs, the ServiceNow GUI, and other web GUIs. 

We have it running on a few machines, in-house. Each developer downloads it to their machine, and we also have it running on a test server. 

This solution is written in Groovy, which means that we can write Groovy scripts that work with it. We can write code in Java and it is easy to link to other JARs that we find on the internet, which is very handy.

From a user's perspective, this solution is better than Micro Focus UFT.

The documentation for this solution could be improved. However, it is a freeware, and the documentation is still better than that of UFT.

At the moment, this solution only works for web-based products. It's sort of like a Selenium wrapper, which is quite well done.

The Object Spy is rather frustrating to work with, so I tend not to use it. Instead, I just go and look at the objects in the HTML code, in Chrome for example. A more user-friendly Object Spy would be an improvement.

I would like to see the extension to other GUIs such as Windows and SAP.

The stability of this solution is good and improving.

This product is installed on your own client, and it runs fine there. Scalability is not really an issue. There are two of us using this solution at the moment, and we plan on maybe going up to three or four. There is only a certain amount of testing and automation required for our project.

Technical support for this solution is mainly through forums, and the forums are quite good. 

We are trying to get away from Micro Focus products because they're extremely expensive. For functional testing, we're migrating to Katalon Studio, for example. 

In the organization as a whole, people are using UFT from Micro Focus, and they are paying a lot of money for it. From the perspective of the user, I would say that this solution is better than UFT, and would encourage people to migrate from UFT to Katalon.

Personally, I have also used Rational Functional Tester, Tricentis Tosca, and Ranorex.

Tosca has a very good analysis, but if you're working with complex web GUIs, such as Angular for example, then Tosca is a pain in the neck. Tosca is more for test analysis.

Ranorex is a good product and it is more flexible. I believe that it can handle Windows GUIs, which Katalon cannot do at the moment. However, Katalon is free, and they are also implementing Winium if we should have the need for Windows GUIs.

The initial setup is straightforward. You just download a ZIP file, copy the contents of it into a directory, and you're ready to go. It is a bit like installing Eclipse. The deployment is quick.

This product is freeware, so there is no charge for using it.

There is a paid service available that offers a cloud database where you can store your test cases, pull your test executions, get reports, etc. We're not currently using this service so I cannot comment on it.

I was recently tasked with looking at different testing tools, and I evaluated several including Katalon. Once I tried it, I liked it, and so far we've been happy with it.

My advice for anybody who is considering this project to have some familiarity with Groovy and Java. If you don't like coding then it will not be the product for you. Otherwise, in our experience, it's a good product. It is well thought through and continues to improve.

This solution semi-automatically updates to the latest version, so it is always up to date.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

I made functional scripts with Katalon Studio integrated with GitLab for another company. For now, I need to know about other tools in order to make functional tests for apps. 

Katalon Studio is easy to install and to learn for other technical people who work in quality assurance and don't work in developing software for a long time. In the other company, they always use Katalon to build the principal test of the business that they need to run when there are changes. 

Easy to learn, I don't need to have any expertise in software development. This tool has a custom chat in the IDE, a good tutorial, and I can always update the solution. I like to work with Gherkin language, and I think that I can have results very soon with Selenium. On the other hand, in the same framework, I can work with web applications, mobile applications or web services, and I can record a test in one browser and run it in another browser.

I would like if this tool can work without any problems for React Native.

We have used this tool to automate the regression test suite for our testing environment. In the coming future, we are willing to do the same in staging and production environments.

It definitely improved the organization in terms of time. We are now performing automated testing in 15 minutes, which were previously taking a long time when doing it manually.

We liked the built-in framework. 

Also, I personally like the 'Object Spy' feature of this tool. It makes it easy to find an element on the web page.

Katalon Studio should improve on its supported platforms. It should start working on Silverlight automation as well.

We use Katalon for automating our website. The environment that we use it in is an website build in Node.js.

Previously, we had no automation solution for the web. Therefore, this application has helped a lot in automating the web.

The best feature is the split up between test cases and the test object. This allows us to easily change an error.

Support options need improvement. It is sometimes hard to find a solution to any given problem, thus you are forced to use another solution.

None whatsoever.

None whatsoever.

I did not have a previous solution.

There is no cost for setup or licensing.

I did not evaluate other options.

My advice is when you need a solution for a web automation tool, then use this one.

I use it for website end-to-end automation and continuous testing via integration on the VSTS CI pipeline. The tool is fully integrated in our tool process.

It provides us daily feedback on the status (failing/working) of the core features of our websites. A great tool for a non-technical tester to learn automated testing. Also, it is great for a technical tester, because it allows great customization.

Video capture on failure is a must have. A picture is worth a thousand words. A video is worth a thousand pictures (literally).

Object Spy is brittle. When I try to capture objects, I have to proceed multiple times before it works.

1. Katalon Studio provides the team much flexibility to adapt to various situations to address a problem appropriately. There are certain test cases that can only be tested manually, but Katalon allows the team to automate as many test cases as possible.
2. The “Debug from here” feature reduces the debugging time considerably.
3. It produces detailed and useful logs, helping the team to detect a defect’s root causes easily.
4. It scales well, supporting the execution of large test suites.
5. It can be used to verify various issues, ranging from minor errors like typos to performance and stability problems of the system.

Before using Katalon Studio, we spent weeks to verify all test cases manually for every major build. Now, we need only several days to fully perform regression testing, reducing the time to market greatly.

While the web testing is great, we expect more from the API testing.

More than six months.

No. It's very easy to deploy.

Rarely.

Not yet.

They provide very good customer service.

Excellent, since they promptly respond to our requests.

Robot Framework. However, it required more technical involvement, so the dev team needed to join and spent time setting up before our QA could join.

In-house.

After several years using Katalon Studio, the team now already automates more than 20% of the test cases, saving much of the verification time as well as exceeding the target set when starting the test automation effort.

The tool has been completely free until now.

TestComplete and UFT. They're all costly.

• Ability to convert the test steps from manual mode to script mode and vice versa.
• The web recording feature is very amazing and helpful in capturing test steps as user interacts on websites.
• Can create common test cases for later re-use.
• Can define custom keywords.
• Supports data-driven testing.
• Free.

We achieve better productivity with this tool because of easily created, stored, maintained tests. We don't have to perform again and again every manual test step when it comes to regression. Moreover, this tool also solves our problem of having too many manual testers that are afraid of writing scripts.

• Restricted choice for scripting language (just Groovy).

I have used this tool for three months and still do not want to leave it.

I did not encounter any deployment issues.

I did not encounter any stability issues.

I did not encounter any scalability issues.

Customer service is 8/10.

Katalon Studio customer service is good and fast. They rapidly answer users' questions and usually do surveys to enhance the performance.

Technical support is 9/10.

Thank the technical support team for their help. I appreciate their efforts on giving us quick and correct answers. Their answers are always on point and polite.

I previously used TestComplete, but now I use Katalon Studio because it matches my job requirements and it is free.

Initial setup was easy.

An in-house team implemented it. I think the tool can be easily implemented by an in-house team.

The learning curve is not steep, and it is quite easy to get used to it. I'm sure it won't take you much time, but the results will be worth it many times over. Plus, it's free, so especially teams with a low budget will find it worth investing.

It's free (freeware license). So, go ahead!

Before choosing this product, I also evaluated Selenium, TestComplete, and Telerik.

I think Katalon Studio and the team behind it did a great job. The tool is not only useful but also cost-effective. I think they are continuing to upgrade the tool (really hope so). I and other users will be very happy with upcoming astonishing features.

Our organization is using Katalon Studio for QA automation and mobile app commission processes.

We evaluated Katalon Studio as it provides more comfort and is appropriate for our needs.

Katalon Studio is user-friendly. I have broad experience in tools like Appiam and Selenium, and Katalon Studio is a further step ahead with Java.

There could be many improvements, however, I have not noted them down at this moment.

I have been using Katalon for more than one to two months.

Integration with Mac and iOS is complicated, although it is traditionally more complicated for all tools on these platforms.

I can rate it highly on ease and user-friendly adaptation.

I have not contacted their support team.

Positive

I have experience with traditional QA setups like Selenium, Java, Appiam, and more.

It depends on the organization's norms and ROI specs. The cost compared to functionality is considerable but depends on the organization's budget.

I have evaluated or downloaded reports regarding Katalon Studio and SmartBear TestComplete.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.