ReadyAPI Reviews

We are it using it with the license on individual machines.

We have a bulk of APIs for our different products. Previously, we used to do  Postman, and for automation, we used to do C-Sharp code. However, we came to ReadyAPI as it is a tool that can give some exposure to the person who does not have much core coding or programming knowledge. 

We like the basic features. We can add additional features. It is a hybrid kind of tool. Over here, can add our own code, and we can write the assertion with the script. As a programmer, it is a good tool. We can utilize it dynamically if you have programming skills.

It's great for those that don't have as much exposure to programming. 

Currently, we are hosting. We have repositories under the Git site, and we are checking our code there. We are executing it with the AWS cloud. The integration with GitHub is not there. They have given us some options. However, it is not workable. We have to check in or pull our code with Visual Studio right now. We have to use Visual Studio to manage that integration, actually.

The UI should be flexible. Currently, the UI isn't. If you want to minimize/maximize it and if you want to use it on a hub screen, you can't use it. It is not that user-friendly. 

Cloud integration should be there as modern work is in the cloud.

We've been using the solution for the last two years. 

It is a great tool and has great exposure for future API automation. The only thing that is missing is the integration with the different cloud services so that we can manage that project in the cloud and check in and check out the code. Currently, that core functionality is missing. 

It is a scalable solution. However, it is not so flexible. If multiple team members are working together, they have to frequently pull and push the code to sync with the single team and take the latest code, which other team members develop. For better functionality, we have to go every time to Visual Studio.

Multiple teams are using the solution right now. On my team, we have seven to eight people using it. I'm unaware of how many people are using it from the client side. Users are a mix of automation testers and manual functional testers. 

I do not personally contact technical support. Another team member handled that aspect. We used to communicate with SmartBear, and if there were any critical issues, we would reach out. However, I don't handle that aspect. From what I understand, support is helpful. 

Previously, we used to code the API automation in C-Sharp. That could be handled by the core programming person. I'm a core programming guy, so I can manage that code and write the new scripts for the automation. However, we found that we could utilize this tool so that a person with basic knowledge and not core programming knowledge could also contribute to this tool with the API automation. That is the basic module.

This tool is giving exposure to resources with little programming knowledge. They can also start contributing to this, and certainly, they can learn the programming part of that tool as well. However, in terms of the UI part, through the UI, we can automate the API. It depends on our logic, and how we want to utilize the different assertions and different checks. If you have programming knowledge, you can also use that tool with the programming part. The idea, however, was to make it more useable for everybody.

The initial setup of ReadyAPI was considered to be easy. It's quite straightforward. We have to download the .EXE and install it and register with the license. That's it. 

It will take not more than five minutes if you follow the instructions.

I'm not sure of the exact cost. 

We are a customer and end-user. 

If you are going to use this product, you should have a basic knowledge of APIs and how APIs work. This is an API automation tool specific to automating the APIs. If you have previous exposure to an open-source tool, like Postman, then you can easily get started with this tool. However, you must go through basic training if you don't know APIs and never work on APIs.

I'd rate it six out of ten. It gives us core value, however, the UI isn't great.

I'm using ReadyAPI for services, automation, security testing, and manual updates.

The most valuable features of ReadyAPI are the scripting tools and the connectivity to external data sources, such as Excel and PDF files. There are plenty of useful features that are useful, such as automating flexibility and usability. Overall, the solution is easy to use.

The reporting in ReadyAPI could be better. It can become sloppy, sometimes it works and other times it does not.

I have been using ReadyAPI for approximately seven years.

ReadyAPI is a stable solution.

When I was using an older version of the solution I had to use community support online. I have not contacted support from ReadyAPI directly.

The initial setup of ReadyAPI is easy. You only need to install it.

ReadyAPI is one of the best tools which is available in the market to automate and test manually.

Most of our employees know how to use the solution well and value it.

Utilizing ReadyAPI is highly recommended. It's a user-friendly and efficient tool that can meet your fundamental requirements, both in manual and automated methods. It's a reliable tool that's easy to use and there aren't many better alternatives available.

I rate ReadyAPI a seven out of ten.

My use cases are mainly for the functional tests of APIs. I have the desktop installation, and I'm using the latest version.

Testing API with this tool is very effective. Testers can very quickly get productive with ReadyAPI.

The great thing about ReadyAPI is that it has a wide variety of functions. You can test any API that you come across. You are not limited to one type of API. It supports many API types.

It is very straightforward and easy to design the tests. Also, when we need it, we can extend it with scripting. So, it is easy to use for simple testing, and it is also capable enough for complex testing on large projects.

The licensing is sometimes a barrier for our customers. You need to have separate licenses for functional tests, load testing and virtual (mock) services.

The support could also be improved to handle requests more quickly.

I've been using SoapUI, a free version of this product, for 10 years. For one year, I have been using ReadyAPI as I have switched to the paid version.

It is very good. I can't remember any instability issues. It is usually very stable.

It is a desktop application, so technical scalability is not applicable. 

The product is very good, but the support could work more smoothly. Sometimes, the response time and the type of response are different from what I would expect.

Their knowledge base and documentation are very good and of high level.

Positive

I also work with other solutions, such as Postman. Postman's functionality for API testing isn't that comprehensive as in ReadyAPI. On the other hand, Postman is pretty strong in API design and API sharing (publishing).

For a company that uses REST APIs only, Postman could be a good option. Postman's focus is a bit different than ReadyAPI's. ReadyAPI is a testing and API virtualization tool, whereas Postman is also suitable for API design and marketing because you can easily share your API with others. However, it can be used for testing as well. So, there is a testing overlap with ReadyAPI, but in that area, ReadyAPI is much stronger. 

On the other hand, Postman has very friendly and affordable licensing.

It is straightforward. We can set up the application and start testing straight away. It takes about 15 minutes to deploy the desktop application.

It does not need any other maintenance. It just needs upgrades, and the upgrades are automatic.

Each user needs to be licensed, and the product has different licenses. It starts at 750 euros for a single user per year. 

This basic cost is for functional testing only, and then there are additional licenses for load testing and virtual services. You are limited if you want to use these areas with the functional test license. If you have all three licenses, then you have complete functionality of ReadyAPI.

Insomnia, Postman.

It is good to explore the ReadyAPI functionality first and compare the benefits with its price. 

ReadyAPI can become a great tool for your organization for the long run and different types of APIs. 

You should consider the API styles you have, such as SOAP, REST, or GraphQL, and check out how it is supported in ReadyAPI and how much benefit ReadyAPI will bring to you.

ReadyAPI was installed on my system as a client and I used it for microservice API testing. The solution was used for an amusement park.

The most valuable features of ReadyAPI are the drag-and-drop options and the integration with versioning tool solutions, such as Git.

ReadyAPI could improve by adding a conversion tool from one file type to another. Import support for multiple file types would be beneficial.

I have been using the solution for ReadyAPI for approximately one year.

The stability of ReadyAPI is good, but if we have to import large files there can be issues.

This solution is best suited for medium to large-sized companies. However, the use of the solution is not dependent on the company size, it's dependent on the volume of data or the APIs that are being used. A small company can work on a solution that involves a lot of APIs

I have not used the support from ReadyAPI.

I previously used SoapUI but it was decommissioned and was renamed ReadyAPI.

The initial setup of ReadyAPI was straightforward. The deployment took approximately 15 people.

We did the implementation of ReadyAPI in-house. We have approximately 10 to 12 people that are supporting the solution.

I compared ReadyAPI to Postman and ReadyAPI is an enterprise-friendly application. There is no other tool that matches the capabilities of ReadyAPI for enterprise-level companies.

I would recommend ReadyAPI to others because it's user-friendly and can handle enterprise-level API testing needs. You have all that you need in an API testing tool.

I rate ReadyAPI a nine out of ten.

We use ReadyAPI for testing APIs.

When we are doing API testing we have found it to be very efficient to receive results. Additionally, you are able to do tests directly from the API.

I have used ReadyAPI within the past 12 months.

The solution is stable.

I have found ReadyAPI scalable.

I have used the support and they assisted us with a problem which they resolved. 

I have used TestComplete.

The initial setup could be less complex.

The price of the solution has been fine.

My advice to anyone who wants to do API testing, this solution is easy to use.

I rate ReadyAPI an eight out of ten.

ReadyAPI is predominantly used for functional testing of the APIs. Our company has a lot of micro strategy concepts, and we are building a lot of APIs. The focus is on more validations around the APIs for faster or quicker testing rather than the frontend. 

When you are working in sprints, you need to have continuous feedback. ReadyAPI definitely helps in automating very fast and rapidly. We have less coding, and we can more easily define our assertions. 

We don't use it for full-blown performance testing, but normally if you are doing your functional testing, it gives you the request and response time. Anybody who is doing functional testing can see what the request and response times are and raise a flag based upon their business affiliates, that is, whether it is meeting their affiliates. You can identify this during functional testing.

It doesn't have connectors to the NoSQL database. This is one of the things where they do not have a very solid strategy today. Other solutions have an in-built mechanism where I can directly and easily connect. An API is more around a user submitting a request on the frontend. It then hits the backend, puts the data, and responds back. If I am hitting MongoDB or NoSQL databases, I do not have ready-made inbuilt solutions in ReadyAPI that can easily help me in automating it faster. In our organization, we deal with NoSQL databases, and therefore, we need Groovy. We just cannot have a connector from ReadyAPI to do that. I have to write Groovy scripts. If you have themes that are predominantly using MongoDB, it leads to more maintenance and support activity because we are introducing more code into our commission.

In terms of additional features, it can have cloud support. This is one of the things where we are getting into cloud support. We'll see how it works, but it is one of the doubts that we still have.

I have been using this solution for almost four years now.

It's pretty good. I haven't seen any issue or ReadyAPI crash in the last four years.

It is scalable. For example, if I'm running a UI test case, it can take me a minimum of 1 or 2 minutes or 45 seconds to 2 to 3 hours, depending upon the complexity of the workflow. If I want to test the same in API and I have defined my framework and everything, I could do it in 30 seconds or 40 seconds.

Technical support is pretty helpful. They are pretty responsive. They come back to you to find out if you want some training on ReadyAPI. If you want to schedule, they will schedule one. They will also help your team to grow or scale up.

When I came in, we were only using SmartBear. Before that, maybe there were normal functional automation testing tools, where you can define your API frameworks and do API testing. With such tools, you write more code for defining the API framework, which already comes inbuilt with ReadyAPI.

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. Its deployment is pretty simple as well. It doesn't take too long to deploy it.

The cost of a license is probably around $1,000 to $2,000. Accounting is done by my leadership. I am more into implementations and making sure all things and processes are taken care of and the frameworks are maintained and managed. 

I would say go for it. It is a really great tool. It is a game-changer because you can automate faster and quicker. It also doesn't take much time for any person to pick up the tool. It is pretty lightweight. Any person who has a little bit of technical background or 1% JavaScript knowledge can quickly use it and write code in Groovy.

I would rate ReadyAPI an eight out of ten.

Our primary use case of ReadyAPI is as a testing tool for mock data testing. I'm a technical consultant and we are customers of this solution. 

I like that it's easy to automate within our deployment and to have the ability for more data-driven testing. ReadyAPI is also easy to integrate. 

I would ideally like to see a more user-friendly UI to replace what is currently there. Secondly, we never know when there's going to be a license upgrade and it would be helpful to receive an automated email prior to license expiry or some kind of auto-enabled system for license upgrades to give us an alert or some kind of notification before the license expires.

I've been using this solution for one year. 

The solution is stable and reliable. 

I think scaling up and down is possible. There are 10 users of this solution in my team but there would be many others throughout the company. We only use the solution for certain projects so it's not used on a daily basis. 

The customer support is good; they are very knowledgeable and they respond quickly. I was quite impressed.

Positive

I would advise anyone considering implementing this solution to look at the Smartbear documentation on ReadyAPI in order to explore new ways to implement it according to customer requirements and to understand how the product operates.

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

We use ReadyAPI for API test automation. These APIs are developed by our development team and we need to validate the response. We use it for manual testing and then automation for those particular manual test cases. This has been my first experience completing API test automation or using tools for this purpose.

We get the data from an Excel sheet and then we input it into the API request to validate the response which we get. That is all done automatically using the automation suit I created on ReadyAPI. We save the data from the response into an Excel sheet. In my team, there are five people who are using it and we have five different licenses.

The most valuable feature has been the assertion as a test step as this has allowed us to increase the scope of testing and validation.

This solution is a pro version of SoapUI, which is a licensed version. There is a free version of SoapU but this requires coding and knowledge of groovy scripting. The overall scope of this solution is limited and could be improved. 

Stability of this solution could be improved. When we run test simultaneously, the systems gets stuck and we often need to restart it and try again. 

It is a scalable solution.

The initial setup is straightforward or works similarly to a Windows application. Once you open it up, you import the APIs which you want to automate or which you want to run. It is easier to setup compared to other API test automation tools. Deployment takes a few minutes. 

I would recommend this tool to others for basic test automation with good performance. A beginner level knowledge of groovy scripting will be sufficient to use this solution.

I would rate it a seven out of ten because I haven't used any other test automation tools so I don't have anything to compare it to.