Software Testing QTP Vs Selenium

QTP Versus Selenium

When it comes to test automation tools for web application testing it is hard to choose between the available options in the market and the right alternative that offers best of the latest technologies from the market place at the right budget. Open source tools provide the benefit of low initial investment but, they’re not always the best alternative in the long run due to lack of official support & training. Commercial tools on the other hand are highly expensive to implement resulting in higher cost of failure should the right tool not be selected. 

Automation is a continuous process and it’s very important to have the basics right:-

1.            Setting up the test environment 

2.            Screening the available tool options 

3.            Creating a Proof of Concept with a few sample test scenarios for the application 

4.            Preparing (automation) frameworks 

5.            Building libraries of functions & methods 

6.            Defining configuration parameters

To help test managers and automation engineers choose the right alternative, we have prepared a comparison matrix between the three closest contenders that are highly rated by Test Managers and Automation Engineers alike. Here is a comparison between HP QTP with Selenium.

	HP QTP 10	Selenium
Programming knowledge required?	Yes	Yes
Learning curve to be productive	3-4 months	2-3 months
Record & Playback	Can only be used in Microsoft Internet Explorer	Selenium IDE to be used
Data Driven Testing	Complex VB Scripting required	Requires Extensive Coding
Database Support	With the help of DSN (ODBC32 Interface)	Requires Extensive Coding
Object Repository	Official term is Window declarations. They can be edited directly from the Editor	Non Editable
Test Case	Termed as Testcase. Each Testcase has block of coding statements.	Termed as Automation Script
Language Support	VBScript	Selenese, Java, Ruby, Perl, PHP, Python, C#, Groovy
Functional Testing, Load Testing, Service Monitoring from one test script	Complex code required	Not Available
Run tests in the Cloud, in your QA lab, or both	Yes	Yes
Results Reporting	Results are stored into *.res binary files. It can be converted into different formats. Multiple versions can be stored into single file.	Basic Reporting
Defect Management Integration	In Built Defect Reporting	Not Available
OS Platform Support	Windows Only	Only stable on Windows & Linux
Test Management Integration	HP Quality Center	Not Available
Scheduled execution	No	Yes, but with complex code