Comparison of Top 5 Automation Testing Tool in 2019

2019 Top 5 Automation Testing tool comparison with features, attributes etc.

1. Selenium
2. Katalon Studio
3. Unified Functional Testing (UFT)
4. Watir
5. Ranorex

Features

• Launch Date OR First Release Date
  • Selenium → Developed by Jason Huggins in 2004
  • Katalon Studio → September 2016
  • UFT→ In Year 2001
  • Watir→ October 2012
  • Ranorex→ September 2007
• Supported Operating Systems
  • Selenium → Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X, Linux.
  • Katalon Studio → Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X, Linux(Console Mode).
  • UFT→Microsoft Windows
  • Watir→Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X, Linux.
  • Ranorex→Microsoft Windows.
• Supported Scripting Language
  • Selenium → C#, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Objective-C, Perl, PHP, Python, R, Ruby
  • Katalon Studio → Java, Groovy.
  • UFT→ VBScript
  • Watir→ Ruby.
  • Ranorex→C#, Visual Basic
• License
  • Selenium → Open Source
  • Katalon Studio → Proprietary – Free.
  • UFT→Proprietary software
  • Watir→ Open Source
  • Ranorex→ Proprietary software
• Supported Browsers
  • Selenium → Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer,Safari Driver, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera.
  • Katalon Studio → Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer,Safari Driver, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera.
  • UFT→ Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer,Safari Driver, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari.
  • Watir→ Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer,Safari Driver, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari.
  • Ranorex→ Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Chromium.
• Mobile Testing Support
  • Selenium → Windows Phone, BlackBerry 10, Selendroid (For android) , ios_driver (or iOS).
  • Katalon Studio →Android, iOS
  • UFT→ Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, RT, 8, Mobile, Compact Embedded
  • Watir→ Android, iOS.
  • Ranorex→ Android, iOS.
• Desktop Testing Support
  • Selenium → Using Winium.Desktop driver on windows
  • Katalon Studio → Not supported
  • UFT→ Supported for windows application
  • Watir→ Not supported.
  • Ranorex→ Supported for windows application
• Components
  • Selenium → Selenium IDE, Selenium RC, Selenium Webdriver, Selenium Grid
  • Katalon Studio → Katalon Studio and Katalon Analytics.
  • UFT→ UFT
  • Watir→ Watir.
  • Ranorex→ Ranorex Studio, Ranorex Webtestit, Ranorex Selocity.
• Script Recording
  • Selenium → Supported in Selenium IDE only.
  • Katalon Studio →Script Recording supported.
  • UFT→Script Recording supported.
  • Watir→ Not supported.
  • Ranorex→ Script Recording supported.
• Cross-browser Testing
  • Selenium → Supported in Selenium using Selenium Grid.
  • Katalon Studio → Supported in Katalon Studio.
  • UFT→ Yes.
  • Watir→ Supported.
  • Ranorex→ Supported.
• Testing Types
  • Selenium → Regression Testing, Responsive Testing, Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing, GUI testing and Functional Testing, 
  • Katalon Studio → Regression Testing, Responsive Testing, Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing, GUI testing, Functional Testing and API Testing
  • UFT→ GUI testing, Functional Testing, API Testing and Business Process Testing.
  • Watir→ Regression Testing, Responsive Testing, Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing, GUI testing and Functional Testing.
  • Ranorex→ Functional Testing, GUI Testing, Regression Testing and Black Box Testing.
• Test Automation Framework
  • Selenium → POM model, Data Driven, Keyword driven and Hybrid Automation Framework.
  • Katalon Studio →POM model, Data Driven, Keyword driven and Hybrid Automation Framework.
  • UFT→ POM model, Data Driven, Keyword driven and Hybrid Automation Framework.
  • Watir→ POM model, Data Driven, Keyword driven and Hybrid Automation Framework.
  • Ranorex→ POM model, Data Driven, Keyword driven and Hybrid Automation Framework.
• Integration with CI and Bug Tracker Tools
  • Selenium → It Supports integration with Jenkins.
  • Katalon Studio → It Supports integration with Jenkins and JIRA.
  • UFT→ It Supports integration with Jenkins.
  • Watir→ It Supports integration with Jenkins.
  • Ranorex→ It Supports integration with Jenkins.
• Report generation
  • Selenium → To generate Html report we need to use TestNG framework, Email-able Html report and TestNG Reports could be customized.
  • Katalon Studio → It Supports Advanced logging, debug data, screenshots, and videos. It also generates advanced report using Katalon Analytics.
  • UFT→ It supports HTML report generation.
  • Watir→ It supports HTML report generation.
  • Ranorex→ Support report conversion to PDF format.