Top Software Testing Tools That Accelerate Testing
Software testing tools are critical resources for every successful Quality Assurance team. A wide variety of software test tools addressing various aspects of the testing process, can be applied to different types of software, programming languages, and to different types of testing.
The scope and quality of each tool varies and provides varying degrees of assistance out there with how well you choose a tool and varies on what kind of testing you are executing i.e., is it mobile testing, performance testing, or agile testing? In this post we bring to you, the ultimate list of software testing tools, which you can use to significantly reduce the testing process and increase the performance and ultimately achieve a higher quality.
The following list of Testing Tools are Top Tools in different types of testing and are widely used by QA engineers for testing software applications.
Load, Stress and Performance Testing Tools:
Load testing attempts to determine if an application is capable to support a specified load with specific response times under normal and anticipated peak conditions.
Tsung – http://tsung.erlang-projects.org/
Tsung is an open-source multi-protocol distributed load testing tool. The purpose of Tsung is to simulate users in order to test the scalability and performance of services, such as HTTP servers and other services.
x64 Load Engine – http://www.loadtestingtool.com/x64-load-engine.shtml
Using the x64 Load Engine components are running on productive 64 bit servers. Each of such engines can generate as much as 10,000 virtual users, which exceeds the capability of the regular Load Agent at least 5 times.
WAPT Cloud – http://www.loadtestingtool.com/cloud-testing.shtml

WAPT Cloud is a powerful cloud-based load testing solution. It includes all test design and emulation features of WAPT Pro and all extension modules.
The Grinder – http://grinder.sourceforge.net/

Jmeter – http://jmeter.apache.org/

Gatling – http://gatling.io/

Locust – http://locust.io/

QA Load – http://acutest.co.uk/acutest/testing-qaload-compuware

SOAP, XML, Media streaming that operates across a variety of databases, middleware, and ERP solutions.
Load2Test –
It is a Performance/Load/Stress testing tool from Enteros Inc. that can simulate real production workload in the
back-end for testing the application’s performance. It is also available in the Amazon EC2, RackSpace, or PlatForm Labs cloud environments.
Loadstorm – http://loadstorm.com/

vPerformer – http://vperformer.soft112.com/download.html
It is a Performance and load testing tool from Verisium Inc. that can assess the performance and scalability of the
web application. It uses recorded scripts or customized scripts through JavaScript.
Optima Quality Studio – http://www.technovations.com/
It is a collection of load testing, capture/playback, and similar tools from Technovations to enable performance
testing of the websites. The modules include WebCorder, Load Director, Report Generator, cookies, redirects and records scripts that can be modified manually.
PureLoad – http://www.pureload.com/
It is a Java-based multi-platform performance testing and analysis tool by PureLoad Software that comprises‘Comparer’ and ‘Recorder’ capabilities and edits/debugs the scenario and generates load for single or distributed sources.
Loader – https://loader.io

OpenWebLoad – http://www.i-logic.com/inplot/web%20help/Index.htm?context=1580
OpenWebLoad is an easy-to-use load testing tool and allows you to see the impact of optimizations you are doing, on performance measurements almost instantly in real-time. You can configure and execute the tests using command line.
FunkLoad – https://funkload.nuxeo.org/intro.html

Fwptt – Fast web performance Test tool – https://sourceforge.net/projects/fwptt/

LoadUI – http://www.loadui.org/

WebLOAD – http://www.radview.com/webload-download/

NeoLoad – http://www.neotys.com/product/overview-neoload.html

LoadRunner – http://www8.hp.com/in/en/software-solutions/loadrunner-load-testing/

Loadster – http://www.loadsterperformance.com/

Load impact – http://loadimpact.com/

Wapt – http://www.loadtestingtool.com/

qtest – http://www.quotium.com/qtest/qtest_overview/

Telerik Test Studio – http://www.telerik.com/teststudio

HammerDB – http://www.hammerdb.com/
It an open source database load testing and benchmarking tool for Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, TimesTen, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Postgres Plus Advanced Server, Greenplum, Redis, Amazon Aurora, and Redshift and Trafodion SQL on Hadoop.
SilkPerformer – http://microfocus.com/products/
It is an enterprise-class load testing tool by Microfocus and can simulate thousands of users working with numerous
protocols and across diverse computing environments. It facilitates behavior predictions for the e-business environment prior to deployment, regardless of the size and complexity.
Radview’s WebLoad – www.radview.com

IBM Rational Performance Tester – www.ibm.com/products/us/

Functional/Regression testing tools
Many websites and web-based applications suffer from bugs due to improper functionality of their behavior, security, etc. Determining and fixing a bug, drafting a bug report, and determining priority and severity is hard during the development phase of websites. Most of the bugs come due to functional issue of the website/web application.
Selenium – http://www.seleniumhq.org/

TestCafe v14.1.3 – http://testcafe.devexpress.com/

CasperJS v1.1-beta3 – http://casperjs.org/

Screenster – http://www.creamtec.com/products/screenster/index.html
It is a User Interface (UI) based functional and regression testing tool for web applications, and works on all Windows OS that requires all major browsers and Java6 or high.
SoapUI – http://www.soapui.org/

Sahi – http://sahipro.com/

Watin (Web Application Testing in .Net) – http://watin.org/

Watir (Web Application Testing in Ruby) – http://watir.com/

QTP (UFT) – http://www8.hp.com/in/en/software-solutions/unified-functional-testing-automation/

Ranorex – http://www.ranorex.com/

Security testing tool –
Security Testing ensures that system and applications in an organization, are free from any loopholes that may cause a big loss. The goal of security testing is to identify the threats in the system and measure its potential vulnerabilities. It also helps in detecting all possible security risks in the system and help developers in fixing these problems through coding.
Below are the some of the security testing tools that are used to detect the falls in the software.
NTOSpider – http://www.ntobjectives.com/security-software/ntospider-application-security-scanner/
NTOSpider provides full security for web apps, mobile, and RIA applications. It is a Windows-based web security
tool that scans your application completely in less time that ensures security to the system, cost-effectively.
Brakeman v2.6.1 – http://brakemanscanner.org/

SiteDigger v3.0 – http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/sitedigger.aspx
SiteDigger v3.0 examines Google’s cache, errors, configuration issues, proprietary information and major security nuggets that are on the websites and additionally, it has a good user interface that provides real-time results with the ability to save signature selection and result set.
Netsparke – https://www.netsparker.com/
It is a cross-platform web application security scanner that detects and reports website/web application vulnerabilities and security issues that come up across any website or web based app irrespective of the OS or technology it is built on.
Network Mapper (NMap) – http://nmap.org/

Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) – https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Main_Page

HP Fortify – http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software/enterprise-software.html

HP WebInspect – http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software/enterprise-software.html

IBM Security AppScan – http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/appscan

Cross-Browser Testing Tools
Cross-browser testing, which is also called browser compatibility testing, measures how well a web page is displayed on the desktop, and in what manner it functions with all the major browsers. It is also a type of validation system for the web site when it is created; therefore, it is an essential part of the web page development process.
Browsera – http://www.browsera.com/
It is an online cross-browser testing tool that operates on Windows and Mac OS X platform and detects cross browser layout issues by comparing the output from each browser. When every test is completed, every JavaScript error is reported and collated. The entire website can be tested by using the crawling feature of the tool.
IE NetRenderer – http://netrenderer.com/
It is a free HTML tool for Apple iMac and Linux facilitates users to view the website displays in IE browsers 5.5 to 11. Besides, the tool also helps capture various other tasks on the website across browsers and in real time.
IETester v0.5.2 – http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage
It is a Windows-web browser by Core Services that provides a user-friendly interface, enabling the users to get all functionalities rapidly and easily. It provides a configuration without customizations with focus on speed and efficiency.
W3C Link Checker – http://validator.w3.org/checklink

Mobile web/App Testing Tools
Mobile testing has become increasingly critical as mobile device usage grows ubiquitous. Given the variety of application types (native, hybrid, mobile web) and operating systems, testing mobile applications can prove difficult. Mobile testing tools use automated testing frameworks to help simplify this process and we’ve outlined the top mobile software testing tools for you below.
Keynote DeviceAnywhere – http://www.keynote.com/solutions/testing/mobile-testing

TestPlant eggPlant Mobile

Appium – http://appium.io/

Selendroid – http://selendroid.io/

iOS-driver – http://ios-driver.github.io/ios-driver/

KIF – https://github.com/kif-framework/KIF
Keep it functional (KIF) is an Open-source iOS integration test framework that automates by leveraging the iOS accessibility attributes. It builds and executes the tests by implementing a standard XCTest testing target. In-line with other iOS test tools, it uses undocumented Apple APIs, which is appropriate for testing and integrates with the user’s Xcode project. The tests for KIF are scripted in Objective C.
Mobile-Friendly Test – https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/
It is a free online test tool developed by Google that analyzes a URL and informs if the page is mobile- friendly/responsive. Additionally, it reports/defects detected and recommends solutions. It also provides an extensive mobile responsive documentation on the site.
Remote Test Kit – https://appkitbox.com/en/testkit/

TestObject – https://testobject.com/

Frank – https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/tools/fran
It is an open-source framework developed by Thoughtworks that is used to write structured text tests by using Cucumber and execute them against the iOS application.
Android Testing Support Library – https://developer.android.com/studio/test/index.html

Monkey – https://developer.android.com/studio/test/monkey.html

MonkeyRunner – https://developer.android.com/studio/test/monkeyrunner/index.html

Android Lint – https://developer.android.com/studio/write/lint.html
Lint, a tool from the Android Studio is a code scanning tool that can enable the user to easily detect and rectify issues with the structural quality of the code. This is done without running the application or scripting any tests.
Calabash

Xamarin Test Cloud – https://www.xamarin.com/test-cloud

TestMunk – http://testmunk.com/qa-engineer
It is a mobile app test automation runner that is available on the web and enables execution of BDD-style test cases across virtually available emulators, user devices, or across a pool of TestMunk Android and iOS versions of devices. It supports Native and Hybrid apps. It can initiate and run tests locally on an emulator or a device at no cost.
Crashlytics – https://fabric.io/kits/android/crashlytics

UberTesters – http://ubertesters.com
It is a free set of tools for managing and reporting iOS/Android app and crowdsourced/beta testing. It needs the Ubertesters SDK, which integrates with multiple frameworks optimized for cross-platform development.
TestFairy – https://testfairy.com

HockeyApp – www.hockeyapp.net
It is a set of tools created by Microsoft to manage and report iOS/Android/WinPhone/OSX app crowdsourced/beta testing. It integrates the open source HockeyApp SDK for Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Win, Unity, Xamarin, and then uploads the app’s build to HockeyApp.
TestDroid – http://bitbar.com/testing/

Maveryx – http://www.maveryx.com/
It is a Test automation tool developed by Maveryx for Android and Java apps. It utilizes ‘GUI Objects Finder’ that recognizes GUI test objects with text while execution of tests. The object search engine supports exactly matching algorithms to identify test objects in the UI, even when there are partial or approximate matching, misspellings, and synonyms or in case of change of objects from the time of test creation.
Mobitaz – http://msystechnologies.com/mobitaz-mobile-test-automation-solution/

Clang Static Analyzer – http://clang-analyzer.llvm.org/
It is an Open-source source code analysis tool that detects bugs in C, C++, and Objective-C programs. It can be used either as a standalone tool or within Xcode. It is expected to run in tandem with a codebase Build.
Roboelectric – http://robolectric.org/

Test Architect Mobile Plus – http://testarchitect.logigear.com/

Android/iOS Source Code Analysis – https://www.checkmarx.com/

SOASTA TouchTest – http://www.soasta.com/products/touchtest/

Adobe Edge Inspect – https://creative.adobe.com/products/inspect

SeeTest Mobile

Ranorex Cross-Device Mobile App Testing – http://www.ranorex.com/

Robitum – http://code.google.com/p/robotium/

MoneyTalk – https://www.gorillalogic.com/monkeytalk
It is a free open-source test automation tool developed by Gorilla Logic for functional test automation for native, mobile, and hybrid iOS and Android apps. It can be used for simulators as well as actual devices. It is a cross platform tool that can run tests interactively or automate completely.
Pingdom – https://tools.pingdom.com/

WebPageTest

GTMetrix

Test Management tools
Test management tools are used to stock info on how testing is to be done, plan testing activities and report the status of quality assurance activities. The tools have different sets of features as they have different approaches to testing. They are generally used to plan and maintain manual testing, gather or run execution data from automated tests, manage multiple environments and to enter information about found defects.
TestRail – http://www.gurock.com/testrail/

Testlink – http://testlink.org/

Zephyr – https://www.getzephyr.com/products/zephyr-enterprise

QMetry – http://www.qmetry.com/

SpiraTest – http://www.inflectra.com/SpiraTest/

PractiTest – https://www.practitest.com/

QAComplete – www.smartbear.com/products/qa-tools/test-management
QAComplete is a web-based test management tool that can be used to manage either just your testing efforts (and integrate with other tools) or the full development life cycle as an ALM solution.
Testopia – https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Bugzilla/Testopia
Testopia is another open source test management tool that you can install on your own server. Testopia is part of the Mozilla project and has been specifically designed to integrate with Bugzilla.
Enterprise Tester – http://catchsoftware.com/home

Klaros – http://www.klaros-testmanagement.com/en/

TET (Test Environment Toolkit) – http://tetworks.opengroup.org/Products/tet.htm
The goal behind creating the Test Environment Toolkit (TET) was to produce a test driver that accommodated the then current and anticipated future testing needs of the test development community. To achieve this goal, input from a wide sample of the community was used for the specification and development of TET’s functionality and interfaces.
TETware – http://tetworks.opengroup.org/Products/tet.htm
The TETware is the Test Execution Management Systems which allows you to do the test administration, sequencing of test. The TETware tools allow testers to work on a single, standard, test harness, which helps you to deliver software projects on time.
Test Manager – http://hisac-ultima-test-manager.software.informer.com/2.1/

qTest from QASymphony – https://www.qasymphony.com/software-testing-tools/qtest-manager/test-case-management/
The qTest platform from QASymphony offers a range of software testing tools for Agile teams that help boost speed, efficiency and collaboration throughout the software testing lifecycle. The platform comprises tools for Test Case Management, Analytics and Reporting, Integrations, Test Execution, and Continuous Testing. Some of the key highlights of the platform are, it enables the user to arrange and display charts and testing statistics as required on multiple dashboards. You can even zoom into the specific data points and download test data for further reference. It provides interactive heat maps that easily direct you to the problem areas within the application. With reference to Test Case Management, qTest Manager eases out the Test Management process by tracking, organizing, and reporting all the testing activities with an easy-to-use interface.
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It is a Java-based multi-platform performance testing and analysis tool by PureLoad Software that comprises‘Comparer’ and ‘Recorder’ capabilities and edits/debugs the scenario and generates load for single or distributed sources.
Comments (4)
Wanted to share my own experience in using one of test management tools, which, as I think, could fit in this list too. I`ve used for a while a great newcomer called EasyQA which seemed like good and quite interesting ERP with a really decent functionality and tremendously smooth UX. BTW EasyQA is opensource, so it`s free! Hope you`ll have a glance at it and, probably, will consider including it in another iteration of this great topic.
Maybe you could add the following two web testing tools, both written in .NET:
Fiddler (http://www.telerik.com/fiddler)
HttpMaster (http://www.httpmaster.net)
They can be very useful for testing and debugging any type of web application.
Thanks for sharing such a valuable post with us, these tools will surely accelerate our testing technique. I am glad to add theses tools in my projects and to explore more for these tools.
Which tools will be used for IoT testing?