Ranorex Studio
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| Developer(s) | Ranorex |
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| Stable release | 10.0.0
/ July 14, 2021 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Test automation |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Ranorex Studio is a GUI test automation framework provided by Ranorex GmbH, a software development company. The framework is used for the testing of desktop, web-based and mobile applications.
Overview
Ranorex Studio supports development of automated test modules using standard programming languages such as C# and VB.NET.[1][2]
Main features
- GUI object recognition, filtering GUI elements using the company's proprietary technology RanoreXPath.[1][3][4][5][6][7]
- Object-based record and replay, using Ranorex Recorder, which records the user's interaction with a desktop or web-based application and creates user-maintainable scripts that can be edited with the Ranorex Studio action editor.[1][5] The recorded actions are available as both C# and VB.NET code.[8] Record and replay is supported on mobile devices for actions such as key presses and touch gestures.[9]
Supported technologies
- Windows desktop client applications such as .NET,[4][10] WPF, Win32, VB6, Java, MFC, Embarcadero Delphi.
- Web technologies such as HTML, HTML5, JavaScript Frameworks,[4][10] Ajax, Silverlight, Flash, and Flex.
- Cross-browser testing for Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Firefox[4][10]
- Mobile Apps
System environment
Ranorex Studio runs on Microsoft Windows and Windows Server.[4][10]
Reception
In its 2020 review of 15 providers of continuous functional test automation suites, Forrester Research stated that Ranorex "offers strong UI automation for desktop and web," with a "wide range of test creation and test automation capabilities," but only on .NET, which is limiting. Forrester's research showed that Ranorex customers were happy with its "automation power, stability, and ease of use," but wanted "more innovation from Ranorex to stay competitive." [11]
In 2019, Ranorex was one of 10 vendors evaluated in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Test Automation. Gartner identified Ranorex as a "Niche Player." Gartner described Ranorex as "a solid product that it primarily sells directly to developers and testers," and recommended Ranorex for those "looking for strong test automation support for a wide range of technologies."[12]
In a 2018 review by Forrester Research of 15 omnichannel functional test automation tools including Ranorex Studio 8.1.1, Ranorex was ranked as having the weakest current offering and the second-weakest strategy, scoring 1.65 of 5 and 1.5 of 5 respectively. According to Forrester, Ranorex "needs to work on its design automation capabilities, TDD/BDD, packaged application testing, integration with CI/CD, comprehensiveness of API testing types and protocols, dynamic reporting and analytics, and mobile testing value-adds to third-party integration offers."[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Bordelon, Nancy (2012). A comparison of Automated Software Testing Tools (pdf) (Thesis). University of North Carolina Wilmington, MS Computer Science & Information Systems. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Davis, Tony (27 October 2015). "Ranorex Review". IT Central Station. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ Bishop, Edward (October 2012). "TestOps" (PDF). Professional Tester. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ a b c d e Sylvia, Jovie (31 August 2017). "A Look at the User Interface Testing with Ranorex". iBlog: The Official Indium Blog. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ a b Bishop, Edward (July 2010). "The boundary between testers and developers" (PDF). Professional Tester. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Ranorex – UI Test Automation Tool for Professionals". QA Testing Tools. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ "Ranorex GmbH". SoftNet Austria. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ Vizulis, Valdis; Diebelis, Edgars (2012). Self-Testing Approach and Testing Tools (PDF) (Report). University of Latvia. p. 33. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Kaur, Khushboo. "Testing with Ranorex - A Mobile Testing Automation Tool". www.3pillarglobal.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d Kaur, Harinder (10 July 2017). "Introduction to Ranorex: Components & Features". www.bugraptors.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ FED. "Forrester". Forrester. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Magic Quadrant for Software Test Automation". Gartner. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Lo Giudice, Diego (July 26, 2018). "The Forrester Wave: Omnichannel Functional Test Automation Tools, Q3 2018". Forrester Research.(subscription required)