Comparison of GUI testing tools
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GUI testing tools serve the purpose of automating the testing process of applications with GUIs.
Some tools are:
- Abbot (open-source)
- AutoIt
- Automation Anywhere
- CubicTest (open-source) is a graphical Eclipse plug-in for writing Selenium and Watir tests.
- Dogtail by Red Hat
- Eggplant
- FitNesse
- GUIdancer by Bredex, for Java (Swing, RCP/SWT, GEF) and HTML
- iMacros
- IcuTest GUI unit testing for WPF
- Linux Desktop Testing Project by freedesktop.org
- Maveryx free and open source test automation framework based on AI
- Phantom Automation Language Microsoft Windows GUI Testing
- QAliber by QAlibers, free open source for testing applications and web over windows OS
- QF-Test by Quality First Software, for Java/Swing, Eclipse/SWT and HTML only
- HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) by Hewlett-Packard (formerly by Mercury)
- Ranorex
- IBM Rational Functional Tester by IBM
- RIATest for Flex
- Selenium (open-source) for Web UI testing
- SilkTest by Borland (formerly by Segue)
- Soatest (absorbed WebKing starting in version 6.0) by Parasoft
- SWTBot functional testing of SWT and Eclipse based applications
- Test Automation FX Windows UI testing with Visual Studio
- TestComplete by AutomatedQA (recognized by Gartner and by most of the sites referenced below)
- TestPartner by Micro Focus
- Watir (open-source) browser driver for web UI testing
- WatiN (open-source) Web automated testing in .NET
- WindowTester by Instantiations for testing Swing, SWT, and Eclipse/RCP based applications
- WinRunner by Hewlett-Packard (formerly by Mercury)
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