Open-Source Tools for Test Automation

June 24 06:02 2016 by Nataliia Vasylyna Print This Article

There is no doubt that a software testing company can provide a high level of services with the help of traditional test automation frameworks.

In fact, a lot of specialists can show better results if they work with a tool that they are familiar with. However, there are a lot of reasons to take a step forward and move to open-source tools in order to organize automated testing more effectively.

What Makes Open-Source Tools so Convenient?

Cost
Adaptability and flexibility
Support services
Suitability for distributed teams
Speed
Virtualization
Independence
Security

Even if an open-source framework is not completely free of charge, its licensing cost is most likely to be lower than the cost of traditional frameworks. Moreover, various pricing plans allow a specialist in software testing to choose the most advantageous option. High scalability of open-source tools is the reason why such tools can successfully manage performance testing and load testing.

Given that the code of open-source frameworks is flexible and easy to edit, the framework itself can be configured in accordance with the company’s requirements. In addition to in-house support services, each open-source tool has a large number of online communities where a tester can found useful troubleshooting information. The presence of centralized servers allows distributed teams to successfully collaborate using the open-source tools.

Moreover, the high level of virtualization, speed, independence and security makes open-source test automation frameworks a worthy substitution for traditional tools.