FAQ
What are the top testing tools available now?
According to reviews from software testing teams, the testing community is seeking robust test automation capabilities and comprehensive cross-platform testing solutions. Here are a few of them:
- Selenium, a household name in test automation for many years.
- Katalon Studio, an automation tool for API, Web, mobile, and desktop application testing.
- UFT One, a paid option for Web, desktop, mobile, and RPA application testing.
- TestComplete, an AI-powered test automation tool for Web, mobile, and desktop testing.
- SoapUI, a headless functional testing tool specifically designed for API testing.
- IBM Rational Functional Tester, a data-driven testing platform for functional and regression testing.
Honorable mentions go to Postman, Ranorex, Tricentis Tosca, Cucumber, Appium, Worksoft, Telerik Test Studio, Apache JMeter — All are well worth checking out if nothing of the options in the list above seems right for you.
Is software testing a good career in 2021?
Software testing jobs appear daily, and no end to the demand is in sight. If there’s a software venture happening anywhere, chances are it will require QA. The numbers confirm this statement: according to Technavio analysts, the size of the global software testing market is expected to grow to $55.3 billion by 2021.
What types of software testing are in demand in 2021?
Pretty much everything mentioned in the article above is valid for this question. Agile and DevOps adoption grows in leaps and bounds, generating new approaches and challenges — for instance, organizations mention a lack of test automation, regression testing load and integration testing issues among their concerns. Metrics attainable through testing, like performance, and accessibility, decide how well a product does in the market.
Does manual testing have a future?
Like any aspect of technology, manual testing is changing. Instead of traditional manual testing, where QA analysts would run scripts or tests that can now be automated, many organizations are shifting toward labeling test practitioners as “test architects” or “QA strategists.” The reason for this change is more than simple vernacular. QA and testing professionals are now elevated to create comprehensive testing strategies that limit the overall costs of test automation and test execution. Almost all applications require those insights to achieve optimal QA value. No amount of automation will ever replace human intelligence in intricate UX tests.
This article was first published on May 5, 2017, and was updated for relevance and accuracy on September 20, 2020.