ACCELQ comparison with other test automation tools

Design

Business process, Automated, Visual

Business process driven design with App Universe. Automated test case generation for optimal coverage. Visual application model with referential integrity.

Technical view, Manual, Black-box

Manual test design with technical view point. Test case creation is manual, leading to gaps in coverage. Black-box test repository missing relationships.

Automation

Codeless, No vendor lock, Built in framework

Codeless natural english language automation. Open source assets with no vendor locks. Built in framework with modularity, reusability and best practices.

Programming skills, scripts, custom framework

Programming skills necessary. Vendor locked scripts and test asset formats. Development of a Custom framework is a pre-requisite.

Execution

Any browser & OS, cloud based, actionable reporting

Execute on any browser and OS. Local lab with grid or cloud based setup for execution. 360° actionable reporting with functional perspective.

Limited OS, external integrations, customized execution

Limited OS and browser combinations. Need external integrations for cloud execution. Customized execution reporting with technical detail.

Management

Visual test, comprehensive taxonomy, requirement mapping

Visual test case management with app universe. Support for comprehensive taxanomy for enterprise analysis needs. Requirement Mapping from multiple sources (Jira/ALM).

Additional ALM tools, untraceble, manual/automation silos

Requires additional ALM tools and licenses for test case management. Lack of inbuilt tracebility. Creates and promotes manual/automation silos.

CI/CD

In-sprint automation, GUI & API, plug & play

Abstraction capablity to enable in-sprint automation. GUI and API test automation, all in the same end-to-end flow. Plug / play CI and ALM (Jira, VSTS, TFS etc) integration for workflow integration.

Dependency, seperate silos, technical integration

Hard dependency on application readiness. GUI and API test automation handled in separate silos. Technical integration needing synch rules with overheads.

Pricing

All inclusive subscription, unlimited agents, 50% savings

Simple all-inclusive subscription with support, upgrades and self-service web based training. Unlimited agent executions. 50% savings in total cost of ownership compared to other commercial tools.

Hefty license, upgrade cost, hidden costs

Hefty license costs. Aditional support maintenance and upgrade costs. Hidden costs for add-ons, integration connectors, execution agents.