Why Choose ACCELQ for
Following is the summarized listing of capability comparison between ACCELQ, and other commercial/open-source tools for Salesforce test automation. This data has been gathered from our own analysis, internal/external surveys, feedback from customers on respective tools and industry analyst findings. ACCELQ is available for a free trial to assess in your own environment.
AUTOMATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
ACCELQ | SELENIUM | OTHER COMMERCIAL TOOLS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Automation Type | Codeless | Programming | Keyword based or Programming |
| Scripting Required | No | Yes | No |
| Ease of adoption | Very high | Low | Average |
| Ease of maintenance | High | Low | Average |
| Element ID | Salesforce Metadata where available, Visual explorer with neighborhood awareness (readable text based), Repeat and Container Elements. Comprehensive and non-technical | Xpath and CSS, custom selectors | Salesforce metadata where available Xpath for custom fields and custom validations |
| In-Sprint Automation | Supported with intelligent abstraction | No | No |
| Test Design | Included | No | No |
| Test case generation | Automated with the concept of Data Type | None | None |
| Reusability and Modularity | In-built with Context and Action concept at the core | Manual | Manual |
| Test Management | In-built test management with requirements based traceability and test readiness | None | None |
| Reporting | Rich HTML reports with slideshows, defect integration, perspectives etc. | None | Basic Reporting |
ACCELQ is the only Continuous Testing & Automation platform on Salesforce App Exchange
SUPPORT STACK
ACCELQ | SELENIUM | OTHER COMMERCIAL TOOLS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| App Exchange Listing | Listed under “Developer Tools” Category | None | Listed under “Consulting” Category or not listed |
| Salesforce support | Lightning, Classic and Visual Force pages. | Framework effort | Lightning, Classic and Visual Force pages |
| Supported Web technologies | All Web Technologies including Angular, React and other UI frameworks | Programming effort | Non-Salesforce applications hard to automate |
| Supported Enterprise applications | Salesforce, Pega, Net Suite etc. | None | Salesforce, ServiceMax |
| API Testing | SOAP and REST, along with an ability to combine with UI testing. Extensive verification and data parsing capabilities. | No | Yes, limited |
| Cross browser testing | All browser support (IE, Edge, Firefox, Chrome) against Windows, Linux & MAC, | Yes | Manual |
| Windows Automation | Supported | No | No |
| Manual testing | Integral and unified with automation | No | None |
ACCELQ Test automation that's lightning fast & easy, just like Salesforce !
INTEGRATIONS & EXTENSIONS
ACCELQ | SELENIUM | OTHER COMMERCIAL TOOLS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Eco System Integration | Well defined, two-way integration with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, TFS | None | Light weight integration |
| External API | Complete open API for executions, reporting and status verifications | N/A | None |
| Extendability of Core | Full blown extendabilty of core with User Extension workbench | N/A | None |
| CI/CD integration | Integration support for Flosum, Gearset, Copado, AutoRabit, Jenkins etc. | None | Jenkins, Auto Rabit |
| ALM Integration | Available for test executions and reporting | None | None |
| Cloud Infrastructure | Direct integration with Browser Stack, Sauce Labs and LambdaTest | None | None |
INFRASTRUCTURE & OPERATIONS
ACCELQ | SELENIUM | OTHER COMMERCIAL TOOLS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| ECloud, with zero setup requirement | Yes | N/A | No |
| Scheduled Runs (outside of CI) | Extensive control with daily/hourly or weekly automated executions and notifications | Framework Dev | None |
| Online Support Portal | Yes | N/A | Yes |
| On Premise | Yes | N/A | Yes |
| SAAS | Yes | N/A | No |
| Distributed Executions | Yes, across a network of nodes or Sauce Labs/Browser Stack | Framework Dev | No |
| Backp & Recovery | Automatically included in the subscription | None | No |
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ACCELQ | SELENIUM | OTHER COMMERCIAL TOOLS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Language Automation | Powerful natural language editor allows you to write test automation logic in plain English. | No | No. Normally rely on Keyword selection |
| Self-healing Capabilities | Powerful & intelligent element capture technology creates robust automation. AI-powered Self-healing capabilities | No. Require framework extension integration with Selenium which is not seamless. | Traditional object interaction with limitations to handle complexity and newer tech stacks |
| AI-based reconciliation | Automated and AI-based reconciliation for UI and Object changes | No | No |
| Auto-Generation of Test Cases | AI-driven data permutations auto-generate test cases providing accurate coverage | No | No |
| Change Management | Adaptive Change Management. Universe driven with referential integrity analysis drastically reduces time to market & cost | No | No |
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ACCELQ | SELENIUM | OTHER COMMERCIAL TOOLS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Test Assets alignment with vendor releases. | Test Assets are end-to-end aligned with platform vendor Releases. Live updates on new Releases by vendors. | No | Support is static in nature. Requires tool upgrade to support anything new. |
| Referential Integrity across assets | A naturalized model with referential integrity across pages, test steps, objects, and suites. Automates the change impact process efficiently, propagating changes across test assets. | No | No |
| In-built version control | SaaS based multi-user collaborative platform on cloud with In-built version control | No | No Requires connecting with GitHub for version control. |
| Shift-Left Testing | Design & author tests parallel to Application development enabling true shift-left | No | No |
| Test Suite re-executions and roll-up tracking | Umbrella style rerun capability for suite re-executions and roll-up tracking | No | No |
Salesforce Success Story
Staying ahead of the rapid changes and iterations in a large-scale enterprise platform can be challenging. The ACCELQ testing platform helps us do this, with an enterprise testing platform that simply works.
Through ACCELQ Universe Test Suites, Reporting, and CI/CD Integration we are able to stay ahead of the rapid changes and ensure we deliver only quality enhancements to our Platform.
– VP, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERPRISE IT
A global information, data and measurement company enables Salesforce business users with comprehensive, in-sprint automated testing capabilities
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