With so many automation frameworks available for us to use, there’s a lot to consider when choosing the best fit for your project!
From browser support to general maintainability, there’s a lot on offer
What are the things you look for when comparing automation frameworks?
By far not a complete list, but here are a few things I look out for:
- Price (free / one-off / recurring licence)
- Integrations with other tools
- Supported programming language(s)
- Availability of online resources
- Release cycle
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a.j
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It depends on the type of application that needs to automated. I usually check the below points along with what’s already mentioned by @pmichielsen
- Types of applications that the framework would support - web, mobile, desktop, API
- How easy is it for someone new to learn this framework? Is it intuitive and easy
- Out of the box support for different type of test data sources - read from file, services, database
- How good is the reporting?
- Integration with version control and CI CD tools
- Cost of purchase
- Cost/ Effort to maintain the scripts developed.
- Does it support executing tests in parallel? We need fast feedback. So this is important.
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