How do you choose and evaluate automation testing tools?

[Spoorthi]

2. How will you choose a tool for
   test automation?
3. How you will evaluate the tool
   for test automation?

[sk_kireeti]

One answer for both,

1. Looks for the tools which are available in market (either by searching net or from marketing guys) and take one by one for evaluation.
2. Check what kind of testing tool supports?
3. Know how it does it
4. Know what are the advantages and disadvantages of the tool.
5. Does the tool has all the functionality we need?
6. Know how the error (or log file) report is generated
7. Know how complex is it to learn or work on it.
8. How much mainteinable the tools is?

Atlast but not the least, how much burder will it will increase to the company

These are some of the imp factors we need to take care.

Thanks,
Krishna

[ajithcharles]

- Choosing a test automation tool

1. Based on the technology stack used for development of the project or product.

2. Choose all the tools that support the framed technical stack along with the type oftesting going to be used.

3. Choose the tool which has add-ins which would support you technical stack without Automation folks facing much difficulties.

4. Check for the support and demand of the tool in the market for the
kind of projects or products already exisitng and do a performance
check and performance rating.

5. Evaluate the time required for training pple for the tools present.

6. last but not the least, Determine the number of users using the tool
and the amount a company could spend to buy along with the licenses for
the users of the tool.

[sk_kireeti]

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During the start of the project how the company will come to a conclusion that tool is required for testing or not?

Thanks,
Krishna