Selenium vs QTP
Selenium vs QTP
Selenium and QTP are the most frequent used automation test tools in the market. Hence, we have compared some of the features of Selenium over QTP.
| Features | Selenium | HP QTP |
|---|---|---|
| License | Open source tool | Required |
| Customer support | Dedicated HP support | Selenium community forums |
| Test Support | Supportsautomation only for web-based applications. | Support tests on both web and desktop based applications. |
| Resource consumption during test scripts execution | Low resource consumption | High resource consumption |
| Supported programming languages | Java, C#, Ruby, Python, Perl, PHP and JavaScript | VB Script. |
| Supported Environments | Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris. | Only for Windows |
| Supported Browsers | Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, Opera, Safari, etc. | Specific versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. |
| Object Repository/Recovery Scenario | Absent | Built-in object repository and recovery scenario. |
| Browser Controls | None | Controls like favourites bar, backward and forward buttons can be accessed within the browser. |
| Test Report Generation | It relies on external tool for generating test reports. | Built-in test report generation within the tool. |
| Parameterization | You have to rely on any one of the supported programming language for parameterization. | Built-in tools are available for parameterization. |
