Selenium is one of the most well-known tools for web browser automation used for testing that supported the transformation of manual testing into automated techniques. Yet, today this tool has serious competitors with notable advantages. This article will compare Selenium to one of its major Microsoft Dynamics testing alternatives that is Executive Automats.
What Should You Expect from Automated Testing with Selenium
Selenium is equipped into an interface supporting a variety of programming languages for creating test scripts including Python, Java, PHP, C#, Perl and others. Selenium is open-source, so you do not have to pay for downloading and installing it which makes it highly attractive.
Still, Selenium cannot be used without technical knowledge as it is more similar to a programming library rather than to a ready-to-use solution. Professional help of programmers is required for creating, executing and managing tests as well as addressing issues and reporting them. Furthermore, you will need to develop a special support network for integration testing which is particularly essential for ERP cloud systems connected to several apps. Such involvement prolongs testing time and generates additional costs.
Moreover, Selenium tests for updated software become brittle and require attention from a testing specialist. Final expenses also include the costs of a Selenium environment including racks and servers as well as its maintenance.
Executive Automats for Automated Testing
Unlike Selenium, Executive Automats developed by XPLUS is codeless, does not require any programming skills and can be used as TAaaS. Not only does it reduce costs of testing but also supports executing a testing schedule without professional testers. After quick installation, you will need only two minutes to create simple test scripts which can be scheduled, played, recorded, updated and modified automatically. In addition to it, your scripts can be used for generating documentation and reused for future testing.
Executive Automats supports testing in different environments and it will also give you a rare feature of performance testing with a customizable number of virtual users without producing extra costs.
Note, XPLUS is a Gold Microsoft Partner and its tool has all of the required functionality for testing Microsoft Dynamics ERP apps and their components.
Do You Need an Alternative to Selenium for ERP System Testing?
If you are looking for a solution meeting the testing needs of your company, especially for testing large and continuously updated software such as ERP cloud apps, the costs of using Selenium, albeit the tool itself is free, may quickly go beyond your budget. Manual programming combined with continuous maintenance tasks of the Selenium environment reduces automation and brings serious delays in business processes.
Such an alternative as Executive Automats will be a way more cost-effective solution to this problem and it is specifically highly recommended to the users of Microsoft Dynamics ERPapps