The Best Open-Source Performance Testing Tool: Selenium Automation

Selenium is a portable framework for testing web applications. It is open-source software, released under the Apache 2.0 license and can be installed and used without any charge. It provides a record/ playback tool for authoring tests without learning Selenium IDE, the test scripting language. It also provides a test domain specific language to write tests in numerous programing languages including C#, Groovy, PHP, Java, Ruby and Python. The tests can then be run against the most important web browsers.

It’s Compatibility:

The selenium automation utility can be installed on nearly all the prevalent operating systems, including Macintosh, Windows and Linux.

It’s Advantages:

It’s an open source performance testing software that can be downloaded for free form the web. As the testing of websites, applications and web based programs for their functioning has become a mere importance these days, the operation of this tool has become a standard. 

Below are some subsections that tell some of the best advantages of performing Selenium Automation Testing:

Flexibility: Selenium is a very flexible and a portable structure. You can add functionalities to its test cases and framework and alter the tool according to your project quite easily. Its operation does not require any special training, or any hard struggle to perform the tests. Its unconventional interface can be pronounced as the best characteristic of the Selenium Automation Tool.

Free*Free*Free*: As discussed earlier, Selenium is an open source tool that can be downloaded from the internet. Although its ownership rights lie with ASF, you need not purchase its key or license to use it. Being free of cost, it reduces the final service charges.

Compatibility: Having a flexible utility, it can be run on Macintosh, Windows and Linux and on different web browsers like Safari, Opera, Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer. It also allows you to interpret reports in multiple languages and requires minimal efforts in generating reports.

Numerous Test Environments: The Selenium tool allows its testers to use a range of Integrated Development Environments such as Visual Studio, Netbeans, Eclipse and more.

Components of the Selenium Application

Selenium IDE – it allows the testers to edit, debug and record the test cases and reports. It is a very useful environment that can be added to a Firefox browser as an Add-on.

Selenium Client API - It let the testers write tests in various programming languages.

Selenium Remote Control - Precisely, Selenium RC is a JAVA server that can be used to write tests in any programming language.

Selenium Web Driver - Selenium WD is the advanced version of Selenium RC, which directs the test commands to a browser.

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