Introduction to Automation Testing tools

VENDORS

Mercury Interactive(HP)
IBM(Rational)
Compuware
Borland (Acquired Segue in april 2006)
Empirix

The most popular on the marketing

Rational Robot (as included in Rational TestStudio) 2001
Rational Visual Test 6.5
Mercury WinRunner 7
Segue SilkTest 5.?
Compuware QA Run 4.7? (As included in QACenter)

HP (Mercury Interactive)

WinRunner
TestDirector
QTP
LoadRunner

IBM (Rational)

Rational Robot (as included in Rational TestStudio) 2001
Rational Visual Test 6.5
Rational Performance Tester(load and performance testing solution for teams concerned about the scalability of their Web-based applications. )

Compuware

QACenter Enterprise Edition
- -QARun
- -QADirector
QACenter Performance Edition
- -QALoad (load testing)

QARunner
QARun helps you:

Discover defects earlier
Perform more efficient testing during tight schedules
Improve return on testing investment deliver the quality apps that end users and management expect.

QADirector

plan your tests easily
prioritize testing activities through the assignment of risk
execute your tests
vary the test environment
dynamically analyze the application under test
analyze the test results
submit the defects.

QALoad

Scalable Testing
Streamlined Test Script Development
Comprehensive Analysis
Integrated View of System Resources
Supported Technologies

Borland (Segue)

SilkCentral Test Manager

Silk test

Silk performer

The Test Tools

Record and Playback
Web Testing
Database Tests
Data functions
Object Mapping
Image Testing
Test/Error recovery
Environment Support

Software QA and Testing Tools Info

Change and Configuration Managament Tools - Part of the CM Wiki site with information about CM that includes tools listings based on the former CM Yellow Pages. Also links to information about CM, Build Management, Change Management, and concepts, templates, and processes. (Also see CM Crossroads , an online community and resource center for configuration management, with library of resource links, interactive discussion forums, monthly newsletter, Career Search and Jobs Board.)

CM & Problem Management FAQ/Tools Lists - Comprehensive resource for Configuration Management and Problem Management and related tools. Includes tool descriptions and reviews, FAQ's, links to related web sites. Based on the FAQ from usenet news group comp.software.config-mgmt. Has not been updated for some time, but still has much useful information.

Test Tools List - Formerly Brian Marick's listing, now maintained by Danny Faught; listings and summaries of various types of test tools, and links to their web sites.

Web Site Test/Management Tools List - SoftwareQATest.com's listing of more than 300 web site test and management tools. Load testing tools, HTML validators, security test tools, link checkers, site mapping tools, site monitoring services, open source tools, functional and regression test tools, site administration and maintenance tools, version control, java test tools, log analysis tools, site monitoring services, etc.

Open source software testing tools - Listing of more than 280 open source test tools in various categories including functional testing, java testing, perfomance testing, test management, bug tracking, unit testing, and more.