Automation Tools - Different tools used for Automation

Automation is something that is becoming an important skill for any tester. If you have a minimum knowledge on how to automate an application & how to use the available automation tools would give a distinct quality for your profile.

Here in this blog, will try to explain what tools are in use in the present market and little bit about each of those tools.

GUI Layer Testing Tools:

Quick Test Professional (QTP) - by Hewlett-Packard (formerly owned by Mercury)

Test Complete (TC) - by Smart Bear (formerly Automated QA)

WinRunner - by Hewlett-Packard (formerly owned by Mercury)

IBM Rational Functional Tester - by IBM

Silk Test - by Borland

Note: This list contains only important or tools that are used by most of the companies. It doesn't include every tool that is in use.

Load/ Performance Testing Tools:

Load Runner - by Hewlett-Packard (formerly owned by Mercury)

IBM Rational performance Tester - by IBM

VisualStudio Load Test - Microsoft

Silk performer - by MicroFocus

GH Tester - by Greenhat

There's load of other load testing tools that you can find on internet.

References:

http://www.load-testing-tools.com/

http://www.testingfaqs.org/t-load.html