What is Selenium?
Selenium automates browsers. That's it! What you do with that power is entirely up to you. Primarily it is for automating web applications for testing purposes, but is certainly not limited to just that. Boring web-based administration tasks can (and should) also be automated as well.
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86 Likeliness to Recommend
94 Plan to Renew
84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+93 Net Emotional Footprint
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- Respectful
- Saves Time
- Performance Enhancing
- Includes Product Enhancements
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Selenium Reviews
Zach J.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Mar 2025
A Complete Guidance to Web Automation
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Selenium from other similar products?
Selenium is open-source software and supports multiple languages, unlike its competitors who are limited to a single programming language. This creates ease for its users to write scripts according to their priority. It is also compatible with all major browsers and operating systems. These make it versatile for testing web applications across different environments.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The way it shows versatility in testing is exceptional. It supports regression, integration, and functional testing for web applications. Selenium handles all scales of testing from simple login pages to complex e-commerce flow. It also reduces the learning curve for its users by facilitating them to work in desirable programming languages, thus making it accessible to everyone.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Some areas need to be encountered such as a lack of in-built reporting features. Due to this, we have to integrate external sources to produce and review in-depth testing outcomes. This increases our working time and the intricacy of the tasks by demanding extra setup.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For those looking for an influential and versatile tool for web automation, Selenium is highly acclaimed. However, for the finest practice with this software, one should have a profound technical foundation, worthy strategies, and systematic upkeep of the system.
Pros
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Unique Features
- Efficient Service
Ayush S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jan 2025
Powerful and easy to use tool
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Selenium from other similar products?
Since I haven’t used any other software before Selenium, my perspective is entirely shaped by my experience with it. What stands out to me is Selenium's versatility and open-source nature, which allows it to be customized and adapted to fit a wide range of testing needs. The ability to work across multiple browsers and platforms without additional cost is a significant advantage. Its strong community support also makes it easier to find solutions, share ideas, and troubleshoot issues quickly.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Open-source nature Customizability Cross-browser compatibility Platform independence Strong community support Beginner-friendly
What do you dislike most about this product?
The lack of built-in test reporting requires reliance on third-party tools, which adds extra steps to the workflow. Mobile testing support feels limited compared to its web capabilities, making it necessary to integrate other tools for comprehensive testing.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you’re considering Selenium, here are a few recommendations to make the most of it: Learn the Basics Leverage Community Support Plan for Reporting Test Mobile Separately Experiment with Add-Ons
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Mika J.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2025
Vital for testing web applications.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Selenium from other similar products?
Selenium integrates with multiple programming languages, making it a flexible web browser testing tool to use for developers. Its ability to interact with a variety of web elements like text fields and buttons, is critical when simulating users web browser behaviours or trying to automate end to end user testing.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Selenium works with multiple languages , it is open source and free to use. It boasts almost flawless integration with CI/CD tool like Jenkins and with a BDD tool like Cocumber. Therefore, making it easier to obtain real time reports of executed test scenario cases.
What do you dislike most about this product?
There is little to no community support for users of this tool. Also, struggles to automate captcha challenges .
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For testing web applications, Selenium is a tool I recommend. Primarily because of its open source nature .
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- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Security Protects
