Appium vs Katalon Studio
Appium
appium.io
Katalon Studio
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| Figure | Appium | Katalon Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $83.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 6 |
| Spec score · Testing Automation Software | 8.1 (#9) | 9.2 (#4) |
| Spec score · Testing And Qa | 8.1 (#12) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Spec score · GUI Testing Software | 8.1 (#13) | 9.2 (#2) |
| Spec score · Software Testing Tools | 8.1 (#13) | 9.2 (#2) |
| Spec score · Functional Testing Software | 8.1 (#17) | 9.2 (#2) |
| Spec score · Regression Testing Software | 8.1 (#13) | 9.2 (#3) |
| Spec score · Automated Testing | 8.1 (#16) | 9.2 (#3) |
| Spec score · Mobile App Testing Software | 8.2 (#16) | 9.2 (#1) |
| Spec score · End-to-End Testing Software | 8.1 (#15) | 9.2 (#2) |
| Plugins | Optional official plugins add command batching, image matching and comparison, Inspector integration, relaxed capability prefixes, server-side storage and common XML output. | The Katalon Store provides free and paid plugins, and Enterprise users can create private plugins and install plugins offline. |
| Purpose | Appium is an open-source project and ecosystem of software for UI automation across mobile, browser, desktop, TV and other platforms. | Katalon Studio is a test automation IDE for authoring and executing tests across web, mobile, API and desktop applications. |
| Security | Appium recommends running its server locally or within a protected internal network, avoiding untrusted users and not exposing its ports to the wider internet. | Katalon states that customer data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher. |
Plans
Katalon Studio
- Katalon Studio EnterprisePriced on request
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Professional$1,000 a year
- Professional$1,000 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Katalon Studio
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