TechValidate Research on Ranorex

Introduction

This case study of Swisscom (Schweiz) AG is based on a December 2017 survey of Ranorex Studio customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Ranorex Studio:

• Top challenges associated with test automation:
  • Creating new automated tests for new features in the software under test
  • Maintaining deployment pipeline and automation environments (VMs)
  • Insufficient technical skills on the existing team

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Ranorex Studio that the surveyed company uses:

• Has 1-2 people on their team performing Automated Testing.
• Automating the following tests with Ranorex:
  • Functional UI
  • End to end
  • Web service / API
• Integrated Ranorex in HP ALM in order to have a log of all results, etc. with Ranorex.
• Is using HP ALM (HP QC) for test management.
• Testing the following application interfaces/platforms with Ranorex:
  • Web

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Ranorex Studio:

• Ranorex Studio has helped in the following ways:
  • Increased their testing efficiency (less manual tests)
  • Shortened their test cycles
  • Gained robust and reliable automation
  • Improved their level of technical knowledge/skills
• Realized up to a 5% (saved up to 2 hours a week) increase in productivity after using Ranorex Studio for test automation.
• Reports the following as important features when they evaluated Ranorex automation tool:
  • Ease of use
  • Excellent object recognition
  • A strong automation API
  • The ability to fit into technology stacks (.NET, C#/VB.Net)
  • A helpful and responsive support team

Introduction

This case study of TTC – Testing Training and Consulting Ltd is based on a December 2017 survey of Ranorex Studio customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Ranorex Studio:

• Top challenges associated with test automation:
  • Maintaining existing automated tests due to changes in the UI
  • Maintaining deployment pipeline and automation environments (VMs)
  • Management not understanding the costs and limitations of automated testing

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Ranorex Studio that the surveyed company uses:

• Has 10-49 people on their team performing Automated Testing.
• Automating the following tests with Ranorex:
  • Functional UI
  • End to end
  • Integration
  • Web service / API
  • Performance
• Integrated Gitlab CI with Ranorex.
• Is using HP ALM (HP QC) for test management.
• Testing the following application interfaces/platforms with Ranorex:
  • Desktop
  • Web
  • Mobile

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Ranorex Studio:

• Ranorex Studio has helped in the following ways:
  • Increased their testing efficiency (less manual tests)
  • Shortened their test cycles
  • Gained robust and reliable automation
  • Enlarge testing coverage
• Realized a 10% – 20% (saved 3 – 6 hours a week) increase in productivity after using Ranorex Studio for test automation.
• Reports the following as important features when they evaluated Ranorex automation tool:
  • Ease of use
  • Excellent object recognition
  • Easy integration with build pipeline
  • The ability to fit into technology stacks (.NET, C#/VB.Net)
  • A helpful and responsive support team
  • Price