TechValidate Research on Ranorex

Introduction

This case study of a educational institution is based on a June 2019 survey of Ranorex Studio customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled organization asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

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

• Prioritizing the following tests for automation:
  • End-to-end
  • Functional UI
  • Regression
  • Smoke
• Have the following primary goals for UI test automation:
  • Automating end-to-end testing
  • Automating regression testing

Use Case

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

• 5-9 people are using Ranorex Studio to automate tests.
• Testing the following technologies/platforms with Ranorex:
  • C#
  • JavaScript/Node.js
  • .NET
  • SAP
• Testing the following mobile or web platforms with Ranorex:
  • Web app on desktop (using Ranorex Studio)
• Are using SpiraTest as their test management tool.
• Has integrated GitLab CI/CD with Ranorex Studio.

Results

The surveyed organization achieved the following results with Ranorex Studio:

• Resulted in shorter test cycles
• Improved application quality / fewer defects

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