# Selenium IDE, TestComplete, Ranorex Studio vs NetBeans Comparison

| | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 131 | 97 | 258 | 673 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (37.1% of reviews) | Mid-Market (51.1% of reviews) | Mid-Market (39.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | Free Trial 1 Workstation Per Year | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Selenium IDE

Pros:
- Ease of Use (3 reviews)
- Testing (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Limited Features (2 reviews)
- Beginner Unfriendliness (1 reviews)

### TestComplete

**Not enough data**

### Ranorex Studio

Pros:
- Automation (5 reviews)
- Automation Ease (5 reviews)

Cons:
- Bug Issues (1 reviews)
- Developer Tools Issues (1 reviews)

### NetBeans

Pros:
- Cross-Platform Compatibility (1 reviews)
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)


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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.4 (105 reviews) | 8.5 (82 reviews) | 8.4 (190 reviews) | 8.5 (609 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (105 reviews) | 8.0 (82 reviews) | 8.3 (192 reviews) | 8.5 (611 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (33 reviews) | 7.8 (36 reviews) | 8.3 (83 reviews) | 8.5 (108 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.7 (28 reviews) | 7.5 (35 reviews) | 8.4 (71 reviews) | 8.4 (104 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.4 (87 reviews) | 8.1 (81 reviews) | 8.2 (189 reviews) | 7.8 (524 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.6 (25 reviews) | 7.9 (36 reviews) | 8.4 (68 reviews) | 8.1 (86 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.6 (101 reviews) | 8.3 (82 reviews) | 8.6 (188 reviews) | 7.4 (598 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Selenium IDE

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### TestComplete

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Ranorex Studio

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Ranorex Studio License

Price: Free Trial 1 Workstation Per Year

Description: Subscription Enterprise License:
Physical and virtual machines
Standalone IDE
Visual Studio Plug-In
Ranorex Driver
Ranorex APIExecute Tests
Floating License
Physical and virtual machines
* Must own at least one Studio or Enterprise license for test creation

Key Features:
- Ranorex Studio, including Ranorex Recorder, Ranorex Spy, Ranorex API, and more.
- Create automated tests for all technologies: desktop, web, and mobile devices.
- 12 months maintenance & professional support

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ranorex-studio/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### NetBeans

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Selenium IDE** | N/A | N/A |
| **TestComplete** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ranorex Studio** | N/A | N/A |
| **NetBeans** | 8.2/10 | 70 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (55 reviews) | 
| **File Management** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (52 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (52 reviews) | 
| **Customization** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.6 (54 reviews) | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (55 reviews) | 
| **Help Guides** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (54 reviews) | 
| **Patching & Updates** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (53 reviews) | 

### Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Selenium IDE** | 8.1/10 | 11 |
| **TestComplete** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ranorex Studio** | N/A | N/A |
| **NetBeans** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality 

| Feature | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **File Management** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | 8.1 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | 7.9 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Help Guides** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Patching & Updates** | 8.1 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Selenium IDE** | N/A | N/A |
| **TestComplete** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ranorex Studio** | N/A | N/A |
| **NetBeans** | 8.5/10 | 60 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (42 reviews) | 
| **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (42 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (41 reviews) | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (41 reviews) | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (41 reviews) | 
| **Help Guides** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (41 reviews) | 
| **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (41 reviews) | 

### Mobile App Testing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Selenium IDE** | N/A | N/A |
| **TestComplete** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ranorex Studio** | 8.0/10 | 6 |
| **NetBeans** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Test Feedback** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Test Variety** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Emulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.5 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Test History** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Organization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Automation Testing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Selenium IDE** | N/A | N/A |
| **TestComplete** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ranorex Studio** | 8.4/10 | 22 |
| **NetBeans** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality 

| Feature | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Test Feedback** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Test History** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Test Variety** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Automation

| Feature | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Organization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Thoroughness** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Automation Testing

| Feature | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Software Testing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Selenium IDE** | N/A | N/A |
| **TestComplete** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ranorex Studio** | N/A | N/A |
| **NetBeans** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Software Testing

| Feature | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Selenium IDE (3):** [PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/php-integrated-development-environments-ide), [Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/python-integrated-development-environments-ide), [Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/java-integrated-development-environments-ide)

**Unique to TestComplete (3):** [Software Testing Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-testing), [Automation Testing Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/automation-testing-tools), [Mobile App Testing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-app-testing)

**Unique to Ranorex Studio (3):** [Automation Testing Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/automation-testing-tools), [Software Testing Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-testing), [Mobile App Testing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-app-testing)

**Unique to NetBeans (3):** [C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/c-c-integrated-development-environments-ide), [PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/php-integrated-development-environments-ide), [Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/java-integrated-development-environments-ide)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Selenium IDE | TestComplete | Ranorex Studio | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 28.2% | 20.7% | 26.9% | 44.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 37.1% | 51.1% | 39.3% | 30.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 34.7% | 28.3% | 33.9% | 24.7% | 

### By Industry

#### Selenium IDE

- **Information Technology and Services:** 34.7%
- **Computer Software:** 28.2%
- **Internet:** 7.3%
- **Financial Services:** 4.0%
- **Information Services:** 3.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.4%
- **Automotive:** 1.6%
- **Banking:** 1.6%
- **Higher Education:** 1.6%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 13.7%

#### TestComplete

- **Computer Software:** 25.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.9%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 6.5%
- **Financial Services:** 3.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.2%
- **Industrial Automation:** 2.2%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 2.2%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.2%
- **Medical Devices:** 2.2%
- **Food & Beverages:** 1.1%
- **Other:** 29.3%

#### Ranorex Studio

- **Computer Software:** 27.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 14.9%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.4%
- **Automotive:** 4.5%
- **Oil & Energy:** 3.3%
- **Financial Services:** 2.5%
- **Computer Games:** 2.5%
- **Insurance:** 2.1%
- **Banking:** 2.1%
- **Medical Devices:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 33.1%

#### NetBeans

- **Computer Software:** 33.4%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 22.3%
- **Internet:** 4.6%
- **Higher Education:** 4.6%
- **Program Development:** 3.7%
- **Education Management:** 3.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 1.5%
- **Banking:** 1.5%
- **Computer Networking:** 1.4%
- **Other:** 21.4%

---
## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Selenium IDE

- [Eclipse](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (3215 reviews)
- [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2375 reviews)
- [PyCharm](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (784 reviews)
- [AWS Cloud9](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud9/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (351 reviews)
- [PhpStorm](https://www.g2.com/products/phpstorm/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (494 reviews)
- [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3990 reviews)
- [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1037 reviews)
- [Hex](https://www.g2.com/products/hex-tech-hex/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (398 reviews)
- [Deepnote](https://www.g2.com/products/deepnote/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (382 reviews)
- [The Jupyter Notebook](https://www.g2.com/products/the-jupyter-notebook/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (254 reviews)

### Alternatives to TestComplete

- [BrowserStack](https://www.g2.com/products/browserstack/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (3340 reviews)
- [Sauce Labs](https://www.g2.com/products/sauce-labs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (178 reviews)
- [Katalon True Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/katalon-true-platform/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (224 reviews)
- [Apache JMeter](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-jmeter/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (157 reviews)
- [Cypress](https://www.g2.com/products/cypress/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (107 reviews)
- [Tricentis Tosca](https://www.g2.com/products/tricentis-tosca/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (76 reviews)
- [TestProject](https://www.g2.com/products/testproject/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (14 reviews)
- [Opentext functional Testing](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-functional-testing/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (46 reviews)
- [TestRail](https://www.g2.com/products/testrail/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (611 reviews)
- [Keysight Eggplant](https://www.g2.com/products/keysight-eggplant/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (95 reviews)

### Alternatives to Ranorex Studio

- [Sauce Labs](https://www.g2.com/products/sauce-labs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (178 reviews)
- [Katalon True Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/katalon-true-platform/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (224 reviews)
- [Apache JMeter](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-jmeter/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (157 reviews)
- [Tricentis Tosca](https://www.g2.com/products/tricentis-tosca/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (76 reviews)
- [Opentext functional Testing](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-functional-testing/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (46 reviews)
- [BrowserStack](https://www.g2.com/products/browserstack/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (3340 reviews)
- [Cypress](https://www.g2.com/products/cypress/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (107 reviews)
- [Perfecto](https://www.g2.com/products/perfecto/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (95 reviews)
- [UiPath Agentic Automation](https://www.g2.com/products/uipath-agentic-automation/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (7582 reviews)
- [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1037 reviews)

### Alternatives to NetBeans

- [Eclipse](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (3215 reviews)
- [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3990 reviews)
- [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1037 reviews)
- [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2375 reviews)
- [PhpStorm](https://www.g2.com/products/phpstorm/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (494 reviews)
- [AWS Cloud9](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud9/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (351 reviews)
- [BlueJ](https://www.g2.com/products/bluej/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (203 reviews)
- [Oracle JDeveloper](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-jdeveloper/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (189 reviews)
- [Code::Blocks](https://www.g2.com/products/code-blocks/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (97 reviews)
- [Qt](https://www.g2.com/products/qt/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (54 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Selenium IDE

- Title: [What Does Selenium software do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-selenium-software-do) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Automation, 
Its a single software supports many languages 
Java, PHP,Pearl,Ruby,etc...
Its an Automated Web Browser, Software will do everything as..."

### TestComplete

No discussions available for this product.

### Ranorex Studio

- Title: [What is Ranorex Studio used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ranorex-studio-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is a paid version of automation testing tool and C# is the language used for scripting. It has record and play back option and also descriptive coding. It..."
- Title: [I want to know more about regular expressins?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24795-i-want-to-know-more-about-regular-expressins) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "There are plenty of resources online for regular expression, you'll just have to google search for them."
- Title: [What is best way using debugging?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24396-what-is-best-way-using-debugging) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "I use code module as it is so much easier to debug and maintain.  I found it easier to debug at the code module level rather than test suite level as I can..."
- Title: [How do you find the Xpaths using Spy? Do you have any suggestions to developers when they use element properties while developing UI?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24383-how-do-you-find-the-xpaths-using-spy-do-you-have-any-suggestions-to-developers-when-they-use-element-properties-while-developing-ui) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "The Ranorex spy can be use to track a UI element of interest.  Once tracked, the UI element XPath is shown at the top.  Information about the element..."
- Title: [How can I get a Ranorex Certificate please?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24380-how-can-i-get-a-ranorex-certificate-please) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "You can become a Ranorex Studio Certified Professional by taking a test.  Visit ranorex.com/certification for more informaion."

### NetBeans

- Title: [Would it be possible to integrate with python?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/15103-would-it-be-possible-to-integrate-with-python) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Python support in NetBeans allows you to choose the version of Python used to run the Project. Currently, NetBeans comes with Jython 2.5 (alpha 3)..."
- Title: [Is NetBeans a framework?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-netbeans-a-framework) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is an IDE"
- Title: [What are the advantages of NetBeans over other IDE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-advantages-of-netbeans-over-other-ide) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It has inbuilt FrontEnd WebElements & work with backend code
"
- Title: [What is NetBeans software used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-netbeans-software-used-for) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "It is used as software development tool that has own virtual machine so the program can run within the netbeans itself. Mostly with java"
- Title: [What are the features of NetBeans?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-features-of-netbeans) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "have own JVM,"

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