Katalon Reviews & Product Details

We transitioned from another product and i was looking for the same functionality but at a more competitive price point. Our previous vendor wanted to charge a lot for a license that could be installed on a server environment this isn't the case with Katalon Studio. I am in charge of all the automated testing activities within my organization within a small web development team Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

i don't like it that i need a runtime license to be able to run scheduled tests when only running small test suites. i would like to be able to just have the option to do this within enterprise even if this was limited to 1 test suite. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user interface of Katalon tool is good to handle. It is very helpful to record the flow using Katalon record and spy options. The self healing feature also makes test script development very speedy. Also it's very helpful to integrate with Git Hub. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes while spying the object, multiple objects are created for the same field. Like entering a word, for typing each letter in the field, multiple objects are created. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use and implement;

Support web, mobile and desktop applications;

Support devops functionalities;

Easy to integrate with other tools and adding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A little heavy to use, the computer slows down a bit;

Pricing, that forces the companies to limit the number of licenses they acquire. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Katalon is an all-in-one platform that eliminates the need for users to search for platform-specific automation solutions (Web, API, Desktop, Mobile). It's also quite easy to link up multiple platforms' test steps when needed, like fetching data from an API and verifying it with UI data, then switching to a desktop app or vice versa on the same flow. It is a ready-to-use automation solution that cuts out the need for a hectic framework and dependency setup process. Simply create a project and start automating your test cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Parallel execution is not permitted for test cases under a single test suite, even though Katalon employs frameworks like JUnit and TestNG, which readily provide parallel execution of tests regardless of any category, tags, or suite. This extends the duration of execution while executing the Test Suite Collection. Although TestOps' centralized reporting is fairly good, users cannot view real-time reports for completed test cases and must wait for the entire execution to finish before viewing the report. Furthermore, users are unable to determine which test cases are running in the instance, what has been completed, and what is still to start from the session log for an execution of a Test Suite Collection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to install and use

Easy to implement manual testcase to automate

Integrate Katalon with GitHub repo

Quick reply from support when you drop a message on Katalon community.

There are no limits to run test cases on TestOps, Katalon Studio, TestCloud, etc.

The free version of Katalon Studio allows 5 users and 2000 tests per month.

The free version supports many features that we can use for TC automation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Self-healing is a good feature in it... sometimes self-healing is not working properly with captcha or Re-captcha.

Need to have Groovy knowledge for creating custom keywords

There should be support for other languages or script support while writing custom keywords. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In my opinion, Katalon Platform is one of the most user-friendly and effective automation solutions available. Even people without years of coding experience can set up test cases in a matter of minutes due to its low-code approach. However, its full-code option adds even more flexibility by allowing skilled users to write complex and versatile automation routines. This is especially useful when dealing with sophisticated test scenarios that require custom scripting beyond the simple record-and-playback methods. The integrated features are great, especially the object repository management and the seamless CI/CD integration.

Another aspect I appreciate about Katalon is its supportive community. While using the free version of Katalon Studio, I didn’t have access to 24/7 customer support, but the Katalon forum became a valuable resource. The community members and Katalon admins are incredibly helpful, always willing to provide guidance and assurance. Even though responses take time, they are insightful and genuinely supportive. Special shoutout to @Elly_Tran for offering great assistance! That's why I believe that Katalon is a must have for companies as an automation tool and I personally will use it forever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Even though Katalon is an amazing tool, there are some limitations. Performance can be a bit slow when dealing with very large test suites. Also, while trying to see test results in real time, it can be quite troublesome when reporting in Katalon TestOps sometimes vanishes or is severely lagged. The experience would also be improved with more vigorous reporting and community driven customization options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Katalon Platform is extremely user-friendly, easy to deploy/implementation, and supports frequent/frequency reuse of code.

It also supports cloud platforms like Azure and the performance testing tool OctoPerf, we can run the script both in platform and can get the highly effective report.

Also, we can use Java/Selenium code in Groovy/feature files to execute test collections Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

i did not find any downside from the katalon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ability to execute large test suites remotely on TestCloud, leaving Studio free for scripting & running individual test cases. Katalon Studio is easy to learn and gives beginner to advanced automation testers an arena to execute basic to complex test scenarios. Katalon TestOps offers the reporting and analysis we need to identify issues on our products and manage our automation setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Visual Testing part of the platform could use some improvements - such as being able to manage baseline collections a bit easier and making the screenshot mechanism a bit more stable. We cannot currently use the API offerings of the tool as we store our projects in Gitlab and there is no way to encrypt API tokens as variables so this isn't good from a security perspective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Katalon Studio is easy to set up and ideal for both beginners and experienced testers. Its integration with TestOps helps track results and reports efficiently. The built-in keywords and no-code/low-code options save a lot of time. Katalon’s frequent updates and responsive support team are a big plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While powerful, Katalon can be resource-heavy on low-end machines. Debugging custom keywords can be tricky at times, and updating plugins sometimes causes unexpected issues. A built-in smart wait feature for dynamic elements would also improve test stability across various web applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Low-code + scripting flexibility: beginners can start quickly, advanced testers can customize. Saves time with ready-made frameworks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Performance issues with large test suites Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.