G2

Shayne V.

Test Engineer II

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/11/2015

"Selenium IDE Review From A Test Engineer Perspective"

4/5

What do you like best about Selenium IDE?

Even though it's only available in Firefox, the ability to record your browser actions helps greatly for writing tests for other browsers (i.e. Chrome # IE). The option to change the source format over to Ruby also greatly assists me in writing automated tests using the Ruby Gem WATIR (Web Application Testing In Ruby). I like using Selenium IDE to write quick automated tests to compete tedious/repetitive tasks so I can focus on higher priority tasks in the long run. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Selenium IDE?

IDE only available in Firefox, however, there are webdrivers for Chrome/IE to assist with automated testing in those browsers. Unable to write Data Driven Tests and there is no ability to verify images.Test execution is sluggish compared to WebDriver or Selenium RC/Core. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Selenium IDE:

Selenium IDE is a great learning point for those just getting into test automation. It sparked my interest in test automation and got me into more advanced topics like building a Selenium test automation framework and programming following the page object pattern. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Selenium IDE solving and how is that benefiting you?

Selenium IDE helps immensely for tedious and repetitive tasks in the work environment. It allows you to quickly and easily create a test suite to reduce test time. It allows you to work smarter and not harder once you put in the work. You can extend automation to other browsers via WebDriver or Selenium RC/Core which requires additional programming knowledge and set up. All in all it is a beneficial tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.