Extensive testing flexibility
Supports all types of REST, SOAP/1.1 and SOAP/1.2 requests. Import your tests from Swagger, Postman, and WADL/WSDL.
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| Core testing capabilities | ||
| Supported platforms | API testing only | Web UI, API, Mobile, Desktop Testing |
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| Data-driven testing |
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| Keyword-driven testing |
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| Behavior-driven development (BDD) support |
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| AI-Powered Testing Features |
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| Test authoring | ||
| Test creation | Limited (via basic scripting) | No code, Low code, Full code |
| Test scripting languages | JavaScript | Java, Groovy, JavaScript |
| Assertions and validations | Basic | Advanced with reusable components |
| Support for API specifications (Swagger, OpenAPI) |
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| Dynamic element locators/smart locators |
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| Self-healing capabilities |
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| Parallel test execution |
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| Test scheduling | With Newman CLI and CI/CD tools | With Katalon Runtime Engine, TestCloud and CI/CD tools. |
| Mock Servers/API virtualization | With Wiremock |
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| Reporting & analytics | ||
| Detailed Test Reports (HTML, PDF, CSV, JUnit) | Basic |
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| Failure Analysis & Debugging Tools |
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| Trend analysis |
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| Cross-Browser testing support |
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| Cross-platform compatibility (OS) |
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| Collaboration and integrations | ||
| Workspaces/shared projects | Limited |
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| Version control integration (Git) |
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| CI/CD Integration | Limited |
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| Extensibility & plugins | Limited & paid |
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| Support and documentation | Basic documentation and community support | Full documentation, product support and community |
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| Easy-to-use UI and productivity-centric features |
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| Collaboration features |
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| Integrations with top ALM apps (Slack, Jira, etc.) |
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| Add-ons |
Must be on Postman basic plan or higher. |
Free plug-ins in Katalon Store. |
