Alternatives to Katalon Studio
A test automation tool for writing and running web, mobile, API and desktop application tests. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Katalon Studio
A test automation tool for writing and running web, mobile, API and desktop application tests.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Katalon Studio.
Robot Framework
An open source keyword-driven framework for test automation and robotic process automation.
Robot Framework is free and open source, with readable keyword syntax, but it needs Python and separate libraries for browser or desktop automation.
Selenium IDE
A browser extension that records and replays interactions to build end-to-end tests for websites.
Selenium IDE is a free open-source browser extension that records and replays web tests, but it covers only web applications, not mobile, API or desktop testing.
TestMu AI
A cloud testing platform, formerly LambdaTest, for cross-browser, automated and AI-assisted testing of web apps.
TestMu AI, formerly LambdaTest, runs cross-browser and automated tests on a cloud Selenium grid, so it needs an account and a connection instead of running a local tool.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SoapUI Open Source
An open-source desktop tool for functional testing of SOAP and REST APIs.
Apache JMeter
An open-source Java application for load testing and measuring the performance of web applications and servers.
BrowserStack Live
A cloud service for testing websites by hand in real desktop and mobile browsers on real devices.
Checkly
A code-first monitoring platform that runs Playwright browser checks and API tests from global locations.
Chromatic
Visual testing and review platform that catches UI regressions via Storybook.
Step CI
An open-source API test automation framework that runs multi-step workflows written in YAML, JSON or JavaScript.
