Automation tool selection criteria

There are various parameters to be analyze ,before going to purchase an automation tool.This article gives a brief idea on automation tool selection.

There are two different categories of tools available in the market.

Open source automation testing tools
Licensed Automation testing tools

Advantage of Open source automation testing tools over Licensed automation testing tools is they are free of cost and reduces the organization’s risk in terms of finances. If it meets the requirements, it may be cost effective and more beneficial with no any investment.

Automation tool evaluation includes:

Organization’s Budgets
Best ROI
Re-usability of tools
Easy to use
Easy for maintenance
Very easy to setup environment.
Multiple Platforms support.
Multiple Language support.
Tools have facility to integrate with other third party tools.
Tools have facility to generate specific report as per the top management requirement.
Consider that tool meets all the requirement of testing (Desktop/web testing, data driven testing etc)