SeeTest Vs. Appium
SeeTest and Appium both are mobile automation testing tool. SeeTest is a commercial tool available with 30 days trial period while Appium is an open source tool.
Below is the comparison between SeeTest and Appium:
| See Test | Appium | |
| Tool Cost |
Paid |
Free |
| Development Machine Cost |
Paid(For each user) |
Free |
| Device Port Cost |
Paid(For each port) |
Free |
| Device Availability |
Paid(Available through SeeTest Cloud ) |
Paid (Available through Device Farm and Others) |
| Cloud Testing |
Paid (SeeTest Cloud) |
Paid (AWS) |
| System Dependent |
Yes(Available for Windows & Mac Machine only) |
Easily deployed on server Jenkins(Available for Windows, Mac & Linux Machine) |
| Tool Support | Depends on availability of Support Team |
Help available on Appium Community |
| Extra QA Support |
Paid(Need Dev Machine for each QA Dev) |
Free |
| Parallel Execution |
Paid |
Free |
| Object Identification |
Easy |
Bit tough |
| Coding |
Convert into desired language |
Code into your desired language |
| Keywords |
Defined Keyword |
Create New Keywords |
| Test Coverage |
90% |
90% |
| Record and Play |
Yes |
Not available |
| Operating System Support |
Android, iOS & Windows |
Android and iOS Only |
Conclusion:
Due to AWS Server support and open source, I would suggest we should go for “Appium”.