The 30 Best QA Automation Tools For Software Testing In 2023

New Relic is a DevOps deployment tool that provides real-time monitoring and analytics for your software applications. It's designed to help you understand how your applications are performing, identify bottlenecks, and troubleshoot issues quickly.

What makes New Relic stand out from the crowd? For me, it's the level of detail it provides. You can drill down into data to see exactly where performance issues are happening, whether that's in the browser, the network, or your server. It's also got a great user interface that makes it easy to navigate and understand your data. Plus, it includes Apdex scores, which give you a quick snapshot of user satisfaction based on response times.

Features include backend monitoring, Kubernetes monitoring, mobile monitoring, model performance monitoring, infrastructure monitoring, log management, error tracking, network monitoring, vulnerability management, and browser monitoring. 

Integrations include over 500 apps, like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, CI/CD tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, and Travis CI, communication tools like Slack and PagerDuty, and other monitoring and analytics tools like Grafana, Datadog, and Splunk. It also has an API you can use to build custom integrations.

New Relic costs from $49/user/month and offers a free plan for 1 user and 100 GB/month of data ingest.

AI-Powered Test Automation Platform Tailored to QA Teams. Autify creates, manages, executes, and reports on tests with a self-healing AI that shortens release cycles and increases QA team productivity.

With Autify’s intuitive UI, you simply interact with your browser, making QA testing an effortless no-code option for everyone while still having the option to customize your tests.

Autify works for web and mobile native applications, providing cross-browser testing, email testing, JavaScript steps, parallel execution, step groups, local replays, Salesforce ‘Lightning’ support, visual regression, terminal operation, API steps, cross-device testing, location, webhook, and more.

Every time you release, Autify’s AI monitors any UI changes and automatically updates the Test Scenario, reducing maintenance.

Autify integrates with services you already use such as your CI/CD tools, CircleCI, Jenkins, and Slack.

Autify’s pricing varies depending on your needs. They have a 14-day free trial, and a $300/month no-contract starting package.

BugBug is different because it allows you to start automating tests faster and at a lower cost. It is suitable for startups that don’t want to be slowed down by complexity. It’s easy to learn and offers all the basic features for the entire end-to-end testing workflow.

The tool is meant to be user-friendly and simple. The interface is clean and intuitive, and test editing is done by “recording” with a Chrome extension. No additional configuration, no terminal commands or dependencies are required. You can set up automated cloud monitoring with just a click, without a dedicated engineer (unlike Cypress, where you need to adapt infrastructure and integrate with other services).

BugBug is optimized exclusively for web application testing, so it runs faster than other cross-platform solutions. BugBug creators developed a new high-performance way of executing tests in Chrome and they’ve included various tricks to make tests easier to maintain out of the box (ex. automatic scroll to element, waiting conditions, sharable components). The tool uses a Chrome extension to record and playback tests and simulate real human mouse clicks and keyboard typing. All web technologies are supported.

It’s free forever if you don’t use cloud features. You can run an unlimited number of tests in your own browser. Only schedule monitoring and CI/CD integration require a subscription starting at $49/month.

Avo Assure is a no-code test automation solution for end-to-end test automation. Avo Assure is heterogeneous and enables you to test on multiple platforms including web, mobile, desktop, ERP applications, and mainframes.

Avo Assure comes with a keyword library of over 1500 keywords for building test cases. Its features also include smart scheduling, reporting, and accessibility testing.

Avo Assure integrates with various CI/CD and SDLC tools like Selenium, Jira, Microfocus – QC/ALM, Atlassian Bamboo, Sauce Labs, TFS, Amazon Mobile farm, and Q-test.

Avo Assure offers custom pricing details upon request. Avo Assure also comes with a 14-day free trial.

testRigor is a complete end-to-end testing system that solves all of the main issues of test automation. First of all, it’s no-code, meaning no programming skills are required – which empowers manual QA to own the test automation process. The side benefit is that since tests are written in plain English – they’re easy to understand for anyone on the team.

Next, testRigor is utilizing the power of its AI engine – making any tests extremely stable, with test maintenance typically taking close to no time. This allows for a smooth CI/CD integration with virtually any provider. Other integrations include Jira, TestRail, AppliTools, PagerDuty, etc.

testRigor supports testing for web, mobile web, native and hybrid mobile apps, and APIs. It also supports SMS, calls, and email testing. Tests are truly end-to-end, with both cross-browser and cross-platform capabilities.

testRigor is cloud-based and offers highly customizable plans starting from $300/month. There is a free open source tier, and all tiers have an unlimited number of users and an unlimited number of tests per test suite.

Sahi Pro is an enterprise web application test automation tool that simplifies testing for QA engineers and business analysts. The platform offers a variety of testing features to reduce time-to-market, including easy test creation and detailed error reporting for managers, testers, and developers.Sahi Pro’s automatic logging and reporting features provide users with comprehensive details about each test script execution. Users can view concise summaries and graphs or the exact line of script failure in code. Sahi Pro also enables users to create automation suites for test scripts. QAs can automatically add tags, dependencies, and data to any script. With Sahi Pro’s Playback Wizard, testers can execute scripts from the UI or command line.Sahi Pro is compatible with any browser and works on Windows desktop, mobile, and SAP applications.Pricing starts at $695/user/year.

Watir is an open-source web application testing tool written in Ruby. It can perform the same browser interactions as your website visitors, including clicking links, downloading files, and completing forms. Because Watir is based on Ruby, the software is lightweight and easy to use. QAs can write tests that are simple to read and maintain. Users also have the flexibility to test any web application regardless of its programming language. Watir supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge and enables QAs to perform cross-browser automation testing. Watir is free to download.

QA Wolf is a QA automation service that is best for SaaS tools that want an in-house experience while keeping the work external and delivering improved results.

The team at QA Wolf supports you in developing a test plan, writing and maintaining tests, investigating failures, and reporting bugs. Once they are done, the code is yours. Since this code is built using the Playwright framework, it means it's platform and vendor agnostic.

In a nutshell, QA Wolf is a bunch of awesome engineers that will help you build end-to-end tests that take you to 80% coverage in less than 4 months, help you track failures and write bug reports with all the info you need, and be your 'in-house team' for a fraction of the price.

Custom pricing is available after you demo your tool to them.

Testim empowers users to author stable customized tests—either codeless or coded, use artificial intelligence to make tests resilient, run parallel tests across browser types on their test cloud, and create and publish informative bug reports.

Testim caters to both beginner and advanced users, allowing even non-technical team members to create code-free tests. Excellent customer service further enhances the Usability score per our evaluation criteria above.

The major con is that image verification (pixel level validation) is not a local feature, meaning you have to employ a 3rd party solution in order to gain access to this function.

Testim is free for up to 1000 runs/month. Higher-level plans offer customized pricing upon request.

Endtest is a comprehensive automated testing platform that simplifies the process of creating and executing tests across web, mobile, and desktop applications.

Endtest excels in providing a codeless automation testing environment, allowing users to effortlessly create and execute tests without the need for complex scripting or coding. This user-friendly approach sets it apart from competitors, making it accessible to a wider range of users, including non-technical team members. Additionally, Endtest's support for web, mobile, and desktop applications, along with features like self-healing tests and video recording, enhances test reliability, efficiency, and documentation, making it a comprehensive and standout solution in the automated testing space.

Endtest's self-healing tests utilize advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques to automatically detect and resolve issues during the test execution process. These tests possess the ability to autonomously recognize anomalies or failures, such as broken elements, and automatically apply corrective actions to ensure the test flow continues seamlessly without requiring human intervention.

Integrations include Jenkins, GitLab, SauceLabs, BrowserStack, Bamboo, Heroku, Bitbucket, TravisCI, CircleCI, TeamCity, Azure DevOps, and other similar apps.

Endtest costs from $175/month (1-5 parallel tests).