This document provides an overview of automation tools for web functional testing, including commercial solutions like IBM Rational Functional Tester and HP Mercury Quick Test Pro, as well as freeware options like CubicTest, Windmill, and Selenium RC. Selenium RC allows testing across browsers with scripting in multiple languages and has a nice recorder, though it is only available in Firefox. Windmill also has a good recorder and supports cross-browser recording, but tests are executed via the command line without HTTPS support. CubicTest uses intuitive test case descriptions with visual diagrams but has bugs in its recorder.

1. Overview of automation tools for Web functional testing.Anton ShishkovSenior WebQA at Skype

2. AgendaCommercial solutions

3. Freeware solutions

4. CubicTest

5. Windmill

6. Selenium RC

7. Example based on Selenium RCCommercial SolutionsIBM: Rational Functional Tester

8. HP: Mercury Quick Test Pro

9. Borland: SilkTestCommercial Solutions: minusesPrice: for enterprise startup (couple of licenses + support) ~ 100 000 EEK

10. Tools offer lots of useless functionality that make scripting harder.

11. Execution takes too much RAM and CPU-> big minus if you want to run 30 tests in parallel.Freeware Solutions: Cubic Test

12. Freeware Solutions: Cubic TestPluses:+ Intuitive TC descriptions using visual diagrams+ Selenium basedMinuses:- Recorder has bugs.