100 effective software testing tools that boost your Testing

INTRODUCTION
All over the world, enterprises have been experiencing night terrors about
online financial threats, security being sacrificed, threats known as Black
Fridays and many more. Hence, insurance of a level of performance along
with reliable security and extensively improved experience is a basic must
have for all the players in competition in the market.
We are introducing a list of some very ingenious tools that will help you meet
your goals of reducing the testing efforts while delivering a high quality
software or application at a faster rate to the market.

INTRODUCTION
Following is a list of top 100 both, licensed (paid) as well as open source
(free) testing tools. Most of these tools present the users with their free/trial
versions to let them decide about investing in the tool after working their
hands on the tool.
Currently, we are providing the list of tools categorized for the following 5
categories:
# Website Security Testing Tools
# Mobile/Web Application Testing Tools
# Web Application Testing Tools
# Cross Browser Testing Tools
# Web Regression Testing Tool

Website Security Testing Tools

1. Wapiti:
This tool is one of the best tool for testing web application that allows you to check the
security of web applications. It performs ‘black box testing’ to check the possible
vulnerabilities for web applications. It supports both GET and POST HTTP methods for
the vulnerability checkFile disclosure.
Database Injection
XSS injection
2. Zed Attack Proxy:
Zed Attack Proxy is an open source security testing tool, developed by OWASP. It runs
on Mac OS, Windows and Unix/Linux. Zed Attack Proxy gives you access to find a
variety of security vulnerabilities in web applications, during the testing and development
phase. This tool is easy to use for testing, even if you are new in penetration testing. The
key features of Zap are:
AJAX spiders, Dynamic SSL certificates and forced Browsing.

3. Vega:
Vega is a free open source testing platform and scanner for web application
testing tool. It is developed in JAVA with GUI interface. It runs on major
platforms Linux, OS X and Windows. It can be extended through a javascript
API. Vega detection modules are written in JavaScript. Its features are:
SQL injection validation
(XSS) Cross-Site Scripting
4. Skipfish:
Skipfish is an active application for website security testing tool that crawls the
website repeatedly and checks each page for possible vulnerability and
dictionary-based probes after that it prepares the report at the end. It is written
in C language, Skipfish can handle HTTP request and leaving minimum CPU
footprints. It runs on Mac OS X ,Windows and Linux operating system.

5. Metasploit:
Metasploit is perfect tool for penetration testing. It is a framework and not a
specific application, meaning it is possible to build custom tools for specific
tasks. It comes in different versions (both free and paid), available for both
platforms:Windows and Linux. It allows a network administrator to break any
network to identify loopholes and security risks , document which vulnerabilities
need to be fixed first.
6. Nessus:
The Nessus is one of the best world-leader vulnerability scanner in all active
scanners, It gives high speed discovery, asset profiling,Fragile data discovery
and vulnerability analysis of your security posture which is used by many
professional penetration testers and auditors. The Nessus server is currently
available for Unix, Linux and FreeBSD. It is distributed throughout an entire
enterprise and across physically separate networks.

7. NTOSpider:
NTOSpider scanner is the first next generation vulnerability scanner which gives
full security for your web applications/services, mobile and RIA applications. It is
a Windows based web security tool and in very less time it scans your
application completely and assures security to the system.
8. App Spider:
AppSpider could be a Windows primarily based internet security application tool
that provides full security to the online applications/services, mobiles, and made
web applications (RIAs). It absolutely scans your application in abundant less
time and provides full security to the system at a awfully low value.Features of
AppSpider are as follows:
Conducts deeper analysis, with interactive reports
Quick re-play of the online attacks
Categorizes applications for simple reportage

9. Brakeman v2.6.1:
Brakeman is an tool which is open source and Ruby on Rails are used for
checking security vulnerabilities, available for Jenkins and works on Rails 2.x,
3.x, and 4.x. Its strategy of scans Rails application to find security issues at
every stage.
10. SiteDigger v3.0:
Sitedigger is a static security scanner for vulnerability which review’s Errors,
Google’s cache, proprietary information, configuration issues and major security
on the websites. Although, it has a good user interface that provides real-time
results. It runs on across all windows OS required Microsoft .NET Framework
v3.5.

Mobile Web/App Testing Tools
11. TestComplete Mobile:
This tool provides a completely functional automated testing stage and
is developed by SmartBear Software. It facilitates the testers to
develop automated test scripts for Windows, Android(OS), iOS
application and Web.
Other benefits of Test complete tool include:
Testers can create and run reusable and resilient UI tests local or
composite mobile apps.
UI test can be automated on VMs(Virtual Machines), emulators and
even on real mobiles devices without any need to jail breaking any
device.
It can be used for its script-free record and replay options to create
their own automated test scripts using any of the languages like
VBscript, Javascript, Python and Jscript.

12. TestObject:
People thinking of a test cloud can go for TestObject tool created by
TestObject GmbH. It has more than 150 devices containing majorly Android
along with some iOS devices. Testers can access real devices from user’s
browser to perform manual/ automated testing.
Other plus points of this tool include:
Testers can test Native, web and even hybrid apps.
Supports screenshots and switching to system language for testing.
Supports testing frameworks including Appium(a REST API, Gradle and Ant
plugins), Robotium and Espresso.
13. Calabash (Android and iOS):
Testers who work on Xamarin can go for Calabash, since it is an automated
acceptance testing framework which is maintained by Xamarin. Automated
Functional Testing can also be performed for mobile local and hybrid apps
using this tool using 2 open-source libraries, one for Android and the other for
iOS. Additionally, it provides special APIs for touch screens. This tool goes
well with Flex, Java, .NET, Ruby and many more languages.

14. Appium Studio:
Don’t want to spend out of company’s pocket? You can use AppiumStudio
community edition. This edition has added benefits over traditional Appium
testing which include:
Speedup Appium Testing and run existing Appium tests without any
amendments.
Testing iOS apps without compromising with your Windows machines(and on
MAC too).
Write and record tests through device reflection, unique XPath and Object
Spy.
Testers can test many additional features excluding the application (like:
audio , GPS, Touch ID, barcode scanning checks, etc).
Not only check/test on mobile devices connected locally but also get detailed
step-wise reports with their visual proofs (videos and screenshots).
Be versatile in covering test cases for any application type: web, native or
hybrid with a guaranteed iOS 11 version support.

15. Mobile-Friendly Test:
Need a Google marked tool ! There is this free online tool developed by
Google which is known for its URL analysis and can let the tester know if the
page is responsive and user friendly or not. It also reports defects detected,
provides responsiveness documentation and suggests the most suitable
solutions to them too.
16. Selendroid:
Who does not want to go for an open source testing tool. Selendroid is the
ultimate choice of people searching for testing UI of all types of Android apps.
Testers can write test scripts with Selenium 2 client API. It can also be used
with actual devices and emulators. Integrate Selendroid with Selenium Grid
as a node to maximize the testing process. Advanced User Interactions API
supports many gestures that can help simplify developing test cases.

17. ios-driver:
Another open source is here but this one is for iOS people using any type of
iOS apps. This tool uses Selenium/webdriver API for testing purpose. For
running tests in sync, this tool can be used as a Selenium grid node, in the
same architecture for web.
18. KIF (Keep It Functional):
KIF is open source test framework that can be used for iOS integration
testing. It can also be used for automation by strengthening iOS accessibility
features. Testers can create and execute tests (Scripted in Objective C) by
applying a standard XCTest target for testing. Alike other tools, it utilizes
undocumented APIs by Apple that proves helpful for testing and can be
integrated with Xcode project of user.

19. Remote Test Kit:
This tool was developed by NTT Resonant Inc. It promotes the concept of a
real device test cloud which allows manual as well as automated testing on
many real Android and iOS devices (tablets and smartphones). It can be
integrated with Eclipse and Xcode for Android and iOS respectively. Going
further, for every test the test data is erased from all apps and the devices are
thereafter automatically re-started. The tool also supports Jenkins and
Selenium Webdriver. The real time Clipboard Sync feature supports copy
pasting test from user’s computer and even from an iOS device to local
system.
20. MonkeyTalk:
Developed by Gorilla Logic, MonkeyTalk is a free open-source test
automation tool for Android and iOS. It is used to automate automate real,
functional interactive tests for iOS, Android, Web/HTML5, Hybrid and Flex
apps. This tool is helpful in simple ‘smoke tests’ or for ‘data-driven test’
suites. It is useful for mobile app testing across devices as it has a cloud
version that provides on-premises solution.

21. Robotium:
Robotium is a test framework developed by Renas Reda which is used to
write powerful and robust automatic UI test cases for Android applications.
Using this tool we can test applications with available source code or with
provided apk. We can write functional, system and user acceptance test
cases with the help of Robotium.
22. Ranorex Cross-Device Mobile App Testing:
It is a test automation framework developed by Ranorex for iOS, Android,
Windows 8. We can record the tests on the device itself. It uses codeless and
coded information to automate the tests. It supports a wide range of devices
that make it more user friendly.

23. Adobe Edge Inspect:
Edge Inspect is used to preview a web design on mobile platforms without
publishing the associated files to a server across multiple mobile devices. It
wirelessly pairs iOS and android devices to the computer. Also it captures the
screenshots from the connected devices observe the results in real-time from
changes to HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
24. Frank:
It is an Open-source automation framework developed by Thought works that
is used to do the functional testing of iOS applications. It uses Cucumber to
write the test scenarios in structured English sentences.
Working with Frank needs you to have an access to the application’s source
code. It sends the commands to the server that runs inside the application.
Robust app inspector gets the detailed information from the application on
the run.

25. Android Testing Support Library:
It is an extensive framework to test Android apps built by Google. It has a set
of Java APIs that helps to build and run app test code, comprising functional
JUnit 4 and user interface (UI) tests. Android Studio IDE or the command line
is used to run these tests.
It comprises of Espresso: UI testing framework for white box functional UI
testing within an app, and UI Automator: UI testing framework for black box
functional UI testing across the devices or applications under test.
26. Monkey:
The Monkey is a command line tool that runs on emulator or the device and
generates pseudo-random streams of user events such as clicks, touches, or
gestures, as well as a number of system-level events. You can use the
Monkey to stress-test applications that you are developing, in a random yet
repeatable manner.

27. MonkeyRunner:
People searching for a tool offering a Python API for scripting programs can
opt for this free tool from People searching for a tool offering a Python API for
scripting programs can opt for this free tool from Google. It also helps in
controlling any emulator (exclusive of Android code) or Android devices. A
Python program used for installing an Android App or a test package can also
be written by this tool, along with taking screenshots for the UI and much
more.
It is meant to test applications as well as devices for its functional and
framework aspects. Importantly, you can apply one or more test suites across
multiple devices or emulators, and it can be extended with Plug-ins.

28. Xamarin Test Cloud:
To work in a strong object-oriented environment to serve the purpose of
simulation and automation on a locally created scripting environment that
could be taken by an actual user via mobile app on Android or iOS device.
Primarily, it provides the user with a test(dummy) device cloud and offers
more than 1800 real devices for testing. Testers can run test scripts
contemporaneously for multiple devices at the same time. Users can create
test scripts in C# & Calabash(Ruby) using Xamarin or Visual Studio. This tool
can be integrated with any Continuous Integration systems.
29. TestMunk:
TestMunk is a test automation runner for mobile apps, easily available on
web. This tool enables the user to execute BDD style test cases on virtual
emulators available, user’s devices and even across a version of devices for
TestMunk iOS and Android. This tool also supports Hybrid and Native apps
testing. It provides more than 50 BDD style Test Steps for iOS and Android
both, can extend even more. Test scripts can be customized using Ruby
language. It can also execute tests on an emulator, locally, free of any cost.

30. Crashlytics:
Twitter developed a free set of tools that can be implemented on iOS and
Android apps. It supports the reporting of detailed information about any
application crashes. The detailed information, thus generated, contains the
details about devices on which the application runs on, for x: if it is device
specific or device-series specific. An Answers Kit is also provided which
provides information regarding critical performance metrics related to the app
including engagement indicators and growth.
31. UberTesters:
Coming to hear about Uber we only think of hiring taxis but actually there is a
set of free tools available for managing and reporting Android/iOS app as well
as Beta/CrowdSourced testing. This requires an UberTesters SDK, that can
be integrated with many frameworks that are further optimized for cross-
platform development. Also, it can be integrated with multiple third-party bug
tracking systems or utilize an incorporated bug tracker. It also supports in app
bug marking, editing report & user feedback. It can perform real-time tracking
for all testing sessions which are sorted by devices or testers.

32. TestFairy:
Another set of tools to manage and report Android/iOS apps’
Beta/CrowdSourced testing has been developed by TestFairy. It provides
video output containing information of everything going on on the mobile
device , inclusive of detailed metrics like: Memory, Logs, CPU, GPS and all
sort of Crash reports. Additionally, it finds out the ANRs and then alerts the
user for any abnormal results shown by the app.
33. Clang Static Analyzer:
Working on C, C++ or Objective C programs? This tool is actually an open
source code tool which can detect bugs for these programs. This can be
used as a tool inside XCode and even as a standalone tool. It runs lined up
with Code Base Build. This can be used as one of the C++ library, which in
turn can be utilized easily by other application and tools.
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34. HockeyApp:
Want a set of tools created by Microsoft? The HockeyApp can help you
manage as well as report for Beta/Crowd Sourced testing for
Android/iOS/OSX/Windows Phone. In this, the HockeyApp SDK can be
integrated for iOS, Windows, Android, Mac OS X, Unity and Xamarin & then
app’s build can be uploaded to the HockeyApp. The reports generated depict
the information about the devices that were tested, tester(s), testing time
interval, testing language etc.
35. TestDroid:
For all those testers who want to work for automation & manual testing ,
TestDroid provides a complete suite of Android app testing tools, developed
at BitBar Inc. TestDroid Enterprise. It also has an online service named
TestDroid Cloud which provides numerous types of real iOS and Android
devices for test execution. Test execution begins rebooting of device to
ensure that the test execution gets a clean device without any interference.

36. eggPlant Mobile:
The name of this app might sound like a food but eggPlant Mobile is actually
an mobile test automation tool. The tool can be used for low-overhead, image
based and black box testing. It comprises of both, eggOn and eggPlant
Functional. EggOn is mobile agent which facilitates the tester to completely
test mobil apps on any type of mobile devices.
37. Maveryx:
Maveryx is a test automation tool by Maveryx for testing Java and Android
apps. It uses “GUI Objects Finder” to recognize GUI test objects with text
during test execution. Object search engine helps in identifying the UI test
objects using exact matching algorithms, partial or approximate match,
synonyms and even misspelled words and even in case of change in objects
through test creation time. JUnit assertion based verification points are also
supported by this tool along with distributed testing, Eclipse plugin and more
customized extensions/plugins.

38. Mobitaz:
It is compact mobile automation tool for testing the functional side of Web
view components, Android and Hybrid apps.
Wondering why you should be considering this tool for automation work?
Some of the reasons, why this tool has proven to be a great choice for
automation of mobile app testing and development are that it has a strongly
instinctive UI with periodic updates, can effectively handle Fragment issue in
Android mobile devices and versions, test cases can even be created with no
source code, it is robust identifying objects and hence increases automation
coverage of app to be tested, it can handle and also maintain the app
releases and the detail Reports help in knowing the functionality better.

39. Roboelectric:
Another open source (unit) test framework, called Roboelectric, can
customise Android SDK classes as per the user to perform the fastest testing
of Android apps within the JVM, situated at the workstation.
Executing tests could be usually slow on an Android emulator but this tool
reduces this time by re-writing the Android SDK classes during loading to
ease their execution on any regular JVM.
It is also known for handling a blow up of views, resource stuffing (loading)
and many other things performed in native C coding done on Android
devices.

40. TestArchitect Mobile Plus:
Testers can use this app for automation testing to be done on hybrid/native
apps on any of the iOS/Android, Windows, Web or Java applications.The
tests can be run for multiple locally connected devices through Wi-Fi or USB
and even on devices cloud based mobile tester partners. Features like
accessing physical device buttons, multi touch gestures and command line
execution are also supported bythe tool. Testing of games and standard apps
can be done using its image recognition feature along with 3D and interactive
graphics. It supports browsers like Firefox, IE, Safari and WebView , HTML5.
Customized actions can be developed using C++, C# Python or JAVA.
41. Android/iOS Source Code Analysis:
Checkmark created this static code scanning tool which enables the testers
to detect unprotected lines of code and fix them, for iOS and Android source
codes. It can also successfully analyze other coding languages.

42. Soasta TouchTest:
This functional test(automation) tool from Soasta has brought competition for
gesture based and multi touch – supporting apps. Tests can be validated by
allowing internal variable values and waiting for changes in internal app state
changes, conditionally. It also eases the mobile testing for various
geographical locations. The test devices could be found available in a lab,
crowd sourced or used as a part of an external test.
43. SeeTestMobile:
This is a mobile application testing tool which was developed at Experitest
Ltd for performing testing on Android, iOS Windows Phone and Blackberry.
Both emulators and real devices can use this to perform functionality testing ,
visual testing and speed performance testing . Tests performed can be
recorded with the help pf real devices by plugging them into desktop through
USB. It promotes self learning diagnostics, matches used algorithms and
modular image recognition technology that can enhance itself.
Few other mobile related tools found in market include Mobile Addon for
UFT, SeeTest Network Virtualization and SeeTest Cloud.

Web Application Testing Tools
44. Web LOAD:
Web LOAD is a load testing tool that tests for performance, scalability,
integrity under load. It also tests for verifiability (validating the
correctness of return results). It has built-in integration with Selenium,
Jenkins and other tools to enable continuous load testing.
45. Neo Load:
Neo load helps to analyze measure and improve the performance of
the website. Due to simultaneously accessing of website by multiple
users, heavy load increases on website, this tool is helpful in checking
the performance under load.
It Supports Windows, Linux, and Solaris, which makes the testing
process frequent, fast and efficient.

46. Load Runner:
Load Runner is very much helpful in evaluating the tools performance
under heavy load (as multiple users’ access website at a time).
Support Windows, Linux to test the web and applications efficiently.
It imitates user’s actions through messages generated among the
application components, by imitating UI interactions (like: mouse
movements or key presses). The messages thus generated are then
written down and stored into scripts.
47. Load Impact:
Load impact provides real time testing environment with over 25
virtual users (on signing up for a free account).
It also gives quick and straightforward testing process as it tests all
applications/services, test websites online, rather than to test the
application offline. You can likewise repeat the test effectively in less
time.

48. Wapt:
Wapt works on all Windows, gives a simple and least expensive
approach to test sites, similar to; business applications sites, mobile
sites and so forth. This tool can be used for stress and load testing.
Browsers required in it are Microsoft IE 6 or higher, Firefox 3.0 or
higher, and Google Chrome and OS of 64-bit variant. And 500 disc
free space.
49. Q test:
A web load testing tool which provide easy to use interface (UI)and
Used as an onDemand hosted solution
It analyses application accurately and completely, it supports all
windows platforms. It also facilitates Agile testing tools in a quick
deployment of application/product.
Being a cloud based testing tool, it helps the testers to have a control
over teams on multiple geographic locations.

50. Load UI:
Load UI gives Drag and drop interface which assist client with testing
the general load effectively progressively condition. It bolster Soap UI
5.0 and web administrations (functional testing tool).
51. Telerik Test Studio:
It tests the performance, functionality, and load of a web, mobile and
desktop application of all Windows OS.
Provides an independent app to test Cross- site issues, also it test
application performance and functionality.
Test Studio underpins, dialects; AJAX, JavaScript, Silverlight, HTML,
ASP.NET MVC and WPF and run test on programs; Internet Explorer,
Firefox, Safari and Chrome.

52. Apache JMeter:
JMeter measures and analyses the performance of system. It is
intended to cover classes of tests like performance, regression,
functional and so on.
JMeter has well defined GUI that helps in work around of test plan and
debugging process.
53. Agile Load:
Agile load features include distributed load injectors which can be
installed on your network or on the cloud, automatic recording of test
scenarios, infrastructure monitoring, and creation of custom test
reports for each user profile.
It shows test scenarios in graphical view.

54. Sandstorm:
Sandstorm is supporting Email, Web, and Mobile. By utilizing
JavaScript and core Java APIs, it facilitates test crosswise over
browsers, from multiple areas and simulates cache with rich
extensible framework for modification of test cases
It integrates resource monitoring for the majority of the popular Web
applications and Database servers. In additionally, Dynamic
parameters and automated cookies can be taken care by its user
interface.
55. Http Rider:
For Load, Performance and Stress testing of Web applications Http
Rider is used which make scenarios for http by reporting http requests
using Fiddler and repeating them on the basis of the user’s
configuration.
A chain of queries and parameters can be customized by attaching
them to a customized information source with the reason to emulate
non- indistinguishable requests.

56. Loadster:
It runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows. Loadster is used for testing the
scalability, performance and stability of web applications and websites.
Load testing assists to determine performance bottlenecks, expect
and avoid crashes, and confirm your application can handle high
traffic events.
This full-featured tool works on actual web applications/services
cookies, sessions, custom header, dynamic form of data, etc.
57. Load Storm:
Load Storm is a cloud based testing solution for finding measurability
of mobile and web apps.
It is used for load test on website and mobile can be built to combine
multiple users with unique login credentials.
It has also successfully solved the issue of costly performance testing
tools running out of company’s budget. This tool is also very easy and
measurable.

58. App Loader:
This tool is well known for its high performance. It is a perfectly
affordable load testing tool for assuring the complete readiness of the
developed apps.
It also facilitates different types of testing like: stress testing, security
testing , smoke and regression testing and many more.
It provides a QA solutions package specifically framed up for every
industry and all applications that have a windows front end which
ultimately means no plugins needed, no wrappers or additional cost to
you.
59. Pylot:
Pylot helps to monitor and execute test suites from GUI, adjust
intervals, agents, load, and test duration. Tools that generate
simultaneous loads by doing execution of python scripts, where user
can define test cases in an XML file and have specify requests – URL,
payload, method etc.

60. PractiTest:
This is another tool useful for QA processes and test management. It
helps its users in managing processes, be it development or testing
through an end to end perspective.
This tool facilitates the integration with many renowned tools like:
JIRA, Bugzilla, Selenium, SoapUI, QTP, Slack, Jenkins and many
more.Other facilities include processes like requirements gathering ,
creating and running tests, bug tracking reporting to appropriate
stakeholders.

61. Open STA: Open System Testing Architecture:
OpenSTA is an amazing GUI-based utility that is used for web server
bench marking. It can perform heavy load testing using the scripted
HTTP. It is available for free hence does not hurt budget at all and is
also dispensable under the open source General Public License.
The only limitation with this tool is that presently it runs on Windows
based OS.
It is based on distributed software architecture for web load /stress
testing.

62. Multi-Mechanize:
For testing web performance and load Multi-Mechanize is
implemented. To generate load on a website/web application
simultaneous python scripts should be executed.
This tool is recommended, if you have proficiency in Python, HTTP.
Errors are reported in a CSV format alongside a HTML report which
contain statistics and graphs.
63. The Grinder:
This load testing tool is Java-based in which test script is
synchronized across machines, graphical console application are
processed. It provides a distributed framework which allows multiple
load injectors to be controlled and monitored, and allows HTTP scripts
for recording automatically and provides centralized script editing and
distribution.

64. Open Load:
It is entirely browser based and cost-effective, easy to use it is load
testing tool and can generate up to 1000 users with low configuration
of hardware. And it does not require scripted languages. It translates
and captures user actions across all the website and web application.
65. fwptt:
fwptt is another Web application program for testers that helps in load
testing of web apps. All sort of normal and ajax requests can be
recorded using this tool. However, it is expected to support jsp, php
and asp.net.
It load test the web applications which generate tests in C#. It can
record normal and Ajax requests. It can handle AJAX also.

66. Load2Test:
This tool simulates real production workload in the back-end for
testing the application’s execution. It is likewise accessible in the
Amazon EC2, Rackspace or Platform Labs cloud situations. It is a
Performance/Load/Stress testing tool.
67. Siege:
It empowers testing a web server and can design various concurrent
clients as it supports cookies, HTTP-HTTPS protocols, and basic
authentication. This tool is used for stress/ Regression testing.
This powerful tool can stress test a single Uniform Resource Locator
(URL) with a specific number of clients and users or stress test
various URLs simultaneously.

68. Loader:
This tool is a stress testing application that keeps running on Win XP
and accompanies free forms for any two virtual users. The capture
module gives the development environment that use C# scripting and
XML (Extensible Markup Language) based information. The Control
module schedules, defines and deploys tests, additionally
characterizing the quantity of virtual users.
69. Visual Studio Test Professional:
It is a group of testing tools for testing Web apps and administrations
which is integrate inside the Microsoft Visual Studio. This suite
incorporates Lab Management capacities and qualify analyzers to
execute and mange tests inside Visual Studio.

70. Avalanche:
Avalanche is a tool which load test the application and used to design
network, stress-test security and Web applications by creating
massive user and network traffic. It can imitate about two million
connected users with unique IP addresses.
71. Curl-Loader:
With this tool user can log activities of each virtual customers and the
statistics collected comprise, resolution, connection establishment,
requests generation, responses generation, errors recorded from the
network, TLS/SSL and application (HTTP, FTP) level events and
errors.
Curl-loader uses real C-written client protocol load that stimulate load
and behavior of thousands of FRP/FTPS AND HTTP/HTTPS
customers, with its Own source IP-address.

72. vPerformer:
It is a successful testing tool that aids the load testing and
performance testing of a web application. It utilizes recorded and
customized Javascripts.
It can be run on Windows and VCloudPerformer(a free load testing
tool which is cloud based)
This tool can be used for evaluating measurability, performance and
load testing of web apps through the use of load servers on Amazon
EC2 cloud.

73. JCrawler:
A stress (push) testing web application, involving crawling and
exploratory highlights Open-source tool. In this user can give JCrawler
bunch of URLs to start beginning with, so while experiencing any
URLs it generate load on the application.
The Load parameters which hits/sec can be arranged with XML
document and start up as many number of strings are required at that
time to create the load continusally.This tool is platform independent.
JCrawler is an Open-source tool for stress testing web applications.

74. Neustar Web Performance:
It is self-service tool and pay-when-you-go service by Neustar
application that offers you to reproduce large number of volumes for
real browsers that hits the website. It utilizes cloud-based programs,
Selenium, and AJAX.
It shows screenshots of the projects with errors.
Its interface gives synthetic and genuine client screens, helps user to
locate the amplest scope of site issues. It finds the execution inside
and outside the firewall.
75. Blazemeter:
This tool is also on-demand, self-service, cloud-based load testing tool
that can affect varied user scenarios for testing web applications It
empowers you to set up tests crosswise over areas, assess reports,
compare and assess against prior reports on a unitary comfort.
It gives free assets to tips to advance site and execution of the
applications.

76. Httperf:
HP Research Labs came up with this web server testing tool that can
be used for benchmarking and performance testing. Testers can
generate different HTTP workloads and measure server’s
performance with flexibility. It focuses mainly on providing a strong,
ductile and high performance tool rather than just implementing a
specific benchmark. It is easily available in C as source code.
77. PureLoad:
It composed with ‘recorder’ and ‘comparer’ capabilities which enable
dynamic data input, and debugs the scenario and generates traffic
load for single or distributed sources. It is written in java by PureLoad
software . This tool saves your time in all stages of testing, from
defining, changing, setting up, executing, to automating tests , trouble
shooting, and test environment.

78. ApacheBench:
ApacheBench is used for stress-testing the server online while
checking the correct HTTP responses. It is used for regression testing
and can be used as a development for an overall regression testing
suite for transaction of perl sites.
79. Locust:
It is a measurable load testing tool that uses Python. It is completely
event – based and hence supports a lage number of users on a
machine. Like no other tolls, Locust restricts the use of callbacks.
Instead, it uses light weight processes, using gevent.
This feature helps the testers to write truly expressive scenarios in
Python and not yet jumble up the code with all those callbacks.

80. WebSpray:
It is a cheap and cost-effective load testing tool that enables link
testing and can parallel test up to 1000 clients from a single IP
Address. Although it also supports multiple IP addresses with or
without aliases. It is built for Windows by CAI Networks.
81. WebPerformance:
WebPerformance is a load testing tool by Web Performance Inc. that
focuses on offering ease to the users and supports all major browsers
and web servers. It further enables recording and allows the user to
view exact bytes flowing between the browser and the server. It does
not require any scripting.
It can automatically tackle variations in session-specific items namely,
cookies, usernames, passwords, IP addresses, and much more.

82. Optima Quality Studio:
It is group of load testing, capture/playback, and similar tool from
Technovations to enable performance testing of the websites. The
modules include: WebCorder, Report Generator, Batch, Load Director,
Manager and many more. It further enables authentication, cookies,
SSL, redirects and records scripts that can be modified manually.
83. QALoad:
QA Load is used for load/stress testing, web, database, and character-
based systems tool by Microfocus. It supports HTTP, SSL, SOAP,
XML, Media streaming that operates across a variety of databases,
middleware, and ERP solutions.
84. IBM Rational Performance Tester:
It is a Performance testing tool by IBM/Rational and offers optional
extensions to Seibel applications and SAP solutions. Additionally it
supports Windows, Linux, offering high-level detailed views of the
tests.

Cross Browser Testing Tools
85. Browsera:
Browsera:- Browsera is online cross-browser testing tool works on Windows
and Mac OS X platform and detects issues of cross browser layout by
analyzing the output, after every test is finished, and JavaScript error is
reported and collected. There are various features of this tool.
86. MultiBrowser:
It is a desktop application designed to help you with cross-browser testing. All
tests are executed right on your local machine. Testing on different versions of
same browser. Testing on real standalone desktop browsers. Create
responsive design screenshots. For recording and playing it is integrated with
Visual Studio. In-built Screen/Video recorder to help debug issues It supports
all major browsers IE, Firefox and Chrome and can run on Windows 7, 8 or
higher.

87. W3C Link Checker:
It is service provider for link checking given by W3C which is used to links and
anchors which are existing on a website page or across the entire website by
using languages: CSS, XHTML and HTML.
88. IE NetRender:
IE NetRender is the fastest and easiest tool to use for cross browser testing,
user have to simply choose a version on Internet Explorer and enter the URL
that you want to test, and you will get a screen shot of the page being used. It
processes large number of requests in real time without waiting to long. All
images and URLs are kept confidential and secure. It is suitable for quick
testing as well it can use for pixel by pixel site comparison in different versions
of IE.

89. Super Preview:
SuperPreview is a product by Microsoft which enables you to compare
different rendering engines in a single unified interface. It is very well
integrated with expression web and provides the ability to easily preview and
compare pages while you are building them.
90. Spoon Browser Sandbox:
This tool is a free service that lets the testers, use almost every popular
browser without installing any of them on the machines, directly from web.
Currently IE has been removed temporarily from its list.

Web/Regression Testing Tools
91. Selenium:
Selenium is an automation tool which is used for testing the functionality of
web applications. Selenium consists of 4 components that are Selenium IDE,
Selenium RC, Web Driver, and Selenium Grid. To automate any web
application the web driver directly communicates with web browser.
92. Test Cafe v14.1.3:
We can test all the web applications over the windows, MacOS, LinuxOS,
using Test Café v14.13. It creates clear and simple test for web applications.
Test cafe supports HTML 5.
93. Screenster:
Screenster is useful and regression testing tool to check internet
applications and may work across all Windows OS that need all major
browsers and Java6 or high. Whereas needed it takes screenshots
at each step and compares them to the baseline, allows verification
and provides complete access to API whenever needed.

94. SoapUI:
It is a cross-platform free testing tool written in Java language for service-
oriented architectures (SOA) and state transfers (REST). It
offers easy interface with multiple options used for API testing that
facilitates simple and speedy performance of functional/regression testing.
95. Sahi:
Sahi is an cross-platform open-source tool used for web application testing,
java and java script is used for scripting, and it is released under an Open-
Source Apache License 2.0. Sahi is used for testing of multiple browser
applications under web 2.0.
96. Web Application Testing in .Net (Watin):
Another cross platform web app testing tool with latest version as 2.1 is Web
Application testing which is developed in C# programming language. With
impact of Watir, Watin was considered to be used for testing .Net web
applications in late 2005.

97. Ranorex:
This Windows-based GUI testing tool by Ranorex, helps in performing tests
on web, desktop and all mobile-based apps and can carry on testing for any
application with dynamic GUI. Functionality testing performed using this tool
includes both, developers and testers to inspire distributed and reliable testing
for efficient bug detection. It supports the following technologies: WPF,
HTML5, NET, Flash, Silverlight, Winforms, Java, SAP, Android, etc. This tool
is generally used by large organizations as well as small testing teams.
98. Web Application Testing in Ruby (Watir):
This is open source (BSD) testing tool that can be used for cross browser
testing. It is easy to use tool and also offers flexibility in web browser
automation with Ruby Libraries. It supports app scripted in any language even
though it is loaded with Ruby libraries. It enables the testers to connect with
Databases, read files & spreadsheets, export the XML files and create sync
for the code as reusable libraries. It supports all of the following browsers in
same ways: Firefox, Opera, Explorer and Safari.

99. CasperJS v1.1-beta3:
A user friendly open source navigation tool for all Linux OS,Mac OS and
Windows, that can be used to write scripts and test the SlimerJS(Gecko) and
PhantomJS. It uses useful and valuable functions, syntactic sugar and
methods written in Java script language for the purpose. It works for links,
forms, remote DOM, page screenshot, events sign-in process, etc. It also
helps in downloading binary and other resources along with writing of
functional test suites and saving them to a JUnit XML format file.

100. Lean Functional Testing tool by HP:
This is a really strong and ingenious tool which can be used for performing
functional testing for CI and continuous testing. It can perform all sort of
regression, functional and service testing. It helps the testers and developers
to combine effectively for building high quality apps/software. The tool can
automate testing with the help of an in built, visual user experience which can
tie up automated, manual and framework based testing all together in a single
IDE. It helps financially by reducing the costs and also reduces the complexity
of functional testing process to achieve continuous quality. Testers can
automate user’s actions on web and client-based apps.
This tool can create and then execute tests on Windows, Linux and Mac
platforms. It is one of the developer-friendly frameworks which aids testers
can create reusable and strong Selenium tests with the help of its tools like:
Object locators and Object Identification Center and other utilities. This tool
can help in maintaining continuous quality and saves costs, when
implemented proficiently.

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