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Selenium IDE
Selenium IDE
(130)
4.2 out of 5
Selenium IDE
By Selenium
TestComplete
TestComplete
(97)
4.2 out of 5
TestComplete
By SmartBear
At a Glance
Selenium IDE
Selenium IDE
Star Rating
(130)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (36.6% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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TestComplete
TestComplete
Star Rating
(97)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.1% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Selenium IDE vs TestComplete

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Selenium IDE easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with TestComplete overall.

  • Reviewers felt that TestComplete meets the needs of their business better than Selenium IDE.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that TestComplete is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of TestComplete over Selenium IDE.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Selenium IDE
No pricing available
TestComplete
No pricing available
Free Trial
Selenium IDE
No trial information available
TestComplete
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
104
8.5
82
Ease of Use
8.5
104
8.0
82
Ease of Setup
8.1
32
7.8
36
Ease of Admin
7.7
28
7.5
35
Quality of Support
7.4
86
8.1
81
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.6
25
7.9
36
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
101
8.3
82
Features by Category
PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.0
10
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Mobile App TestingHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation TestingHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Automation Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Software TestingHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Software Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Selenium IDE
Selenium IDE
TestComplete
TestComplete
Selenium IDE and TestComplete share no categories
Unique Categories
Selenium IDE
TestComplete
TestComplete is categorized as Software Testing, Automation Testing, and Mobile App Testing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Selenium IDE
Selenium IDE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
28.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
35.0%
TestComplete
TestComplete
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
51.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
28.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Selenium IDE
Selenium IDE
Information Technology and Services
35.0%
Computer Software
28.5%
Internet
7.3%
Financial Services
4.1%
Information Services
3.3%
Other
22.0%
TestComplete
TestComplete
Computer Software
25.0%
Information Technology and Services
23.9%
Hospital & Health Care
6.5%
Financial Services
3.3%
Telecommunications
2.2%
Other
39.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Selenium IDE
Selenium IDE
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Yogesh B.
YB
Yogesh B.
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Selenium ide is a web automation tool. It's an open-source tool, which works on record and playback system. Some different commands are asserted commands, wait for a page to load. Selenium ide is easy to understand, java basic knowledge is required.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

1. No integration with cucumber based coding. 2.Less scope for parameterization when the properties change per parameter. 3.Need more user friendly looping functions. 4.No snapshots through IDE. 5. Would appreciate if we could have a html video of the...

TestComplete
TestComplete
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ben S.
BS
Ben S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

TestComplete is a feature rich automation system. There are very few automation tasks is cannot do. I have automated 4 major automation projects on complex enterprise software products. My current project is > 190,000 lines of VBScript code. UI...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Accounting

test complete is somewhat heavy on the ram usage, be sure the machines you use have plenty

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Discussions
Selenium IDE
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