Although manual testing is still a powerful tool in software quality assurance, as we’ve established once again in our recent long read on manual vs. automated testing, more and more companies rely on testing automation for all-encompassing coverage and cost-effective QA. And automated testing tools are the key component of a well-designed testing process.
By one estimate, 26% of organizations struggle with finding the right tool for a test automation project. It can happen for a myriad of reasons, from having trouble matching the QA team to the tool to being determined to work with a free solution even though there aren’t any that fully meet the needs of the project. This is why the process of selecting the toolset for an automation QA project needs to be treated with care.