Robot Framework vs. WebdriverIO

Robot Framework

Robot Framework

5 Reviews and Ratings

WebdriverIO

WebdriverIO

9 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Robot Framework	Score 7.0 out of 10	N/A	Robot Framework is a generic keyword-driven test automation and RPA framework for acceptance level testing and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD).	N/A
WebdriverIO	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	WebdriverIO, an OpenJS Foundation project, is a next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js. It can be run on the WebDriver Protocol for true cross-browser testing as well as Chrome DevTools Protocol for Chromium based automation using Puppeteer.	N/A

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Robot Framework

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Robot Framework	WebdriverIO
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Community Pulse
	Robot Framework	WebdriverIO
Considered Both Products	Robot Framework No answer on this topic	WebdriverIO Chris Hyde Test Engineering Manager Chose WebdriverIO Stands out as a clear leader. The fact that there are so many integrations and the simplicity of writing code should make you want to select WebdriverIO. However, the full-feature nature of this framework is what sets it apart. I hope to be able to get this framework going soon! Incentivized Helpful? Anurag Bharti Quality Assurance Specialist Chose WebdriverIO 1. WebdriverIO is used for automating both browsers and native mobile apps. 2. Selenium is being used on most of the languages except JavaScript (TypeScript) and our front-end development is in Reactjs Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose WebdriverIO Other tools we selected don't work in our application, it does or doesn't support multiple frames or need more tweaking just to make it works. When testing out WebdriverIO it just works as expected, no need to do such walk around to make it works multiple frames. It also can … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose WebdriverIO Was missing a few from the list, but we also tried: Jest Puppeteer Nightwatch.js Webdriver.js Webdriver.io compared to the above ticked more boxes. Some of the things we looked for: Async/sync support Popularity within the community Support for screenshots Access to … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Robot Framework	WebdriverIO
Likelihood to Recommend	5.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Robot Framework	WebdriverIO
Likelihood to Recommend	It suits for checking features of a simple web application or features that don't heavily rely on AJAX. You could create tests that check if application is running properly and raise alarm if required so someone can manually check for problems. However making big test sets to produce reliable results may prove to be difficult or impossible. Also running lots of test cases can take hours. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	I haven't seen a use case that WDIO can't cover, even including integrations into performance/load testing and mobile! The fact that there are boilerplate projects and code examples galore make it so simple to understand and see real-world PoCs of concepts you need to understand. I highly recommend WDIO! Incentivized Chris Hyde Test Engineering Manager Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	Quick start when running the test, easy to maintain the framework. Faster and has vast community support on the internet. No need to Build an Automation framework from scratch. Can be integrated with different services. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	Tasks written in this can only be debugged using the provided WDIO task runner We cannot set breakpoints within tasks but have WDIO pause the run between commands. It is not as customized as Protractor. It deviates from generic syntax which may confuse selenium developers having knowledge of other languages. Incentivized Anurag Bharti Quality Assurance Specialist Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	1. WebdriverIO is used for automating both browsers and native mobile apps. 2. Selenium is being used on most of the languages except JavaScript (TypeScript) and our front-end development is in Reactjs Incentivized Anurag Bharti Quality Assurance Specialist Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	Gives easy access to Saucelabs Devices and VMs to the frontend developers who don't have to fiddle around with connection to Saucelabs itself - so ROI on Saucelabs as webdriverIO is free The small learning curve to actually get set up and running - our working framework was written in a few days Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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