Customer Reviews for Rational Robot
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Rational Robot
Rational Robot is a test automation tool for functional testing of client/server applications.
Average customer rating:
(6 reviews) 6
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3 out of 6(50%)reviewers would recommend this product.
Customer reviews for Rational Robot
Review 1 for Rational Robot
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Jeff
Company size:501-1,000
Role:Tester
Robot
Date:June 6, 2012
For the tool that i was trying to use it on, it had a lot of errors that we couldnt resolve and was unable to determine whether it was due to the way the script was created or if it was software. But it was years ago, so maybe it has improved now.
1 of 5 found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for Rational Robot
Overall rating:
Value for price:
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John
Location:Finland
Company size:10,001 or more
Role:Other
Great in applicaton availability monitoring
Date:December 19, 2011
I have used Rational Robot for application availability monitoring for years. And I must say that this product is powerful when my kind of use is the case.
Ability to do complex tests and dynamic responses to situations with manually created test code is very good thing. If you have problems with sqa-basic you can call any language based script when needed during test phase. Allthough this needs quite a lot practise to handle all the benefits of the product.
Ability to do complex tests and dynamic responses to situations with manually created test code is very good thing. If you have problems with sqa-basic you can call any language based script when needed during test phase. Allthough this needs quite a lot practise to handle all the benefits of the product.
Pros: Automates application vulnerability testing, Cuts risk and cost, cuts downtimes in error situations
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Review 3 for Rational Robot
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dhkerr
Location:Gainesville, FL
Company size:501-1,000
Role:Other
Robot is appropriately being EOLd
Date:June 7, 2011
Robot was an integral part of our testing efforts, but was also a major pain point with its visual basic-based language, clunky interface, and poor reporting. Rational Functional Tester (RFT) is a preferable choice now that there is an alternative to Robot for GUI-based testing. One of the benefits that we actually did enjoy was the flexibility of use with object comparators, but overall, Robot was an archaic tool. If you are looking for a GUI-testing tool from IBM, go with RFT.
Pros: more flexible with c++ clients
4 of 4 found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for Rational Robot
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Value for price:
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lucippersiel
Location:Waterloo, Canada
Company size:10,001 or more
Role:Developer
Great except for .net
Date:June 8, 2010
Using this product for testing new versions of applications and everything is great until we run applications that use the .net frameworks. Our test machines lock up and the testing stalls at that point. Also difficult to use with Delphi written applications, but I think I'm an exception to the rule for this one.
Pros: Speeds time to market, frees tester to do other work
2 of 2 found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Rational Robot
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Trent
Rational Robot
Date:June 8, 2010
This product was easy to use after using RFT for many years, but many features of the tool are out dated and crash many times a day on simple applications. The main feature that crashes is Inspector and occurs many times in a day, which is very frustrating. This product needs to be updated to handle browser upgrades and the inconsistency of it's tools.
17 of 17 found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Rational Robot
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Value for price:
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Gloria
Simple yet functional
Date:June 8, 2010
Rational Robot is an excellent tool for a new tester to get his/her feet wet with automation. The basic features are easy to use and the ability to include custom code allows deeper customization for advanced users. Its to bad support and innovation for this tool has decreased, it now lags behind the newer tools.
2 of 3 found this review helpful.
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