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Open Source Tool for Automation Testing: Enabling Significant Cost Savings by Migrating from Expensive Licensed Automation Tools

Overview

Automation testing solutions come with the caveat of expensive per-user & per-instance costs while requiring higher CPU/RAM, GUI-based compute resources. Given the need for infrastructure scaling, the client’s licensed automation testing tool required more servers for test execution and management. Moreover, they were also dealing with overhead costs owing to constant vendor dependencies for platform updates.

Their IT team was looking for an open-source modern automation tool for migration from AccelQ, which is licensed tool widely used in Organization for automation testing. Sun Technologies’ application testers significantly reduce infrastructure maintenance costs with their expertise in deploying open-source tools such as Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium. Our solution tooling and frameworks provided flexibility, scalability, and automation efficiency that the client desired minus the overheads.

Solution Overview

  • Modern Automation Migration Approach: Proposed Playwright as a modern and efficient tool for migrating test scripts from AccelQ
  • User-Friendly and Versatile: Introduced cost-effective tooling and support for all product teams with support for both manual and automation testing
  • Feasibility Study and Proof of Concept (PoC): Sun Technologies’ automation team conducted a thorough feasibility study and performed multiple PoCs using Playwright for existing applications in AccelQ
  • Seamless Integration and Workflow Automation: Successfully integrated test scripts with GitHub, creating customized workflows to meet diverse testing requirements.
  • Introduced Test Management Best Practices: Test results are published in test management tools like QMetry, enabling efficient tracking and reporting
  • Enterprise-Level Documentation: Developed comprehensive documentation in Confluence to facilitate enterprise-wide adoption of Playwright

Challenge:

  • High Licensing and Infrastructure Costs: AccelQ is a licensed tool, and the client incurred significant annual expenses for its renewal and infrastructure maintenance
  • Licenced dependency Across Teams: Rising testing expenses as AccelQ was widely utilized by multiple teams for various testing types, including regression, smoke, and release testing
  • Multi-Environment Test Management: Client lacked expertise in using open source tools to manage multi-environment testing
  • Need for a Cost-Effective Alternative: The client team lacked expertise in the deployment of open-source tools that offered higher ROI with ease of learning
  • Dedicated Testing Team : Not all teams had dedicated automation testers which made transitioning to a new tool challenging
  • Required Diverse Application Experience: A key challenge was to find resources for supporting multiple application types, including Web, API, Desktop, and Mainframe testing

How We Helped

High-Quality Script Migration:

  • Ensured seamless migration of test scripts
  • Adhering to the highest coding standards
  • Implemented a rigorous pull request (PR) review process

Comprehensive Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:

  • Detailed documentation created by Sun Technologies engineers
  • Guidance appreciated by multiple teams and leaders
  • Support provided for further clarifications and additional insights

Training & Enablement:

  • Multiple technical and non-technical users received hands-on training and guidance
  • Sun Technologies’ team ensured a smooth transition and efficient automation efforts.

Successful Automation Implementation

  • Over 10+ applications (Web & API) successfully automated and demonstrated to the respective application teams.
  • Due to its ease of use and minimal learning curve required
  • Playwright has become the preferred choice for testing among teams

Benefits Unlocked

  • Cost Savings: Eliminated licensing costs associated with AccelQ, reducing overall automation expenses.
  • Reduced Infrastructure Overhead: No additional effort or cost required for maintaining AccelQ infrastructure.
  • Optimized Business Processes & User Experience: Streamlined automation enhances operational efficiency and improves the overall user experience.
  • Increased Adoption & Engagement: More teams are actively engaging with and adopting the new automation framework due to its efficiency and ease of use.
  • Enhanced Test Coverage: Broader and more effective test coverage ensures higher software quality and reliability.
  • Easy Learning & Adoption: Playwright’s intuitive design enables quick learning and seamless adoption across teams.
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