# Page 5 | Katalon Studio Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is Katalon Studio the right Automated Testing solution for you? Explore 706 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/235574/Katalon-Studio/reviews --- Katalon Studio 4.4 (706) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/235574/Katalon-Studio/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of Katalon Studio ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 706 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Yogendra Babu G. BI TestLead Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katalon for automation" May 7, 2019 5.0 Pros 1\. Easy to use 2. You can start creating test cases from the beginning (Framework out of the box) 3. Free 4. Can integrated via multiple plugin's 5. Active forum to help 6. Great for beginners 7. user friendly help document Cons 1\. More free plug-ins can be added 2. Can not merge two projects 3. Better cucumber integration Review Source Pramurta B. IT Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Powerful tool for testing." January 8, 2020 4.0 It was great. The tool is basically free to use. The sets of automations are well developed. Pros Testing web and mobile app is very much easy by this tool. The automation procedure is great. The UI is great. Test data management and recording of test generation are the features of Katalon I love the most. Cons The tool is not a open source and the worst thing I've come across that is works on groovy. I would like to seen more coding languages added to the software. I've also encountered some lag while using this platform on my laptop. Review Source Akshay S. Game Developer Computer Games Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A powerful, yet user-friendly automation tool for Selenium testing" February 11, 2022 5.0 Katalon Studio is an excellent Selenium IDE replacement. It has the features I need to create, manage, and execute Selenium test cases. The user interface is intuitive and easy to use. The support from the Katalon team is excellent. They are quick to respond to questions and provide helpful advice. Overall, I am very pleased with Katalon Studio. Pros The Katalon Studio is a comprehensive tool that allows you to create and execute automated tests for web and mobile applications. It has a rich feature set that allows you to create and execute tests quickly and easily. It also has a well-documented API that allows you to extend its functionality. Cons There is not much that I did not like about Katalon Studio. The only thing that I can think of is that it would be nice if Katalon Studio had more built-in functionality for things like creating and managing tests cases, etc. But, even without that, Katalon Studio is still a very powerful and comprehensive automation tool. Review Source SB Sanchit B. Automation Test Engineer Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "It's a great concept, but since it is a testing tool, it has TOO many bugs." July 5, 2018 1.0 Waste alot of time. A testing tool must be tested more before it is released, or should be marketed as such. Pros Easy to record and use. Very intuitive. Basically the interface is a copy of Selenium IDE. Records absolute xpath well. Cons I don't even know where to start. It is very messed up at what it is supposed to do basically. It will give you lots of options to use but most of them are either broken or just there for visuals. The idea behind the tool is great but the execution is horrendous. Eg, You can add csv sheets to the recorder but can't actually use it. You can export scripts from the recorder but it wont even work on their own Katalon studio. Many a times we are unable to save recorded scripts and have to rely on copy paste which actually wastes more time. We all have stopped using this product, and are working on IntelliJ's Idea IDE. Much more reliable and so easy to manipulate the script. Review Source ST Sara T. Sr. Test Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "I wish things were stable in Katalon and they would provide more support to address the issues" August 14, 2019 2.0 it's Ok but I wish it was more efficient automation software to use and count on for long term Pros the fact that it's very user friendly no need to know coding, and very useful for all they Cons I love the software and keep recommending it to other teams at my work, but the problem is Katalon is not stable and every day I see a new issue. For example, I have 6.3.1 now and noticed the capability to create report after running Test Suit is gone. This was one of the most feature to publish the report of the result by email or saved it as any desired format. The other big issue with recent releases is the 'Test Suit collection' can not be executed. In addition, there are not much information about how to use the proxy specially with testing you need to set up the proxies in order to run your tests. Review Source TPK Taashi Priya K. Student assistant Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good product for website automation" August 14, 2019 5.0 Amazing tool with friendly UI making it easier for anyone to use it with less background of coding. Also very versatile that can be used for web, mobile and Api. Intuitive results which helps in viewing the result of testing easily Pros I used this product for automating the testing of our website. It was very easy to use as people who did not have a lot of coding experience could also use it easily. Its a one stop shop for web mobile and api which is very useful for companies who use all three platforms Cons More languages to be supported. I hate the fact that we are restricted to java groovy Review Source Viorel-Andrei D. QA Automation Tester Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Free Tool for Automation Purposes" April 22, 2019 4.0 I am an Automation QA Engineer and I tried using Katalon Studio for API automation. However some limitations regarding it's features made me switch to something else. But I am still using and plan on using Katalon for FrontEnd WEB automation. Pros Easy to use Integration with Katalon Recorder Can export code into many different language formats API Automation and easy to make assertions Cons Limited support for types of Auth when using API calls; Kinda complicated when trying to organise Tests in Test Cases in Test Suites - The Overall Hierarchy; When doing more complex test cases and assertions.. it can get stuck or can end up using a lot of system resources; Could have more precise and details errors. Review Source hH hassan H. Senior Software Automation Tester Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "On of the best automation testing tools ever" August 27, 2019 5.0 I am using Katalon Studio for UI web automation testing and API testing and it's very stable and very powerful tool. Pros it an all in one solution and easy to use you can write your test scenario scripts easily and run it in no time it's really a very powerful testing solution. Cons None, all is good for me I didn't face any cons. till now Reason for choosing Katalon Studio Easy to use and very powerful tool, it's highly recommended. Review Source AB Alexander B. Project Administrator/ Tester Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Automated Testing made easy!" August 14, 2019 5.0 Pros When I joined my current company there was no software automation, it was suggested that I head up the investigation and implementation of automated testing. I did my research and found out about Katalon studio. At first it was very intimidating but when I put my head down and really started using it I found out how powerful the software was. The amount of resources for learning and feedback from the community is what makes it such an awesome piece of software to work on. Katalon studio is now a daily driver in our office and the best of all is that its fee. Go ahead and try it out today Cons There is not anything to dislike currently as I have only been using it for about 6 months now. Alternatives considered [Qualitia](https://www.capterra.com/p/139512/Qualitia-for-Selenium/) Reason for choosing Katalon Studio Katalon studio is easier for someone to use with no coding background whereas the other options are only developer friendly Review Source Shubham N. Systems Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katalon a software through which you can automate your testing easily and efficiently." August 14, 2019 4.0 The product is very useful to automate test cases and reduce efforts to test. Pros Not so much of learning requires to use Katalon, just start using it and later by exploring found so many interesting functionality of it to work on. Cons Associated with crome version, sometimes need a specific crome version to use katalon. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graduate Research Assistant Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Future of automated testing" May 5, 2019 5.0 Pros Free, Selenium based engine, automated testing for UI. It is very easy to deploy and to use because of which it gets my recommendation for being user-friendly. Cons Lesser number of scripting languages, not open source and has a smaller community. There have been a few bugs and freezing issues as well. Review Source SO Shadi O. QA&Test Consultant Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katalon Studio broke the bordom of my WFH habits...." November 10, 2020 5.0 Pros Once I started to use Katalon Studio, questions came to mind like, why haven't I used this tool before? I realized that was an utter waste of time trying to piece together pieces of software Jigsaw, dealing with inherited and unwanted bugs which have not stopped creeping in my software solution & presentations Katalon has been a game changer, it broke the boredom of my WFH habits. I always recommend Katalon to my clients and net workers who shared the same feeling with me. So my advice is as follows: Stop wasting your money, time & efforts if you want a onestopshop software #automation tool that does it all like katalon Studio try it for yourself and you will see what I mean..... Cons Nothing I disliked about Katalon, the only thing I found unfair is the massive hypes about other tools who impose extra work with unnecessary time to solve their bugs. While Katalon sitting & undiscovered by those who do not know of such a killer out there in the market that is to say, onestopshop software test automation solution. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Test Engineer Outsourcing/Offshoring Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Undoubtedly the best solution out there" August 14, 2019 4.0 The tool makes it easy for us to automate sytems integration tests that need to be run daily, so we can catch any integration problems we might have in our ecosystem. Pros \- Free - Web UI and API testing made easy - Framework approach - Extensibility Cons \- IDE has lots of room for improvement - Some basic bugs have been present for a while now Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Quality Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Lack of manpower? Use Katalon" April 18, 2019 4.0 We had a major problem with maintenance our automation tests framework. We had too much projects and too low manpower. Then I started an research and found Katalon. First look over the available options out of the box were outstanding. It had screenshot capturing, screen recording and many other features ready to use. Without a single line of code. Deeper look just assured me that Katalon will be our firs choice tool. It is flexible and even if wide functionalities are not enough for you you have option to write id down and integrate to the Katalon with ease. I literally do not see why to write your own automation framework when Katalon is easy and free to use. Pros Quick setup Easy to learn and use Good team collaboration options Easy to integrate to pipeline Out-of-the-Box solution Cons UX of application Some minor instabilities Review Source MP Manju P. QA Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool for Test automation" March 4, 2022 5.0 It is really great for test automation. We can run cross browser tests and also mobile automation. Pros Community edition is also available. Easy to set up and use. Auto-completion suggestions are providing while writing scripts. Very easy to write test cases because it has inbuilt commands and keywords. Cons Sometimes it is very slow to start and load projects. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Quality Assurance Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The first automation tools i used" August 14, 2019 4.0 Pros Because It's easy to use even if you can't programming (I mean: script coding) Cons The team of Katalon Studio always update this tool. Review Source VH Valeria H. Senior Business Analyst Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katalon Review" April 18, 2019 4.0 It’s a really good tool we have been using tu automate many of our software screens and daily workflow. It has several limitations but overall is easy to use and handy Pros The software can be easily customized to our needs, it’s intuitive, flexible and user friendly even for those who don’t know much about code. The recording is a good option to complete tests if you don’t have a good API Cons It needs improve on handling generation of jars each time an API is written. It also needs better handling of errors sometimes it’s nit clear. The profiles approach conflicts sometimes when checking changes into a remote repository since many users can change them. Better organization on the test cases / test suites Review Source JM Jyoti M. QA Architect Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Faster Script Development and Execution" April 22, 2019 4.0 Katalon Studio is easy to use and it helped our testers to quickly learn the tool and efficiently use it to automate the test scripts. It has put both the technical and non-technical testers on the same playing field which resulted in development of thousands of test scripts in a short amount of time and standardize our tooling. Pros 1\. Non-technical testers can use it with the same ease as technical members. 2. Small learning curve 3. Multiple out-of-box integrations 4. Constant release with new features Cons 1\. Support more languages other than Groovy 2. Reporting for parallel test cases Review Source NH Neena H. Sr QA Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Katalon Studio - Code less Test Tool" April 18, 2019 4.0 Build the regression suite for all the 25 applications we support. When there is any server/database upgrade we run the suite for all applications from cmd prompt which runs through windows batch one by one and sends the summary report Pros Recorder Functionality Comes as a package Reporting Cmd Execution Cons Independent Project Structure - can access one project at once , reuse ability ofkeyworkds become less Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Testing Tool in Market" April 22, 2019 5.0 Best Testing Tool in Market Pros Since its built on Top of Selenium working on Katalon becomes way too easy for a new user as well. On the other side if you have worked on Selenium and Java. You can master it in few days. And Never Forget the Spy web and record web button helps you to find such complex x-path which would be a tough task doing it manually. And testing of API , and UI is an easy task like never before. Cons 1\. Integrate it with Chro path for better xpaths. 2. Only compatible with Java and Groovy. Review Source Parul A. Aoftware test engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Amazing Api testing tool" January 10, 2021 5.0 Its a good tool, a nice addition yo a testers arsenal. Pros This tool is easy to pickup. Quite user friendly and easy understandable. The views for seeing the errors is really nice. Cons The response time can be improved . Sometimes the output result takes much longer to appear in run time. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Web Developer Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very useful, but a little rough around the edges." August 14, 2019 5.0 I have an overall positive experience. While it can be frustrating running into gotchas that you wouldn't expect, they do update the software and iron them out. I've used it through a couple revisions and they are improving it. I would definitely recommend this product to someone that wants an easier time capturing web actions and objects to write tests for. It makes it a whole lot easier and faster than doing it yourself. Pros This tool does what it is supposed to do. It makes capturing web objects and actions very easy. I was able to learn and setup tests in a relatively short period of time. If you're more into Gherkin you can capture your actions and objects and write your tests in that format. Cons It is a little rough around the edges. Some times switching screens it will do it's auto formatting from the gui to the code windows and change or remove things I have done. Capturing web objects with long names that have to be shortened can't be worked around by just not asking it to import them. Just little gotchas here and there. Nothing you can't work around. Review Source Arun Kumar D. Junior Software Programmer Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Katalon Studio is a user friendly tool" August 14, 2019 4.0 Overall Katalon test automation tool is user friendly for new user as well as professionals. Pros 1\. Easy to use. 2. User friendly with less coding. 3. GUI is good. 4. Support is also helpful. Cons 1\. Functionality should be more clear or documented somewhere. 2. Other language like javascript etc. integration is quite complex. Review Source SA Shreya A. Quality Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful Automation solution" July 30, 2019 5.0 Pros \- The best part about Katalon Studio is its simplicity. A QA with only manual testing experience would also be able to automate with such ease using this software. - Its free of cost and is helpful for mobile, API and web automation. - Have record and play feature. Cons UI of the application can sometimes be a bit of a problem. Review Source Diego G. QA tester Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Katalon for automated tests" August 2, 2019 5.0 I liked it very much for the feasibility of use when loading and the portability it has, you just have to run the file without installing Pros I really like the user-friendly interface, the organization of the objects and the configuration features Cons What I like least is the poor management of changes when changing an attribute, the object search filter does not search by attribute Alternatives considered [Qualitia](https://www.capterra.com/p/139512/Qualitia-for-Selenium/) Reason for choosing Katalon Studio Ease of use, training and a good help forum Review Source Similar Products Featured