When I did my product evals back in 2014 they were in the Visionaries quadrant in August 14. Interesting to see where they are now. Also of note. It has Soasta, Borland, Microsoft and Oracle in the leaders quadrant as well. I dont feel like QTP/UFT is a better automation tool than TestComplete. I think HP has better Test Management tools though. We use QAComplete to drive our testing and its 'ok'.
matt_kuhn Interesting info, thanks! Did some googling and noticed the 2014 Quadrant looked like this:
And July 2013, even more in the Visionaries quadrant:
In November 2016 edition of Garnter's Magic Quadrant, SmartBear is placed in Visionaries quadrant.
SmartBear has made a move from the Nice Player quadrant to the Visionaries quadrant, which is a good step forward!
The complete report can be read here.
Extract:
SmartBear
SmartBear is in the Visionaries quadrant this year, based on its strong capability to support the needs of IT organizations, and investments in extending its test automation portfolio to address additional use cases. Its vision for automated testing has evolved to better address cross-browser and mobile application testing, API testing and Internet of Things (IoT) testing, as well as to reuse test assets in complex end-to-end testing scenarios.
As part of its wider portfolio of testing products, SmartBear offers test automation products for UI testing for desktop, web and mobile applications, as well as API testing and cloud-based cross-browser testing. SmartBear's TestComplete Platform enables QA engineers to develop automated tests using both keyword-driven and programmatic development styles. Its TestLeft product enables developers to contribute to test automation via an integration with Visual Studio or RAD Studio. Overall, SmartBear focuses on improving collaboration between development and test teams, and engaging in open-source communities (e.g., SoapUI and Swagger).
TestComplete offers broad support for Windows applications containing standard Windows or popular GUI framework controls, or built with .NET and Java technology stacks. Web and mobile application testing includes support for a wide range of web development front-end toolkits, desktop and mobile browsers, Selenium, and iOS and Android OSs. SmartBear also supports API testing and service virtualization, and integrates with build and CI servers, defect tracking tools, source control tools, and test management systems.
STRENGTHS
SmartBear is known for providing well-rounded capabilities for functional testing of desktop, web and mobile applications, as well as APIs and web services. It enables different roles to contribute to the process of creating and maintaining automated tests.
SmartBear's acquisition of CrossBrowserTesting has strengthened its capabilities in responsive web design testing on multiple browsers. It also enables support for Selenium and Appium, which can be combined with automated tests created using TestComplete and run as an integrated regression suite.
SmartBear has a strong community that supports customers and helps them to expand and customize products for their specific needs. It provides a plug-in framework that customers can use to extend TestComplete and share it with other users in the community.
CAUTIONS
SmartBear's support for automated testing of packaged applications is limited to Oracle E-Business Suite, and it offers no complementary capabilities such as business process or change impact analysis.
While the process of product upgrade is straightforward, some SmartBear reference customers have reported occasional product quality and instability issues.
SmartBear is strongest in North America and EMEA, but relies on partners for support in other regions.
