BugRaptors expertise in using selenium IDE, Selenium WebDriver. For web and mobile applications we work with selenium webdriver by using different frameworks. We extensively use selenium IDE and web driver to automate all types of projects from small to large complex projects.

1. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FACED WHILE MIGRATING TO SELENIUM

2. Organizations are getting digitally powered and are liable for
ensuring digital empowerment for its customers. The Gartner's CIO
Agenda (2016) Survey data recommends that digitalization is
mounting. Private sector CIOs are expecting that in the next
coming five to six years digital incomes will grow from 16% to 37%,
while the public sector is expecting a rise from 42% to 77% in
digital procedures. In this persistent scenario, it is vital to make
your web applications robust and guarantee desired GUI
(Graphical User Interface) as well as the functionality. This will
guarantee the application’s performance in all possible scenarios in
the future.

3. Test Automation has been allowing organizations to speed up the
testing process and achieve maximum test coverage.
Organizations are progressively automating their test efforts for:
1. Maintenance cost is significantly low.
2. Intervention of Manual testing is also quite less.
3. Ability to reuse the code again and again.
4. Maximum Test Coverage.
5. Reporting is also very easy.

4. WHY SHOULD WE CHOOSE SELENIUM IN
COMPARISON TO OTHER AUTOMATION TOOLS?
As we all know Selenium is getting popular as an automation
testing tool (especially for their UI and functionality) for testing
different types of websites. We are going to talk about some of
the important reasons to use Selenium for Test Automation which
are given below:
1. It is very productive for automation testing as it is an Open
Source testing tool.

5. 2. It gets easier to create test cases using Selenium IDE
(Integrated Development Environment).
3. It supports multiple browsers like Chrome, IE 6, 7, 8, Mozilla
Firefox, Opera and Safari.
4. It also supports multiple programming languages like Java,
PHP, Scala, C#, Groovy,Perl, Python and Ruby.
5. Ability to implement parallel tests by using numerous browsers
across various devices which helps cut down the time for test
execution for big projects.
6. Provides sustainability and scalability in the long term.
7. It is capable enough to operate on almost every operating
system.

6. CHALLENGES WE FACE WHILE MIGRATING TO
SELENIUM
If we want to migrate to an open source tool like Selenium for test
automation, we must be aware that we need to develop the scripts
in Selenium from the beginning. Test automation scripts created with
licensed tools can’t be directly converted to Selenium. We shall need
the help of the expert testing partner to help update the migration
and thereby automate the process of changing commercial licensed
scripts to Selenium scripts with reduced time and cost.
Automating Selenium Migration with effective migration tool can help
improve conversion rate to 70%. By implementing automation, all
reusable scripts, functional libraries can be converted quickly. This
helps organizations to avoid rising service costs and licensing costs.

7. NUMEROUS OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET
Nowadays, the market is completely filled with licensed/commercial
Test Automation Frameworks; Open Source Frameworks are getting
popular. Thanks to the customization and cost effectiveness that it
offers.
There is a collection of Open Source Frameworks in the market.
Some of them are (Formally Thucydides, Serenity, RedwoodHQ,
Robot Framework, Sahi, Gauge and Galen Framework.
While there are lot of options in the market, Selenium is by far the
most chosen one and popular both for Web Applications and Mobile
Application Testing. As it is an open source tool with no licensed
costs, it is a cost effective tool. Its features can be compared with
HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), a commercial tool in the same
category.

8. EDUCATION
Selenium is growing as a vigorous web application testing
framework. With its open source licensing and the backing that it
offers to multiple languages, platforms and browsers, it has
become a vital component for various browser automation tools.
Selenium WebDriver and Selenium are by far the most advanced
test automation tools in the market right now.
Talk about marketplace, vendors are increasingly stepping up
and impeccably assimilating with Selenium for improved
functionalities that enable us to accelerate our testing efforts.