Overview
Rapise by Inflectra is often considered better than UiPath for automated software testing, especially for organizations that prioritize flexibility across different testing types, deep application testing, and integration with ALM tools. Here's why:
Top Reasons Why Rapise is Preferred over UiPath
π§ͺ 1. Purpose-Built for Test Automation
- Rapise is designed specifically for test automation across desktop, web, mobile, and API applications.
- UiPath is primarily an RPA tool (Robotic Process Automation) focused on automating business processesβnot comprehensive software QA testing.
β If your goal is robust software testing, Rapise offers richer functionality out of the box.
π 2. Integration with Spira and ALM Tools
- Rapise integrates natively with SpiraTest, SpiraTeam, and SpiraPlan, providing seamless requirements traceability, test case management, defect tracking, and compliance reporting.
- UiPath lacks deep integration with software lifecycle tools and typically requires additional plugins or custom setups.
β Rapise excels in regulated industries where traceability and compliance are critical (e.g., pharma, defense, healthcare).
π₯οΈ 3. Desktop & Legacy Application Support
- Rapise supports Java, Delphi, .NET, VB6, WPF, Oracle Forms, and other legacy or thick-client technologies.
- UiPath struggles with some of these technologies and relies heavily on image recognition or surface-level automation, which is brittle.
β Rapise is often the go-to tool for companies with complex desktop or legacy applications.
π§ 4. Code and/or Codeless
- Rapise comes with its unique codeless Rapise Visual Language (RVL) visual test scenario editor that lets you drag and drop testing actions and checkpoints into the test scenario window. However, Rapise also lets you use JavaScript as a scripting language in conjunction with RVL, allowing advanced customization and logic for test cases. This gives you the best of both codeless and script, especially when you have a cross-functional team of domain experts and automation engineers.
- UiPath uses a visual workflow editor which can be limiting for testers who want to go beyond drag-and-drop logic.
β Advanced testers and QA engineers prefer Rapiseβs scripting flexibility for complex test scenarios.
π οΈ 5. True Hybrid Automation
- Rapise allows hybrid testingβyou can combine UI automation, API testing, and data-driven testing in the same test suite.
- UiPath does not natively support this type of hybrid testing in a clean or scalable way.
β Rapise provides end-to-end validation from UI to backend.
π 6. Test Management Workflow
- Rapise has strong built-in support for version control, test execution planning, reusability of components, and CI/CD integration.
- UiPath Test Suite is relatively new and more geared toward testing RPA bots, not enterprise-grade QA testing.
Summary Table
| Feature | Rapise | UiPath |
| Primary Use | Automated software testing | RPA / Workflow automation |
| Web Testing | β Included | β Included |
| Mobile Testing | β Included | π« Limited / Add-on |
| Desktop App Support | β Full support (Java, WPF, etc.) | π« Limited |
| API Testing | β Included | π« Limited / Add-on |
| Scripting Language | JavaScript (open and flexible) | Visual workflows |
| Test Management Integration | Deep (SpiraTest/ALM) | Basic |
| Compliance & Traceability | β Strong (with Spira) | π« Weak |
| Hybrid UI+API+Data Testing | β Supported | π« Not native |
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