Katalon Studio Review Based on My 3 Years of Professional Experience
What do you like best about the product?
What I like about Katalon is the ease of use when it comes to automation.
I didn’t find it difficult to follow courses provided by Katalon or tutorials on YouTube. Even though I don’t come from an IT background and have limited coding knowledge, Katalon has been very helpful throughout my three years of work. It also played a big role in helping me transition from a manual tester to an automation tester.
I didn’t find it difficult to follow courses provided by Katalon or tutorials on YouTube. Even though I don’t come from an IT background and have limited coding knowledge, Katalon has been very helpful throughout my three years of work. It also played a big role in helping me transition from a manual tester to an automation tester.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I don’t like about Katalon is the mobile integration.
I’ve found it quite difficult to use Katalon for mobile automation, whether it's for Android or iOS, especially when it's assigned by my supervisor. I’ve faced many challenges working with mobile testing. On top of that, since I’m based in Indonesia, most local tutorials are focused on web automation, not mobile. Even when I do find mobile-related learning resources, I often struggle to follow them.
I’ve found it quite difficult to use Katalon for mobile automation, whether it's for Android or iOS, especially when it's assigned by my supervisor. I’ve faced many challenges working with mobile testing. On top of that, since I’m based in Indonesia, most local tutorials are focused on web automation, not mobile. Even when I do find mobile-related learning resources, I often struggle to follow them.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With automation, I’m definitely helped when it comes to repetitive testing tasks. I don’t need to do a lot of coding—so far, I’ve mostly relied on drag-and-drop features, which makes the process easier. However, there are some features I wish were available in the free version, like the "Start from here" feature, which is unfortunately only included in the Enterprise edition.