Katalon test automation services
Katalon packages web, API and mobile automation into one tool with a low-code entry point. It suits QA teams that need automation without a full engineering setup behind it.
Where we use Katalon
Katalon is part of the stack on this service. Each page covers how we work, what you get and what it costs to start.
Katalon in practice
Katalon packages web, API and mobile automation into one tool with a low-code entry point, which changes who can build automation. A manual tester can produce and maintain real suites without first learning a language, a build tool and a test framework — and for many QA teams that is the difference between having automation and not.
The ceiling is real: highly bespoke suites are eventually better served by code. But a large share of test automation is straightforward flows over stable interfaces, and for that work the trade is often correct — particularly when the alternative is a code-based suite nobody in the team can maintain.
What we build with Katalon
Regression suites across browsers and devices from one project rather than three separate frameworks.
API and UI checks in the same suite, so a broken endpoint is caught before it becomes a UI failure.
Automation maintainable by manual testers, with scripted extension available where a case needs it.
Is Katalon right for you?
Ask usA good fit when
- QA teams without strong programming skills
- Web, API and mobile coverage from one tool and one report
- Organisations wanting automation working in weeks rather than quarters
- Straightforward flows over reasonably stable interfaces
Probably not when
- Engineering-heavy teams who would rather own code
- Highly bespoke automation with unusual requirements
- Organisations avoiding proprietary tooling on principle
What we run alongside Katalon
The rest of the setup, and why each piece is there. We keep this list short on purpose — every dependency is something someone has to maintain.
- Katalon Studio
- The authoring environment — record, then refine into maintainable tests.
- Katalon Runtime Engine
- Command-line execution for CI integration.
- Custom keywords
- Groovy extensions where the built-ins do not reach.
- Object repository
- Centralised locators, so a UI change is one edit.
Why Katalon
Let’s talkLow barrier to entry
Manual testers can build real automation without first learning a programming language and a build tool.
Web, API and mobile in one place
A single tool and one reporting surface instead of three stacks to maintain.
Built-in reporting
Results and history come with the product, which removes a chunk of setup work.
What we get called in to fix
Get a second opinionRecorded tests never refactored
Suites left exactly as recorded, breaking on any UI change.
Locators scattered across tests
The object repository unused, so a redesign means editing everything.
Tests never run in CI
Automation executed manually on one machine, which limits most of its value.
Hitting the low-code ceiling
Complex logic forced through the visual editor when custom keywords would be clearer.
Katalon or the alternative
The comparisons we are actually asked to make, answered the way we would answer them on a call.
Katalon for speed of adoption in non-engineering QA teams. Selenium for full control and no vendor dependency.
Playwright for engineering teams writing code. Katalon where the testers are not programmers.
Low-code gets a team started and covers common cases. Code scales further. The right answer depends on who maintains it.
Appium
CircleCI
Cypress
GitHub
GitLab
Jenkins
Jira
OWASP ZAP
Robot Framework
SeleniumGot an idea? Let’s make it real.
Tell us the short version
This could be the first step towards a new and successful collaboration. A one-line idea and a finished spec are both fine — tell us the problem, the deadline you’re working to and what’s in your way.
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Frequently asked questions
Katalon when the QA team is not development-heavy and speed of adoption matters. Selenium when you want full control and no vendor tooling.
Yes — command-line execution integrates with Jenkins and other CI systems.
At the edges, yes. It supports custom scripting, but a highly bespoke suite is usually better served by code.
At the edges, yes. It supports custom keywords in Groovy, but a highly bespoke suite is usually better in code.
Yes, through the Runtime Engine — Jenkins and other CI systems integrate straightforwardly.