Advantages and Disadvantages of using the Tools

Using the tool has its own benefits and drawbacks in the testing activity.

The advantages of using the tool are as follows:

1.Consistent: Tools are consistent in behavior.

2.Reusable: The tests developed with the help of tool can be used for different version of software.

3.Repeatable: Repeated execution can be performed in an efficient way.

4. Programmable: The test tool helps us to generate the scripts.

5. Fast: Tools runs the test faster than humans.

The disadvantages of using tool are as follows:

1.Over dependency on the tool.

2.Unrealistic expectation from the tools.

3. Mistakes made in estimating the cost and effort by introduction of tool.