Selenium vs QTP

Selenium	QTP
1.It is free functional testing tool.	1.It is paid functional testing tool.
2.No technical support.	2.Good technical support.
3.Selenium supports JAVA, .NET, Ruby, Perl, PHP, and  other programming languages.	3.It supports only supports VB script
4.It supports only automation of web applications.	4.It supports web as well as desktop applications.
5.No integration with Quality Center test management tool.	5.It can be integrated to Quality Center test management tool.
6. Selenium supports NetBeans, Eclipse and many more.	6.QTP tests can be written in QTP IDE.
7.Less user friendly.	7.More user friendly.

Selecting a Testing Tool

Before introducing a tool in an organization it is important to verify the current testing practices and if they are not good enough it is recommended to improve the testing practices first as using a testing tool with poor testing practices will lead to further chaos.

The important factors to be considered during tool selection for automation testing are :

1. Assessment of an organization maturity.

2. Budget of an organization.

3. Integration of the tool with current tools in organization

4. Identifying key areas where tool support use will improve the  quality of testing process.

5. Vendor evaluation.

6. Proof of concept to check whether product works as expected.

7..Evaluating tools against requirements.