These are some fundamental queries that can help you build the base for implementing usability testing tools and practices, and further enable you to leverage the right tool(s).<\/p>\n
5 Usability Testing tools and platforms<\/h2>\n
Right from recruiting real users, to organizing real-time remotely moderated tests, to evaluating the usability changes with A\/B testing, Usability Testing implements a range of tools to ensure the required user experience (UX). It is interesting to know how different tools with various features ensure a holistic and desired user experience.<\/p>\n
We have tried to put together 5 Usability Testing tools and platforms that can be diversely used for the various testing objectives of your organization.<\/p>\n
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eggPlant<\/h3>\n
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It is a licensed GUI automation testing tool that has been developed by combining eggPlant Functional TestPlant Mobile VNCserver services. eggPlant Functional is known for executing mobile tests by applying native gateway agents that enable the testers to connect live mobile devices or emulators directly. The key highlight of the tool is that it takes an image-based UI testing approach for testing UX of mobile apps. This effectively cuts down the testing efforts, costs, and even the time that is needed for cross-device and cross-platform mobile app testing.<\/p>\n
eggPlant is an automation tool that is popularly implemented for UI Automation testing, UI functional testing, image-based testing, Mobile testing, network testing, and web testing with capabilities for cross-browser testing.<\/p>\n
Official site: eggPlant<\/p>\n
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Ranorex<\/h3>\n
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Ranorex is a popularly implemented open source automation and testing platform for UI automation framework, specifically for native mobile apps and Web Apps testing. With GUI testing and Web testing, the platform also performs Acceptance Testing, Automation Testing, and Mobile Testing with capabilities for data-driven testing and cross-browser testing.<\/p>\n
It is been regarded as an absolutely resourceful testing platform for testing on native iOS, Android, the web, and Mono Touch devices too.<\/p>\n
Official site: Ranorex<\/a><\/p>\n Official site: SeeTest<\/a><\/p>\n The tool helps to make websites and any kind of web applications compatible across devices with high-performance UX.<\/p>\n Official site: Google Mobile-Friendly Test tool<\/a><\/p>\n Official site: Crazy Egg<\/a><\/p>\n There are multiple free and licensed tools that development and testing teams can leverage. Yet, nothing can work out if the right usability testing strategy is not adopted and implemented. Whether the testing expertise comes from within the organization or from an independent testing partner; it is important to leverage the same for tangible results. Usability Testing is more than essential for successfully implementing Digital Transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n Cigniti\u2019s Digital assurance & testing solutions<\/a> address the multi-faceted needs of digital transformation testing.\u00a0With our digital assurance solution, you can add customer centricity and agility to your assurance approach for improved customer satisfaction and increased business. Connect<\/a> with us to build applications that offer the much needed high performance User Experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Saying that the desired user experience is essential for ensuring commercial success may sound clich\u00e9d, but it still holds true as every business is relentlessly working towards ensuring the same. Irrespective of the industry or the domain, the\u00a0user experience is critical to ensure that the brand performs in the market as expected. As a recent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":11586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[751],"tags":[1929,1928,1419,1927,1925,1924,1926],"ppma_author":[3727],"class_list":["post-11585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usability-testing","tag-eggplant","tag-google-mobile-friendly-tes","tag-ranorex","tag-seetest-automation","tag-usability-testing-platforms","tag-usability-testing-tools","tag-ux-tools"],"authors":[{"term_id":3727,"user_id":20,"is_guest":0,"slug":"cigniti","display_name":"About Cigniti (A Coforge Company)","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Coforge-blog-Logo.png","url2x":"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Coforge-blog-Logo.png"},"user_url":"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/","last_name":"(A Coforge Company)","first_name":"About Cigniti","job_title":"","description":"Cigniti Technologies Limited, a Coforge company, is the world\u2019s leading AI & IP-led Digital Assurance and Digital Engineering services provider. Headquartered in Hyderabad, India, Cigniti\u2019s 4200+ employees help Fortune 500 & Global 2000 enterprises across 25 countries accelerate their digital transformation journey across various stages of digital adoption and help them achieve market leadership by providing transformation services leveraging IP & platform-led innovation with expertise across multiple verticals and domains.\r\n
\nSeeTestAutomation<\/h3>\n
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SeeTest, an automation testing platform from Experitest is very much popular amongst testers for some key highlights and features. It comprises key testing domains such as Cloud for remote testing on online device lab, automation tools for running same tests on various devices, and in the context of Usability Testing, it offers Network Virtualization for simulating real-time network fluctuations for UX testing. Moreover, it also supports responsive UI testing within a continuous integration environment.<\/p>\n
\nGoogle Mobile-Friendly Test tool<\/h3>\n
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This tool from Google developers can be used across different devices, such as smartphones, tablets, desktops, and even wearables while testing. It supports a wide range of mobile OS platforms \u2013 Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, and more. Google Mobile can be a free tool if you select a responsive temple for your website that will adapt to any device that the user might use. It can be used as a free tool for professionals who are into mobile application development.<\/p>\n
\nCRAZY EGG<\/h3>\n
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Crazy Egg is a click-based user experience tool that comes with a free 30-day trial. With this usability testing tool you would be able to figure out the behavior of the user. For instance, with the Heatmap you would know where the user has clicked on your site, with the Scrollmap you can gauge how far the user has scrolled on the page, the Confetti gives an idea regarding search terms, visitor sources, and other aspects of the website. By enabling some other features you would be able to breakdown various points such as number of clicks, interest areas of the user, the time spent on a particular section, and so on.<\/p>\nIn Conclusion<\/h4>\n
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