Automation Testing Vs Manual Testing

Manual Testing Pros and Cons

Pros of Manual Testing:

• Get fast and accurate visual feedback
• It is less expensive as you don't need to spend your budget for the automation tools and process
• Human judgment and intuition always benefit the manual element
• While testing a small change, an automation test would require coding which could be time-consuming. While you could test manually on the fly.

Cons of Manual Testing:

• Less reliable testing method because it's conducted the human. Therefore, it is always prone to mistakes & errors.
• The manual testing process can't be recorded, so it is not possible to reuse the manual test.
• In this testing method, certain tasks are difficult to perform manually which may require an additional time of the software testing phase.

Automated Testing Pros and Cons

Pros of automated testing:

• Automated testing helps you to find more bugs compare to a human tester
• As most of the part of the testing process is automated, you can have a speedy and efficient process
• Automation process can be recorded. This allows you to reuse and execute the same kind of testing operations

·                     Automated testing is conducted using software tools, so it works without tiring and fatigue unlike humans in manual testing

• It can easily increase productivity because it provides fast & accurate testing result
• Automated testing support various applications
• Testing coverage can be increased because of automation testing tool never forget to check even the smallest unit

Cons of Automated Testing:

• Without human element, it's difficult to get insight into visual aspects of your UI like colors, font, sizes, contrast or button sizes.
• The tools to run automation testing can be expensive, which may increase the cost of the testing project.
• Automation testing tool is not yet full proof. Every automation tool has their limitations which reduces the scope of automation.
• Debugging the test script is another major issue in the automated testing. Test maintenance is costly.

Conclusion

• Manual testing is testing of the software where tests are executed manually by a QA Analyst.
• In Automated Software Testing, testers write code/test scripts to automate test execution.
• Manual Testing helps you to get fast and accurate visual feedback.
• Automated testing helps you to find more bugs compare to a human tester.
• Manual testing is a less reliable testing method because it's conducted by a human. Therefore, it is always prone to mistakes & errors.
• The tools to run automation testing can be expensive, which may increase the cost of the testing project.