Selenium vs OpenText Functional Testing (formerly UFT One)

Selenium9.3Visit OFOpenText Functional Testing (formerly UFT One)9.1Visit

Higher score Selenium #2 in Functional Testing Software 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Selenium

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OF OpenText Functional Testing (formerly UFT One) #4 in Functional Testing Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit OpenText

• Selenium fits best

  Teams needing flexible browser automation

• OpenText Functional Testing (formerly UFT One) fits best

  Enterprises testing packaged and legacy applications

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Side by side

Feature	Selenium 9.3/10 Visit ↗	OFOpenText Functional Testing (formerly UFT One) 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Functional Testing Software	#4 in Functional Testing Software
Best for	Teams needing flexible browser automation	Enterprises testing packaged and legacy applications
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Self-hosted, Browser extension	Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome extension	Windows, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Phone, Community, Docs, Tickets
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Selenium 0/5 · OpenText Functional Testing (formerly UFT One) 0/5
Web app coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mobile app coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Desktop app coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Self-hosted option	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cross-browser support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Authoring mode	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Parallel runs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Native WebDriver automation with W3C standard support Cross-browser execution with Grid and parallel testing Code authoring plus record-and-playback through Selenium IDE	Tests web, desktop, mobile, API, mainframe, SAP, and packaged applications AI object recognition, visual checks, and parallel execution support Integrates with Git, Jenkins, Docker, and OpenText lifecycle products
Cons	Does not include a testing framework Requires teams to manage self-hosted execution Broader setup than turnkey browser-testing tools	Windows and self-hosted deployment may limit platform flexibility Pricing and licensing require contact with OpenText Code-based authoring requires VBScript or Python scripting
Our verdict	Selenium is an open-source suite for automating web browsers, primarily for developers and QA teams building browser-based regression and end-to-end tests. WebDriver provides language-specific bindings and a standard API for controlling… Read the review →	OpenText Functional Testing, formerly UFT One, is an enterprise functional and end-to-end test automation product for QA teams and test engineers. Its coverage spans web, desktop, mobile, API, mainframe, composite, packaged, and SAP… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Selenium — where it wins

  • Native WebDriver automation with W3C standard support
  • Cross-browser execution with Grid and parallel testing
  • Code authoring plus record-and-playback through Selenium IDE

  Where it doesn't

  • Does not include a testing framework
  • Requires teams to manage self-hosted execution
  • Broader setup than turnkey browser-testing tools

• OpenText Functional Testing (formerly UFT One) — where it wins

  • Tests web, desktop, mobile, API, mainframe, SAP, and packaged applications
  • AI object recognition, visual checks, and parallel execution support
  • Integrates with Git, Jenkins, Docker, and OpenText lifecycle products

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows and self-hosted deployment may limit platform flexibility
  • Pricing and licensing require contact with OpenText
  • Code-based authoring requires VBScript or Python scripting

• Selenium9.3/10 · Free plan

  A mature, flexible choice for teams that can assemble their own testing stack.

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• OFOpenText Functional Testing (formerly UFT One)9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad application coverage and AI-assisted automation for Windows-focused enterprise QA.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →