There have been instances when we plan to use an automation tool for our test efforts and then scramble to get the proper tool in a tool market which is flooded everyday with newer and newer releases. Evaluating and then getting the right tool does need some effort. Following are a few of the articles that focused on how to evaluate and choose a test tool that’s right for the purpose.
Evaluating Tools-A Five-step Process for Comparing, Evaluating, and Choosing the Right Tool by Elisabeth Hendrickson:
http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?ObjectId=1798&ObjectType=ART&Function=edetail
Automated Testing Tool Evaluation Matrix Comparing these major tools: Mercury, Rational, Empirix, Compuware, Segue by Elfriede Dustin: http://www.stickyminds.com/stickyfile.asp?i=731594&j=412&ext=.pdf
Making the Right Choice-The features you need in a GUI test automation tool by Elisabeth Hendrickson:
http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?Function=edetail&ObjectType=ART&ObjectId=5092
Evaluating Test Automation Tools for Government by Jayan Kandathil
http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?ObjectId=6267&Function=DETAILBROWSE&ObjectTyspe=ART
Evaluation of test tools:
http://shemesh.larc.nasa.gov/iria03/p09-rowley.pdf
http://www.evalu8it.com/swsote.html
Load testing tool evaluation:
http://www.sqatester.com/testertotester/sharexperience/downloads/Load_Test_Tools_Eval.pdf
Information on tools:
http://www.aptest.com/resources.html#info-misctools
http://www.opensourcetesting.org/
http://tester.com.ua/test_types/docs/automation_tools.doc
Testing Tool Information Compiled by Grove Consultants (October 2000): http://www.grove.co.uk/Tool_Information/Choosing_Tools.html
Web Site Test Tools and Site Management Tools by Rick Hower:
http://www.softwareqatest.com/qatweb1.html
Selecting an Automated Client-Server Testing Tool Suite:
http://www.csst-technologies.com/Chapter11.htm
Evaluation Tools:
http://www.qadownloads.com/Evaluation_Tools/
http://www.otal.umd.edu/guse/testing.html#sect3a
-Devankur