What is the difference between Winrunner and QTP ?

1.Winrunner uses TSL language where as QTP uses VB script & Java script
2.Winrunner doesnâ t supports the OOPS concept where QTP supports the OOPS concept
3. Winrunner doesnâ t supports to multimedia. QTP supports to multimedia , media pl
ayer , photo shop. (6.5 version ).
4. Winrunner doesnâ t supports to XML. QTP supports to XML
5. Winrunner doesnâ t supports to .NET. QTP supports to .NET.
6. Winrunner supports only Interpreter ( Line by line execution ). QTP is compil
er.
7. In Winrunner GUI spy is used to check the properties of object / window. In Q
TP,the name is Object spy
8. Winrunner: GUI Map editor is used to store the physical descriptions. QTP: Ob
ject Repository is used to store the physical descriptions of the objects
9. Winrunner has 3 modes of recoding :analog and context sensitive recording mod
es. QTP has only one recording mode i.e Standard recording mode. In this recordi
ng 2 types are (1) Analog (2) Low level
10. Winrunner has 4 types of checkpoints [ GUI checkpoint, Bitmap checkpoint, Da
tabase checkpoint, Text checkpoint ]. QTP has 9 types of checkpoints [ Standard
check point, Bitmap checkpoint, Database checkpoint, Text/Text area checkpoint,
Image checkpoint, Table checkpoint, Page checkpoint, Accessibility checkpoint, X
ML checkpoint ]
11. Winrunner: In GUI check point has 3 types
1. single object / single property
2. single object / multiple property
3. multiple object / multiple property
QTP has only One type i.e Single object / Multiple Property
12. Winrunner: In Bitmap checkpoint 2 types
1. for Object / Window
2. for Screen Area
QTP has only One i.e for Object / Window Bitmap using this above checkpoint we c
an check also Screen area
13. Winrunner: In Database check point there are 3 types
1. Default 2. Custom 3. Runtime
Here in QTP only One Type i.e Custom database checkpoint
14. 9 types of verifications in WR
1. Case Sensitive
2. Case Insensitive
3. Numeric Range
4. Numeric Content
5. Case Sensitive Ignore Space
6. Case Insensitive Ignore Space
7. Exact one match record
8. One or more match record
9. No match record
3 types of verifications in QTP
1. Numeric Range
2. Numeric Content
3. String Content
15. 3 types of Synchronizations in WR
1. for Object / Window Property
2. for Object / Window Bitmap
3. for Screen Area Bitmap
In QTP only One type i.e Object / Window Property
16. WR: Has 3 types of running modes i.e 1.Verify 2. Debug 3. Update. QTP has 2
types of running modes
i.e 1. Standard 2. Update
17. Exception Handling method used to avoid the runtime errors in WR 3 types [ 1
. Popup 2. TSL 3. Object ] .In QTP name is Recovery Scenario and here 4 types of
exceptions [ 1. Pop-up Window 2. Object state 3. Test run error 4. Application
Crash ]
18. In WR 4 types of result window [ 1. Test result window 2. GUI checkpoint win
dow 3. DB checkpoint window 4. DB record checkpoint window ]. Here in QTP only O
ne Window i.e Test Summary Result Window
19. In WR Test script is divided into 2 parts [ 1. Main Script 2. Compile Module
]. No such types using WR we can execute functions in QTP
20. Add-ins in WR are: 1. ActiveX 2. Power Builder 3. Visual Basic 4. Web 5. Jav
a 6. C 7. C++ , etc Add-ins in QTP are: 1. ActiveX 2. Visual Basic 3. Java 4. We
b 5. Multi-media ( 6.5 version )
21. In WR only One View i.e Normal Mode. Here in QTP 2 Views 1. Expert View 2. K
eyword View
22.WR: Only One Sheet in data Table if we want to add another sheet then another
new data table to be opened. In QTP 2 sheets in Data Table 1. Global 2. Action.
In action sheet we can add number of sheets
23. WR: Virtual Object wizard only One type. QTP : 2 types of Virtual Object Wiz
ards [ 1. Virtual Object 2. Virtual Object Manager ]
24. WR: Here after checking the checkpoints it gives mismatch error ( no snap Sh
ots ). QTP: Checks the checkpoint but will not give mismatch error . If test is
fail it shows snap shot
25. WR: support Rapid script wizard. QTP: no rapid script wizard
26. Function generator is present in WR. QTP: No Function Generator
27. WR: 2 types of GUI map editor [ 1. Global 2 Per test ]. QTP: only one type i
.e Global
28. WR: Only One window Iâ e Form Window You want to open data table we have to cal
l the function to open data table.
QTP : five types of Window [ 1. Tree View or Keyword view 2. Expert View 3. Data
Table 4. Active Screen 5. Debug Viewer ]
29. WR: Running methods [ 1. Step, 2. Step into, 3. Step out ]. QTP : Running Me
thods [ 1. Step into 2. Step over 3. Step out ]
30. WR: Data type declaration is not necessary. QTP: data type declaration is mu
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