Free Web Testing Tools

These are 2 tools for functional testing of Web applications. JMeter can generate complex test plans, tracks and report using a large range of options, and validate results via a range of assertion types. This is well designed tool for load testing and performance analysis.

Selenium is a Plug-in which runs directly in a browser. It runs in Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Firefox on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh. Selenium is useful for Browser compatibility testing. It is also useful for system functional testing by creating regression tests to verify application functionality.

There is a nice article in the November 2007 issue of the Software Test & Performance Magazine by Alan Berg (@ http://www.stpmag.com/issues/stp-2007-11.pdf) that discusses these 2 tools in much more detail.

Check them out!