SoapUI

If you're building a complex and modern app, chances are good that all the features aren't contained directly within your source code. Developers are relying more and more on APIs - which serve as gateways between different applications - to build fully functioning apps, and with good reason. Using a third party service to integrate new features into your app can save your development team months or years of time and allow them to focus on their specializations. Even when you're looking to build everything in house, splitting the features of your existing software ecosystem allows your teams to hone in on specified feature sets and spend less time concerning themselves with issues like feature creep. APIs can also help developers update the functionality of their software without having to rewrite apps. Whether you're looking to improve your user experience by incorporating WorkForce into your front end or make sure your sales and finance teams are on the same page with cross-functionality in your proprietary apps, SoapUI Pro can provide you with a meaningful solution. It provides you with all the tools you need to make sure your APIs blend together into the final product smoothly and seamlessly. Automated API testing is a great resource for maintaining your software. Changes to source code can muck with how effectively your APIs work. SoapUI Pro uses a graphical point and click interface that allows you to set up automated testing on a schedule that's right for you. You can set the parameters for what you focus on with the testing, and you can set it to run after hours so that it won't impede your everyday work schedule. You can even set event triggers that automatically put the testing process in motion. If you're looking for a more hands on approach to testing, their simple menu based testing function allows you to zero in on the issues you're concerned about. Since SoapUI Pro eschews the command line interface, you can run testing without having to write any additional lines of code, and they're detailed filters and toggles allow you to set properties to test with little hassle. You can even search properties throughout the project and easily set your own properties. Adding an even more robust element to the interface is data driven testing. You don't have to wait for your users to start using your app to see how well it works under stress. You can enter your own external data by importing it from external sources like an Excel spreadsheet to simulate the kind of situations you'll be expecting and see how your app will function under duress. Rounding out the features are security testing options and the ability to run quick diagnostics whenever a particular situation throws your team for a loop.