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Selenium WebDriver - What is the difference between Selenium and QTP?

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Selenium WebDriver - What is the difference between Selenium and QTP?

FeatureSelenium Quick Test Professional (QTP)
Browser CompatibilitySelenium supports almost all the popular browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Opera etcQTP supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. QTP only supports Windows Operating System
DistributionSelenium is distributed as an open source tool and is freely availableQTP is distributed as a licensed tool and is commercialized
Application under Test Selenium supports testing of only web based applicationsQTP supports testing of both the web based application and windows based application
Object RepositoryObject Repository needs to be created as a separate entityQTP automatically creates and maintains Object Repository
Language SupportSelenium supports multiple programming languages like Java, C#, Ruby, Python, Perl etcQTP supports only VB Script
Vendor SupportAs Selenium is a free tool, user would not get the vendor’s support in troubleshooting issuesUsers can easily get the vendor’s support in case of any issue

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