What are the main points which need to be considered while choosing between RPA and traditional automation tools.

How can we decide whether we should go with RPA or traditional automation tool for automate application/product?

CodePudding user response：

Selenium is primarily used for automating web applications for testing purposes, but is certainly not limited to just that.

But incase your testing involves opening any windows based desktop application you may additionally require winappdriver

Where as using UiPath you can interact simultanously with both kind of elements, either be it a Web Browser based element or a Desktop based Application element as UiPath can interact with both with equal efficiency.

CodePudding user response：

It mainly depends on the programming knowledge of the QA/Automation team in your company.
RPA tools are mainly used in case you can't create and maintain professionally constructed and clearly written automation infrastructure and tests.
Additional reason to use RPA, especially UiPath is when you need to automate desktop based or systems like AS400 that can not be automated with Selenium.