This program allows individuals or groups to test a variety of application program interfaces. These tests can be either functional or non-function. An example of a functional test would be looking at loading time, and an example of a non-functional test would be a general performance test.
Open source cross-platform testing for APIs
When SoapUI tests either an SOA or a REST it's looking at functionality, doing a general evaluation and how to increase the overall efficiency of what is being tested.
SoapUI is an online testing program used on SOA and REST. SOAs are service-oriented architectures. A type of software design where services are provided to other components in a network, using system protocols, to communicate what services need to be performed and where. REST is Representational State Transfers. In layman's terms, REST is the rules that are used for creating a web service.
SoapUI Installation Guides SoapUI is cross-platform, and can be used on either Windows, Mac or Linux/Unix, according to your needs and preferences. See the appropriate article for your environment.
When SoapUI tests either an SOA or a REST it looks at functionality, does a general evaluation and increases the efficiency of what is being tested. This program is updated regularly and results from these tests save to your server, allowing you to look at how the programs are evolving. Another cool feature of this program is that it categorizes testing results based on if it was testing a REST or a SOA.
- Our software library provides a free download of SoapUI Pro 5.1 for Mac. The file size of the latest installation package available for download is 221.8 MB. The program belongs to Developer Tools. This Mac download was checked by our built-in antivirus and was rated as malware free. This Mac app was originally created by SmartBear Software.
- SoapUI 5.5 for Mac is available as a free download on our software library. The unique identifier for this program's bundle is com.apple.automator.soapUI. The most popular version among soapUI for Mac users is 4.5. Our antivirus analysis shows that this Mac download is safe.
This program, although excellent at what it does has some flaws. For simple tests, it's tedious to set up all the different parameters. The user interface also takes some getting used to, because of how complex it is. Finally, you need to buy the premium version if your working on a group project to allow people to collaborate.
Where can you run this program?
Computers using Windows, Mac, or a Linux operating system, can run this application.
Is there a better alternative?
Yes there is. Postman and Sauce Labs are two great alternatives to Soapui. Postman can simplify how to make APIs, and Sauce Labs is like this program, but it uses cloud computing.
Our take
SoapUI is useful and is an excellent tool for any developer to have in their toolbox. Although it takes some time to get used to, it's a helpful program.
Should you download it?
Yes. It is an open-source program that’s constantly evolving and enables you to run a variety of functional and non-functional tests.
5.3
SoapUI is a cross-platform that can be used on any operating system like Windows, Linux/Unix or Mac, according to our needs. Before downloading the SoapUI tool into the system, we must ensure the following prerequisites.
For Windows OS
- Processor: 1 GHz or higher 32-bit or 64-bit processor
- RAM: 512 MB of RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 200 MB of Hard Disk
- Operating System: Windows XP or later version
- Java: JAVA 6, 7 or later versions
For Mac OS
- Processor: 1 GHz or higher 32-bit or 64-bit Intel or PowerPC processor
- RAM: 512 MB of RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 140 MB of hard disk space
- Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4, macOS X Server 10.4 or later version
- Java: JAVA 6, 7 or later.
Download and Install SoapUI Tools
Step 1: Go through the link https://www.soapui.org/downloads/latest-release/ and click on the Download button correspond to your operating system.
Step 2: After clicking on the download button, it redirects to https://www.soapui.org/downloads/thank-you-for-downloading-soapui/ page and starts downloading the SoapUI.exe file.
Installation Process
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Step 3: After downloading the .exe file, right-click on the .exe file and click on Run as administrator option, as shown below.
Step 4: After executing the .exe file, it starts the setup process, as shown below:
Step 5: Once the setup progress is complete, it shows the Setup wizard on the screen. Click the Next button to continue.
Step 6: Select the installation directory, or we can leave it as the default installation path. Click on the Next button.
Step 7: Select the components that we want to install and then click on the Next button.
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Step 8: After that, accept the license agreement and click on the Next button to continue.
Step 9: Select the folder location for SoapUI-Tutorials or leave it as the default location and then click on the Next button.
Step 10: To create the setup of the program, select the Start menu folder or leave it as the default folder. Click on the Next button.
Step 11. To create a desktop icon, enable the checkbox and then click on the Next button.
Step 12: After clicking the Next button, it starts installing of the SoapUI tool, as shown below.
Step 13: When the installation is complete, click on the Finish button.
When we click on the Finish button, it launches the SoapUI tool. The following figure shows the SoapUI interface.
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