Five Lesser‑Known Software Testing Tools to Boost Your Test Efficiency

It is well known that software testing is fundamental to software product quality. Choosing effective testing tools can make you work twice as efficiently. This article introduces five testing tools you may not know, helping you improve testing efficiency.

Endtest

This tool is largely unknown to most testers and developers. It is a no‑code automated testing platform that can create, manage, and run tests for web applications and native mobile apps (Android and iOS).

Key features include:

Cross‑browser grid on Windows and macOS

No‑code editor for automated testing

Support for web applications

Support for native and hybrid Android and iOS apps

Video recordings of test execution

Detailed logs

Chrome extension to capture network tests

Mobile app element inspector

Screenshot comparison

Data‑driven testing using CSV files

Geolocation testing

Email, Slack, and webhook notifications

If‑else statements and loops

Variables and reusable components

File upload support in tests

Endtest API for CI/CD integration

Advanced assertions

Endtest Mailbox for email testing

Self‑healing tests

No‑code test editor

This is what it looks like when you run a test

Detailed logs from test execution

You can also run automated tests on real mobile devices

Postman

The simplest and most user‑friendly API testing tool. Postman is familiar to most developers and testers and has become the most widely used tool for API testing over the past few years.

Its main features are:

API client

Request chaining

Data security

Traffic control

Orchestration

Logs/files

API monitoring

There are many tutorials available, so we won’t go into more detail; the tool is strongly recommended for API testing.

Apache JMeter

A top‑of‑the‑line tool for load testing and performance measurement. Originally designed for web‑app testing, it now supports SOAP, REST, FTP, databases, LDAP, TCP, SMTP, and integrates well with continuous integration pipelines.

Other features include:

Full‑featured Test IDE

Load testing for many application/server/protocol types

Dynamic HTML reports that are comprehensive and instantly viewable

Data extraction from popular response formats (HTML, JSON, XML, etc.)

Grabber

A web‑application scanner that now also performs security testing.

Its features include:

Cross‑site scripting detection

SQL injection detection

File inclusion checks

Backup file inspection

Simple AJAX checks

Hybrid analysis/crystal‑ball testing of PHP apps using PHP‑SAT

JavaScript source code analyzer

JavaScript lint integration

Litmus

Litmus is a tool for testing and monitoring email campaigns. It lets marketing teams preview how emails render across different clients, manage review workflows, and approve or reject content before sending. It also provides readership analytics by device and client.

If you have email‑testing needs, give it a try.