VERSATEST EDITIONS COMPARISON

​VersaTest is available in multiple different editions. The chart on this page highlights ​the differences in functionality and operating environments between the editions.

PRODUCT FEATURES
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR

DRIVER SUPPORT:

 
 
 
 
POS Devices

9

9


ATM
9
9


Interchange
9
9


Hosts
9
9


 Hardware Security Modules
9
9


Biometric terminals
9
9

√ 
Green-screen terminals
9
9


Radar heads
9
9


Web interfaces
9
9


Custom


o
o
Multiple Drivers

 

TYPE OF TESTING:

 
 
 
 
Functional



System




Regression




Certification
 
 
 
o
Performance

 

Custom Benchmarking


 
 

ACCESS SECURITY:

 
 
 
 
Self-managed Database
 
 


Integrable Enterprise Security
 
 
 

LDAP
 
 
 

Federated Access via OAUTH
 
 
 

Embeddable / Headless Operation
 

 
 
Private Label Branding
 
 
 
o
Pass-through Data Analysis

 
 
o
Remote Server Deployment
 
 
 
o
OPERATOR INTERFACES
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR
Desktop GUI (VWIN)
√ 
√ 
 
 
Command line




Web Browser
 
 


Quality Center

 
 
 
o
TEST OPERATIONS
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR

TEST ASSEMBLY:

 
 
 
 
Custom / Scripted


 
 
GUI
 
 


TEST MANAGEMENT:

 
 
 
 
Managed Environment
 
 


Multiple Environments
 
 
 

TEST EXECUTION:

 
 
 
 
Custom / Scripted


 
 
Automated
 
 


TEST VALIDATION:

 
 
 
 
Log Comparison


 
 
Custom / Scripted

 
 
Automatic
 
 

√ 
Cross-Driver
 
 
 

DRIVER DEVELOPMENT / MAINTENANCE
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR
Custom Scripts (VTALK)
√ 
√ 
 
 
VTALK Extensions
 

 
 
XML Message Support
 



SOAP Support
 
√ 
√ 
ASN. 1
 



Prepackaged DFS Driver Library
 
 


Online Driver Install / Update
 
 


OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR
HPE  NonStop Kernel
√ 
 
 
 
Java (includes Windows, Linux, AIX, Solaris, HP OSS)




COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS / MIDDLEWARE
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR
TCP/IP
√ 
√ 
√ 
√ 
X.25
√ 

√ 
√ 
Webshpere MQ
√ 



VT/IPC

√ 
√ 
XPNET
√ 
1
1
1
SNA
√ 
1
1
1
Pathsend
√ 
1
1
1
Async

1
1
1
Bisync

1
1
1
OSI TS

1
1
1
TLAM

1
1
1
IPC

1
1
1
SSL
 


HTTP / HTTPS
 


ADD-ONS / OPTIONS
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR
Quality Center Plug-in
 
 
 

Jenkins Plugin
 
 
 

6530/3270 Terminal Simulation
o
 
 
o

Developer Add-on ²

 
 
o
o

Proxy Line Handler (PLH) ³



o
LICENSING
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR

PER-SERVER LICENSE⁵:

 
 
 
 
CPU-based

 
 
 
Transaction-based (TPS)
 
√ 
 
 
Feature-base
 
 
√ 

Developer License

 
o
 
o
Enterprise License
o
o
o
o
DEPLOYMENT
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR
On-Premise
√ 
√ 
√ 
√ 
Cloud Hosting (Ascertified)
 
 
√ 
√ 

Notes:


        √  - Standard Feature.

        o  - Optional Feature.

  1. ​Feature available through optional NSK Proxy Line handler (PLH).
  2. Developer Add-on allows access to all VersaTest Classic/MP features in VersaTest Automator.
  3. Proxy Line Handler allows access to all NSK communication methods from other products.
  4. Use of Quality Center requires optional Quality Center Plug-in.
  5. Server License does not impose a limit on the number of users, but license may have other limitations / feature restrictions, such as TPS limits and number of application instances per physical server.
  6. Developer License is for a single desktop and additionally requires a Server License.
  7. VersaTest/MP and VersaTest Automator can run performance tests of up to 100tps. Larger tests require additional Performance Pack licenses. Contact Ascert for full information.
  8. Restrictions apply. Contact Ascert for full information.
  9. Requires custom Vtalk scripts.


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