Major Difference Between Selenium and QTP

When we talk about automation testing, so we have to more like company have to decide which automation tool will gonna use. Company decide tool based on the cost of project, which tool suites client fulfillment etc.

Selenium and QTP are widely used testing tools used in current market. But because Selenium is free testing tool, it is used mostly.

So, Here are the major difference between Selenium and QTP :-

Properties	Selenium	QTP
Cost	It is an Open source tool.	It is a Paid tool.
OS Compatibility	Selenium works on all Operating Systems (Windows, OS X, Linux, Solaris, and Mac).	It works only on Windows.
Application Type	Tests only Web applications	Tests web and desktop applications
Browser Compatibility	Works on almost all browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera).	Works on IE
Language	Code can be made in any one of languages such as Java, C#, Ruby, Python, pearl, php etc.	Code only made in VB Script.
Element Locator	Objects will identify by using HTML ID, name, Xpath, CSS, DOM and Link text.	Objects will identify by using Object properties, Repository objects.
Object Repository	Selenium does not have such built in object repository , but object can be managed by using UI element user extension like Firebug & firepath.	HP UFT comes with built in object repository. Object repository development and maintenance is quite easy in HP ALM.
Recording	IDE sometimes does not record some events.	Recording is a little reliable.
Storage	Set of Libraries, around 20MB (Need to include other supporting software).	Around 1.5GB
Maintenance and support	Saucelabs.com, Elements34, Commercial Supports.(no official support)	From HP