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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
√
√ 7
 
√
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 4
 
 
 
o
TEST OPERATIONS
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR
TEST ASSEMBLY
 
 
 
 
Custom / Scripted
√
√
 
 
GUI
 
 
√
√
TEST MANAGEMENT
 
 
 
 
Managed Environment
 
 
√
√
Multiple Environments
 
 
 
√ 8
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
 
 
 
o 
Jenkins Plugin
 
 
 
√
6530/3270 Terminal Simulation
o
 
 
o
Developer Add-on 2
 
 
o
o
Proxy Line Handler (PLH) 3
o 
o 
o 
o
LICENSING
CLASSIC/NSK
CLASSIC/MP
SIMULATOR
AUTOMATOR
PER-SERVER LICENSE 5
 
 
 
 
CPU-based
√
 
 
 
Transaction-based (TPS)
 
√ 
 
 
Feature-base
 
 
√ 
√
Developer License 6
 
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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