What it does
SOAtest is Parasoft's API and service-testing product for functional, integration, security and performance validation. The documentation covers test generation from OpenAPI or Swagger definitions, WSDL and other service descriptions, plus captured HTTP, JMS and MQ traffic. A tester can run selected assets with a configured test profile in the desktop interface, or manage assets through a separate REST API when a SOAtest server and the required license feature are available.
Build the check from a contract or a trace
SOAtest can start from a service definition such as OpenAPI or WSDL, or from recorded HTTP, JMS or MQ traffic. The official guide lists these generation routes alongside parameterized clients and multi-step test suites. A practical path is to select the interface your team needs to protect, create test cases around its expected responses, and run them using a test configuration that sets the scope of the check. The product page also describes reusing functional API tests for security and performance validation in a CI/CD workflow.
For automation outside the desktop interface, SOAtest documents a REST API for creating, updating and executing test assets on a server. This is an API offered by the product, distinct from the service APIs the tests exercise. The server must be running, and remote use requires a Service Enabled license feature. Plan access to the target API, suitable test data and the needed server/license setup before automating a suite.
Parasoft advertises a 14-day SOAtest trial. The pages accessed do not publish paid rates, so the trial should not be treated as evidence of a free ongoing tier or a quote for a production team.
Strengths
- Test creation can begin from API definitions or captured HTTP, JMS and MQ traffic.
- The product describes using functional API cases for additional performance and security validation.
- A documented REST API can manage and run test assets in a SOAtest server workflow.
Watch out for
- Remote REST operations require a running SOAtest server and a Service Enabled license feature.
Best for
- QA teams validating REST and service integrations from interface definitions or recorded traffic.
- Organizations reusing functional API scenarios for performance or security checks.
- Teams integrating API test asset management into a broader development and test toolchain.
Sources
- SOAtest: Efficient SOA Testing & Maintenance - Parasoft (Oct 25, 2026)
- SOAtest 14-Day Free Trial for AI-Powered API Testing - Parasoft (Oct 25, 2026)
- REST and SOA Functional Tests - SOAtest 2026.1 - Parasoft Documentation (Oct 25, 2026)
- Testing Through the REST API - SOAtest 2026.2 - Parasoft Documentation (Oct 25, 2026)