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Smoke Testing vs Sanity Testing


Differences between Smoke Testing and Sanity Testing are as follows:

Topic
Smoke Testing
Sanity Testing
Purpose
To verify the BASIC or CRITICAL existing functionality of an Application- before starting rigorous testing.
To verify NEWLY ADDED/UPDATED functionality or BUG FIXES.
Who does these testing?
Performed by both TESTERS and DEVELOPERS
Performed only by TESTERS
Can these tests be automated?
Can be automated
Can’t be automated
In technical terms
Exercises the ENTIRE system from END-TO-END
Exercises only a particular COMPONENT of the entire system
In general terms
SHALLOW and WIDE range of testing.
More like a GENERAL HEALTH CHECKUP
Narrow and DEEP approach of testing.
More like a SPECIALIZED HEALTH CHECKUP








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