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AskUI vs Eggplant Test
Image and text recognition with SenseTalk scripts, compared with AskUI's plain-language tests and a computer-use agent.
Eggplant Test · by Keysight
What it is.
Eggplant Test is Keysight's test tool that works from the screen with image and text recognition. Tests are written in SenseTalk. Keysight also sells it for automotive infotainment, ADAS and digital cockpit testing.
Where Eggplant Test is strong
- Needs no source code or APIs, because it works from the screen.
- Established in automotive, with support for ISO 26262 evidence.
- Part of Keysight's wider test and measurement portfolio.
Side by side
How they work.
Architecture, not adjectives.
| Question | Eggplant Testby Keysight | AskUIComputer-use agent |
|---|---|---|
| How a test finds the UI | Image and text recognition on the screen. | An agent reads the screen like a tester does. No selectors, no object repository, no recordings. |
| How tests are written | SenseTalk scripts, with image captures for each element. | Plain language. Your manual test cases, often written from requirements. |
| Surfaces | Desktop, web, mobile and embedded screens. | Desktop and remote computers, web browsers, Android emulators and phones, iOS simulators, several computers in one test, and embedded screens with no DOM. |
| Access needed to the app | None. It works from the screen through a remote connection. | None. No source code, instrumentation or accessibility tree. AgentOS gives the agent screen, keyboard and mouse. |
| When the screen is not as expected | Image matching finds the elements; the SenseTalk script decides the flow. | The agent decides each next action from the screen. It closes unexpected pop-ups and corrects its own misclicks. Two attempts per step; In-Flight Guidance stops runs that loop; Dreaming proposes fixes for review. |
| Integrations beyond the UI | SenseTalk can call scripts, APIs and other tools. | Tool Store: SQL over ODBC, HTTP, shell and file checks, off until enabled. Custom C# tools and MCP servers, for example Vector CANoe or dSPACE, called from plain-language steps. |
| Test format | SenseTalk scripts and image assets. | Markdown, CSV or JSON files in your own Git repository. |
Based on public information from the vendor's website and docs.askui.com, checked August 2026. Products change; check the current documentation. Eggplant Test is a trademark of its owner.
Which one fits
Both are good at something.
Choose Eggplant Test when
You already run Eggplant with a library of SenseTalk scripts and images, inside a Keysight test setup.
Choose AskUI when
You want to write tests in plain language instead of scripts, without capturing an image for every element.
Questions
- Eggplant and AskUI both work from the screen. What is the difference?
- Eggplant matches captured images and text in SenseTalk scripts. AskUI uses a computer-use agent that reads the screen and follows plain-language steps, so tests have no images or scripts to maintain.
- Can AskUI test infotainment head units?
- Yes. The agent drives the head unit from its screen, with nothing installed on the device.
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