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SoapUI
SoapUI is a free and open source cross-platform functional testing solution for APIs and web services.
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Introduction
SoapUI is the world’s leading testing tool for API testing. See the SoapUI website to learn more. By downloading our software, you agree to our license and privacy policy.
The latest GitHub release listed on 25 Oct 2026 was v5.10.0, published 2026-06-02.
Features
These items are quoted from public documentation fetched on 25 Oct 2026. Taken from repository README headings.
- Table of content: Structure and submodules Build and run Prerequisites Get the source code for the first time Build Run Get the latest changes Contribute IDE support IntelliJ IDEA Eclipse Documentation Advanced Functionality Additional resources
- Structure and submodules: soapui - The core module that creates the soapui.jar file. soapui-system-test - Integration and system tests for SoapUI. soapui-installer - Creates SoapUI distributions, such as installers and archives. soapui-maven-plugin – A Maven plugin used to run SoapUI in a Continuous integration environment (such as Jenkins).…
- Prerequisites: OpenJDK 17 Maven (version 3.6.3 or later) Git (version 1.8 or later)
- Get the source code for the first time: To get the source code, run git clone https://github.com/SmartBear/soapui.git in the folder where you want to clone the root folder of the SoapUI project.
- Build: To build a SoapUI project, run mvn clean install in the root folder. To build an individual submodule, run mvn clean install in the root folder of the submodule you want to build.
- Run: To run SoapUI after it has been built, execute mvn exec:java in the root folder of the soapui submodule.
Pros
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- Repository topics: The repository’s GitHub topics include on-prem, open-source, soapui-oss.
Cons
The pages fetched on 25 Oct 2026 do not publish a limitations list. That absence is not evidence that the tool has no drawbacks. Current issues are tracked at https://github.com/SmartBear/soapui/issues.
Usage and Links (Example)
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Pricing
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Advanced Functionality SoapUI Open Source offers basic functionality for API testing.
Additional resources SoapUI community - SmartBear’s SoapUI Open Source community for discussing and participating in all things SoapUI.
No separate price list was found on 25 Oct 2026.
Recommended for?
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Conclusion
SoapUI is summarized by its public description as: “SoapUI is a free and open source cross-platform functional testing solution for APIs and web services.”.
The latest GitHub release listed was v5.10.0, published 2026-06-02.
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