
Sahi Pro
Automation Frameworks
Commercial
Platforms
Web
Desktop
Languages
JavaScript
<What you get/>
Automation coverage on legacy applications that resisted it before
Stable handling of frames, dynamic IDs and markup not designed for testing
Legacy suites running in the same CI pipeline as modern ones, not as a manual exception
An honest scope boundary on what belongs in Sahi versus a modern framework
What it is
Sahi Pro is a commercial web automation tool aimed at applications that resist conventional locator strategies — deeply nested frames, dynamic IDs, older enterprise front ends. Its relaxed element identification and record-and-playback approach let non-programmers build and maintain coverage, which makes it a pragmatic choice for legacy systems where a code-first framework would be slow to stabilise.
How PerfectQA uses Sahi Pro
Sahi Pro earns its place on the applications other tools struggle with — older enterprise web apps, deeply nested frames, dynamic IDs that change on every render, and desktop applications that sit alongside the browser in the same business process. Its relative-locator model handles markup that was never built with automation in mind, which is exactly the situation on the legacy systems clients most want covered and least want to rewrite. We use it where a modern framework would need brittle XPath gymnastics to achieve the same result. Suites are structured so business logic is separated from the locator layer, and runs are wired into CI alongside newer suites so legacy coverage is not treated as a manual exception. We are clear that Sahi is a targeted choice: on a modern application we would use Playwright and say so
Category
Automation Frameworks
In our stack
5 years
Projects
7 delivered
Where we’ve put it to work
Frequent questions
Why not just use Selenium or Playwright?
Can it automate desktop applications?
Is it worth licensing for one legacy system?
What if we're replacing the legacy app anyway?
Every stack is different
Tell us yours, and we’ll show you where this fits



