What is the difference between smoke testing and sanity testing?

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Smoke test is a subset of sanity test. Smoke test checks if the critical functionalities are working. Sanity test checks if the major functionalities are working.

Smoke test is performed to ensure that the critical functionalities of the software are working as expected.
Sanity test is performed to ensure that the major functionalities of the software are working as expected.
Smoke test is a subset of sanity test.
Smoke test is a quick and shallow test to identify major issues early in the testing process.
Sanity test is performed after the software build is stabilized and major issues have been fixed.
Smoke test is usually executed before the detailed testing begins.
Sanity test is usually executed after the detailed testing is completed.
Smoke test focuses on the breadth of the application.
Sanity test focuses on the depth of the application.
Smoke test is a high-level verification.
Sanity test is a low-level verification.

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Smoke Testing: 1.Smoke is perform when we get the build from developer. 2. It is build verification testing. 3. Tester will check stability of the build. 4. Done by the dev and tester. 5. Normal check-up of the application.

Sanity Testing : 1. It is a subset of regression testing. 2. Tester will perform this testing. 3. Tester will check critical functionality. Probably done after smoke testing and fixing of the issue. 4. It is specialize check-up of the application.

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Smoke testing is a verify the critical functionality of the system it is done by a both tester and developer it is subset of acceptance testing

Sanity testing is verify the new functionality of the testing like bug fixes it is done by only tester it is subset of regression testing

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1. Smoke testing is a set of basic test the built is ready is further regionus

2.smoke testing is a document and script

3. Smoke testing shallow and wide getting deep.

4.smoke testing most important and critical functionality of the application.

1. sanity testing is a set of basic test the built is ready for further regionus.

2. Sanity testing is an not document and script

3. Sanity testing is nallow and deep testing

4. Sanity testing basic functionality of the application.

Accepted Answer

Testing the basic and critical features of an application before doing throw and regression testing is known as Smoke testing.

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