> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://n-saikiran.gitbook.io/selenium-2-webdriver-advanced/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://n-saikiran.gitbook.io/selenium-2-webdriver-advanced/chapter1/soapui.md).

# 1.2 SoapUI

SoapUI is an open-source web service testing application for service-oriented architectures (SOA) and representational state transfers (REST). Its functionality covers web service inspection, invoking, development, simulation and mocking, functional testing, load and compliance testing. A commercial version, [SoapUI Pro](https://nsaikiran.gitbooks.io/soapuingpro/content/), which mainly focuses on features designed to enhance productivity, was also developed by Eviware software. In 2011, SmartBear Software acquired Eviware