Question

Explain the difference between Sanity Testing Vs Regression Testing?

Answer 1

S. No.	Regression Testing	Sanity Testing
1	Regression testing is done to verify that the complete system and bug fixes are working fine.	Sanity testing is done at random to verify that each functionality is working as expected.
2	Every tiniest part is regressed in this testing.	This is not a planned testing and is done only when there’s a time crunch.
3	It is a well elaborate and planned testing.	This is not a planned testing and is done only when there’s a time crunch.
4	An appropriately designed suite of test cases is created for this testing.	It may not every time be possible to create the test cases; a rough set of test cases is created usually.
5	This includes in-depth verification of functionality, UI, performance, browser/OS testing etc. i.e. every aspect of the system is regressed.	This mainly includes verification of business rules, functionality.
6	This is a wide and deep testing.	This is a wide and shallow testing.
7	This testing is at times scheduled for weeks or even month(s).	This mostly spans over 2-3 days max.