Pros:

• Helps to get coordinates/names of objects (low-level)
• Helps tester to understand an applications code (recorded scripts)
  Structure and syntax
• Fast and simple keyword tests
• Some automation tools offer object-based recording

Cons:

• Limited ROI
• Difficulty in cases where there are events based on screen coordinates, and the object moves
• Recorded tests are the by-product of manual testing
• The ability to produce a validation requires identifying an object by a property such as a caption
• Fragile
  May be affected by screen resolution
  Often dependent on precise placement of UI objects