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Outsourcing services are not a new trendy type of collaboration anymore. Businesses have gotten used to delegating some of the activities, fully or partially. It is a wise and cost-efficient tactic or/and strategic decision. It has already become a usual thing to delegate HR, legal, accounting, financial, QA, and other business tasks to third-party companies. Outsourced software testing services are especially growing in demand. Why is that happening? The main reason is the demand for flawless application and website performance. And in this case, users dictate new standards for the “flawless,” adding to already tough competition on the IT market. As product development is always an investment, QA services should ensure the potential user would be satisfied with an end-product and the experience it delivers. That’s the cornerstone of success that drives project profitability. Earlier, we’ve discussed the differences between outsourcing, outstaffing, and freelance in software ...

This post is co-authored with Olha Hladka, a former QA Engineer at QA Madness. There are some subjects in the QA world, an approach to which can vary from company to company. Specialists’ grades in software testing are one of those. To be more specific, the differences between Junior, Middle, and Senior QA engineers often become a subject of heated discussions. We’ve already shared some ideas on the QA Engineer role and responsibilities recently. So this time, we decided to focus on the distinction between QA grades – a Trainee, a Junior/Middle/Senior QA Engineer, and a QA Lead – and tell more about their proficiencies and responsibilities to help tech companies hire QA engineers effectively. In 2026, these grades have evolved to include expertise in AI-augmented testing and cross-platform ecosystems. As a professional quality assurance & testing company, we see a rising demand for specialists who can handle both manual software testing and complex automation testing service...

Software testing is a science full of specific terms and classifications. Black box and white box testing are two of the most common terms you'll hear when talking to a software testing company. Usually, a specialist from an outsourced QA company doesn't have access to your code and doesn't know how features work on the backend. They perform black box testing, interacting with functionalities via the frontend while everything "in the box" remains a secret. The opposite approach, white box testing, gives the software QA services team full access to everything in the app. To build a resilient product in 2026, you need to know how these different QA services work together to protect your bottom line. Originally Published: Dec 11, 2020 | Last Updated: March 10, 2026 What is Black Box Testing and How Does it Help Your Business? As the name suggests, black box testing means running a quality check without knowing the internal architecture or having access to the code. A QA specialist do...

This post is co-authored with Olha Hladka, a QA Engineer at QA Madness. Today, we’d like to share some thoughts on the role of a QA Engineer in the team. It seems to be a simple subject to cover, but let’s try to dig deeper. Here are some questions we’re going to answer: Who is a QA Engineer / QC Engineer / Tester in software development? And what role does a QA Engineer play in the team? Do their areas of responsibility vary depending on the team size? What skills do you need to work in a small and in a large team? What are the QA Engineer’s responsibilities in a dedicated QA team? It’s time to find out the answers! QA Engineer, QA Engineer, or Tester? You might have already seen a well-known scheme that clearly shows the relations between these three positions – a Quality Assurance Engineer, a Quality Control Engineer, and a Tester. If you haven’t, take a look at the image below. To be more specific: A Tester goes through the planned test cases and si...

It took some time to convince the vast audience that software testing is essential. There was a common belief that good code equals good user experience. As learned in practice, these two things may be unrelated at all. Now, we are facing a new issue: troubles with planning. Setting up a QA process takes time, and many specialists that engage QA resources at the later stages of product development don’t always fully realize that. So now, when the majority already knows why testing is essential, we have another tip to share: smart software testing planning greatly benefits the development process. The QA Awareness: Why Software Testing Matters Let’s start with a quick reminder about why the QA process takes such a significant place in the development pipeline. The benefits of running software testing before the release include but are not limited to the following points: You are confident in the quality of the end product when it gets to the market. No critical bugs on produc...

Modern testing solutions are evolving and revolutionizing. QA is not just about finding bugs and errors anymore; it is a complex technical philosophy that also includes evaluation of a product idea, behavioral predictions, analysis of opportunities and threats, etc. So can we use only traditional and well-known testing methods to achieve progressive results? Of course, they remain the cornerstone of the software testing process. However, if you want to become more competitive in the QA field, you should stay one step ahead of your competitors and continuously enhance your professional skills. For this, you should keep up with software testing challenges and trends. So what is the future of software testing in 2021? We’ll share several assumptions. Top Testing Trends Driving the Industry in 2021 2021 promises to be a dynamic and ambitious year, so we expect some fascinating testing trends, models, and strategies to come to life. Here are some of the upcoming technologies in softwar...

Performance and load testing are key piece of the great puzzle that is making your customers satisfied. A perfect user experience and high-quality product are what makes people satisfied enough to buy, use, and advise a product to others. So what are those performance and load bugs, and why everyone keeps talking about them – the answers are below. Meet Performance Testing! Performance testing is a type of testing that allows checking the overall behavior of a product (PC software, mobile applications, websites, emulators, simulators) under a certain workload. QA engineers apply performance testing services to estimate the following parameters: Response capacity – the speed of reaction to end-users’ actions/requests. Sensitivity – the analysis of unmeasured underlying continuous variables and connected with the parameters. Permanence – the stability of a product under test. Scalability – the minimum and maximum of your product’s technical possibilities. Reliabi...

Both emulators and simulators belong to virtual devices, but there is a significant difference between them. And since this difference affects the way we build a QA process, let’s dive deeper into the topic to investigate all of the pitfalls. Why Do We Need Virtual Devices? Effective testing and debugging always precede a successful release. For that purpose, a QA team needs to choose and exploit appropriate device testing solutions. The diversity of testing devices plays a significant role in the QA process because of the numerous operating systems, web browsers, and hardware options that are available today. It means that testing an application on one smartphone doesn’t guarantee it will function the same way on a different device. To cover the wide range of existing smartphones and tablets, mobile QA specialists can use two kinds of devices – real and virtual. The benefit of having a real device is obvious: you use exactly the same smartphone your customers will use. How doe...

So, you are a QA engineer and targeting your goal to become a test automation specialist. The good news is you have already covered half of the journey towards becoming a professional in automation testing services. Understanding the core QA processes and manual testing practices is the base for further skills development. What to do next? Here are some things to add to your checklist. Learn How to Code On the one hand, it seems obvious. Coding skills are what opens the way to software automation testing jobs. On the other hand, some test automation engineers do just fine with using simple codeless tools. So what’s the golden mean? You can start with tools that don’t require coding skills to build automation scripts and gain knowledge of specific programming languages later on. Use tools like TestProject and Leapwork – they are easy to learn and use. There are many ways to implement codeless automation. You can use a screen recorder to record, execute, and analyze your automate...