Automated testing services built for reliability
When automated testing makes sense for your project
Not every project needs automation testing, but certain scenarios benefit significantly from automated test coverage:
Business-critical features
Payment processing, checkout flows. When failures directly impact revenue or user trust, automated testing provides constant validation.
Repetitive testing requirements
Features tested after every sprint, regression testing for existing functionality, cross-browser compatibility checks. Manual testing becomes time-consuming and error-prone when you're validating the same workflows repeatedly.
Complex user workflows
Multi-step processes with conditional logic, integrations between multiple systems, calculations that depend on various inputs. Automated tests verify these scenarios consistently.
Rapidly changing systems
In competitive markets, companies need to deploy new features weekly or even daily to stay ahead. Applications with frequent updates, feature additions, or refactoring require test automation to ensure each deployment doesn't break existing functionality, allowing you to maintain your release velocity without sacrificing stability.
Systems requiring scale testing
Applications that need performance validation under load, concurrent user testing, or stress testing scenarios.
If your project doesn’t fit these patterns, manual testing might be more practical. We’ll recommend the approach that makes sense for your specific situation.
Our automated testing process
We structure test automation implementations around five phases that ensure comprehensive coverage while controlling costs:
Define automation scope
Your project manager works with you to identify which features require automated testing. We consider business risk, testing frequency, manual testing complexity, and time investment.
We establish execution schedules—typically after every staging and production deployment, though clients can request daily runs, scheduled executions, or on-demand testing.
Document test scenarios
Once features are identified, we detail exactly what gets tested:
- Business conditions and validation rules
- Complete end-to-end user workflows
- Edge cases and error scenarios
- Test data requirements for each scenario
This documentation becomes the foundation for script development and helps your team understand test coverage.
Configure test environment
We run automated tests directly on your staging and live servers—no separate test environment needed. This ensures tests validate your actual deployment environment, not a simulation.
We provide you with the IP addresses where our automation tests run and the test data we’ll use for validation. You can whitelist these IPs and exclude test submissions from your analytics to keep your data clean while we verify that your application works correctly after each deployment.
Develop test scripts
Our QA team builds automated tests based on documented requirements. Scripts validate actual outcomes against expected behavior across all defined scenarios.
We maintain close coordination with development teams throughout script creation. When features change or new functionality gets added, test scripts update simultaneously rather than falling out of sync.
Execute and maintain tests
Test scripts run according to your defined schedule, generating detailed reports after each execution. Your project manager reviews results and prioritizes any detected issues based on severity.
Scripts require ongoing maintenance as your application evolves. We continuously review and update automation as features change, ensuring tests remain relevant and reliable.
Proprietary monitoring tool for continuous validation
Beyond project-specific test scripts, we’ve developed an internal automated monitoring system that tracks critical metrics for client websites and applications:
Uptime monitoring
Continuous availability checks that alert us to outages
Performance tracking
Core Web Vitals measurement and speed analysis
Indexing verification
robots.txt compliance and SEO configuration validation
SSL certificate monitoring
Expiration tracking to prevent security warnings
Domain expiration alerts
Registration monitoring to avoid unexpected downtime
Monitoring frequency gets configured during project setup based on your risk tolerance and service agreement.
This proactive monitoring catches infrastructure issues before they impact users.
When automation isn't the right choice
Despite clear benefits, software testing automation doesn’t suit every scenario:
UI/UX evaluation
Visual design, layout consistency, user experience quality, accessibility. These require human judgment that automated tests can't replicate.
Infrequently changing systems
Applications in maintenance mode with minimal updates. Initial automation setup costs often exceed the long-term benefit for stable systems.
Exploratory testing
Investigating edge cases, testing user workflows without defined paths, discovering unexpected behaviors. Manual testing excels at uncovering issues outside scripted scenarios.
Initial development phases
Features changing rapidly during early development. Test scripts become outdated quickly when functionality remains unstable.
We evaluate test automation feasibility during project planning and recommend the testing approach that delivers the best return on investment for your specific situation.
Testing services that scale with your needs
Whether you’re building a new application requiring comprehensive test automation or maintaining existing software that needs quality assurance, we structure testing services around your project’s actual requirements.
Our team has implemented QA automation across technologies including Magento, WordPress, custom .NET applications, React frontends, mobile apps, and API integrations. We adapt our testing approach to your technical stack rather than forcing projects into rigid frameworks.
Want to discuss our testing process or the types of testing we can do for your project?
Contact us to explore how test automation can reduce risk and accelerate your development cycle.
Commonly asked questions
When does automated testing actually make sense versus manual testing?
Automated testing makes sense for business-critical features that impact revenue, repetitive testing requirements across sprints, complex user workflows with conditional logic, rapidly changing systems with frequent deployments, and applications requiring performance or load testing. Manual testing works better for UI/UX evaluation requiring human judgment, infrequently changing systems in maintenance mode, exploratory testing discovering unexpected behaviors, and initial development when features change rapidly.
What's included in the setup and ongoing cost of test automation?
Setup includes defining automation scope with your team, documenting test scenarios and validation rules, configuring test execution on your servers, and developing initial test scripts. Ongoing costs cover test execution according to your schedule (after deployments, daily, on-demand), result analysis and issue prioritization, and script maintenance as your application evolves. We provide specific cost estimates during planning based on coverage needs and execution frequency.
Do automated tests run on our actual servers or in a separate environment?
Tests run directly on your staging and production servers—no separate test environment needed. This ensures validation of your actual deployment environment, not a simulation. We provide IP addresses where automation tests run and the test data used for validation. You can whitelist these IPs and exclude test submissions from analytics to keep data clean while verifying functionality.
What happens when automated tests find bugs—do you fix them or just report them?
Automated tests generate detailed reports after each execution. Your project manager reviews results and prioritizes detected issues by severity. If you have a development agreement with us, we fix critical issues immediately and schedule others based on priority. If we’re only providing testing services, you receive reports with clear descriptions to share with your development team.
What technologies and platforms can you automate testing for?
We’ve implemented test automation across Magento, WordPress, custom .NET applications, React frontends, mobile apps (iOS/Android), and API integrations. We adapt our testing approach to your technical stack rather than forcing projects into rigid frameworks. If you’re using a platform we don’t actively develop on, we’ll be honest about whether we can provide effective automation for it.
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