In-house vs Outsourced Testing

Outsourced software testing can help your company reach its goals in ways in-house can’t. Expertise, scalability, flexibility, advanced tools, and affordability are all on the table with outsourced QA services. So partnering with a QA team with over a decade of experience can make a huge impact.

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Outsourced vs In-house

How can outsourced QA help me?

Deciding between outsourcing your quality assurance processes or managing them in-house can significantly impact your business. To help you make an informed decision, we compare the two approaches and highlight the key benefits of outsourcing QA.

  • In-house
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    Outsourced
    Outsourced
  • Specialized expertise

    Do teams have access to specialized cross-industry expertise and diverse teams with varied skills and backgrounds to your business?

    In-house
    Outsourced
  • Cost-effectiveness

    Do teams contribute to the massive operational costs and overheads associated with staffing and maintaining a QA team?

    In-house
    Outsourced
  • Scalability

    Can teams quickly adapt and scale to testing requirements, with the flexibility to meet dynamic project needs?

    In-house
    Outsourced
  • Management burden

    Do teams add to a company’s responsibilities of recruiting, training, and managing testers?

    In-house
    Outsourced
  • Access to advanced tools

    Do teams have access to advanced testing tools and technologies without the immense upfront cost, leading to better testing, fewer bugs, and a higher quality final product?

    In-house
    Outsourced
  • An objective perspective

    Do teams offer an objective perspective to software testing that helps catch bugs that may have been missed by an integrated team too familiar with the product?

    In-house
    Outsourced
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Industry leaders choose and trust our outsourced services. See what they say about partnering with us.

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Pinterest

TestDevLab has gone above and beyond in helping us benchmark our application. They have performed end-to-end testing for our short videos and fully automated test cases. Their investigative and meticulous approach ensures that we're covering all of the bases, providing us with detailed bug reports and performance metrics that help us make better decisions for our product. Their responsiveness and technical expertise is a great asset to our team

Sterling Li

Engineering Manager - Video Platform

Microsoft

TestDevLab helped Teams mobile clients with performance and fundamentals testing. We got deeper understanding of the product behavior along with competitive analysis on these fronts. This immensely helped team to find and fix issues, catch regressions and help us evolve base lines on these areas. TestDevLab team posses deeper expertise on battery and audio quality. Team provided us with right technology, tools and special hardware required to perform these tests. Team provided timely test passes along with good reports.

Mahesh Arali

Senior Software Engineer

Discord

TestDevLab has been helping us with audio and video call benchmarking and automating those scenarios. With our ever-increasing need for new tests, TestDevLab has provided us with the best and most efficient quality assurance services.

Xinhong Yuan

Engineering Manager

Omio

By participating in our release lifecycle process and testing newest releases for bugs and regression issues "TestDevLab" helps us make our product better and launch it faster in new markets. Communication with "TestDevLab" engineers is easy and productive as they are experts in quality assurance field.

Tomas Vocetka

VP Engineering

Orange

Orange has worked with the TestDevLab team for more than 6 years now. They bring a level of experience and expertise that no other company were able to demonstrate. TestDevLab have played a key part in the projects and products I have delivered to market. Every person is committed to quality, willing to work outside hours in critical situations and is skilled in developing test plans, technology and methodologies. If any other companies are looking to deploy a high quality product or service then the best partner in the market are TestDevLab.

Dominic Lobo VP

Voice Communication Services

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Our step-by-step process

Taking the first step to outsourced testing can feel like a big one. Our experts are ready to provide tailored solutions to your QA testing needs. Take a look at our transparent step-by-step process:

1

Initial Call

Scheduling a call to discuss your goals & learn more about your product.

2

Signing NDA

Signing a mutual NDA to make sure sensitive information & data is safe.

3

Defining Requirements

Discussing your product to better understand your current situation & needs.

4

Signing Contract

Agreeing to & signing a master service agreement of work.

5

Kickoff Meeting

Having a kickoff meeting to discuss the scope of testing & what will be delivered.

6

Check-ins and Reviews

To ensure all testing requirements are being met, we provide regular check-ins & reviews.

What can I outsource?

Our software testing services

Choosing the right QA partner involves making sure they have the services you need. With our software testing services, we can test your solution inside out and identify defects before it goes live.

Test automation

Test automation is one of our strong suits, added to our software testing services more than a decade ago. Whether you need to set up test automation from scratch or need extra help with existing setup - we can help!

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Manual testing

During the years in the software testing service industry, we are well equipped with experience and knowledge to cover all complexity-level projects and meet all the requirements set by the client.

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Accessibility testing

To leave no room for error, we have included accessibility testing in the list of our software testing services. Ensure you deliver an inclusive product that meets all local and international regulations.

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Security testing

Security testing is essential, and not many software testing service companies offer that. We can perform a formal audit based on well-known methodologies like OWASP or appoint trained hackers to identify vulnerabilities.

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Competitive analysis

Do you want to secure your spot in the market? Be one step ahead of your competitors and make reasoned decisions by using our software testing services for in-depth competitive analysis and benchmarking.

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Performance testing

When it comes to performance testing, it's a big part of our non-functional software testing service portfolio. Find out your product limitations and identify performance issues before your end-user does.

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UX Testing

Through our UX testing services, we can evaluate whether your end users can intuitively access your application and use all the features. None of your users should be left behind, so we are here to help!

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ISO Advisory

With ISO advisory services, we can help you standardize processes and improve credibility. Our experts provide guidance to successfully implement and align with ISO standards, complementing our robust software testing services.

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QA management

Get extra QA engineers, gain expertise in specific technologies, or build a QA team from the ground up. With our QA services, you can improve your software quality and strengthen your software testing capabilities without a hassle.

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Data Security

Data protection comes first

Trusting your intellectual property with another partner is a big deal, and we know it. That’s why we prioritize data protection with mutual NDAs, implement ISO and custom in-house data security standards, and offer the ability to customize the project on-site.

Mutual NDA

Before any software QA services start, we always sign a mutual NDA to ensure complete confidentiality and sensitive data safety.

In-house standards

Additionally, we have introduced an extra internal security layer, including recurring data security training that reinforces data protection even more.

ISO certifications

In order to deliver high-quality software QA services, we ensure the best service possible, we have obtained ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, and ISO 22301 certifications.

On-demand security solutions

QA and software testing projects requiring extra security measures - we can make it happen. You can rest assured that your information is safe.

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