Use this test automation ROI calculator to help estimate the real, time-saving benefits and justification for adding software test automation to your QA strategy. You can input the type of platform that needs to be automated, your desired technology stack, the number of test cases and their levels of complexity, and a lot more to calculate your returns on an automation investment.
This analysis is an estimate. The ROI charts and calculations are based on the high level inputs, standards, best practices and assumptions from our past experience. Actual estimates may vary once we will have access to your detailed requirements, test cases, tools & technologies. Exact milestones, schedules and future road maps will also play a role when creating actual estimates.
Test automation or automation testing is the process of completing quality assurance tests by using a separate piece of software that programmatically completes a series of tests defined by QA engineers. While automated testing has relieved development and QA teams of many repetitive tasks that were once completed manually, it does come without its own set of challenges and still requires a certain amount of engineering resources and talent for it to have a positive ROI on an organization.
The most obvious benefit that teams can expect when implementing automated testing is time savings, but there are a variety of other positive impacts that the strategy can have on the team and product being tested. Below are just a few benefits that engineering teams can expect:
Automated testing allows teams to execute thousands of complex test cases across multiple machines simultaneously, providing coverage unmanageable by manual testing. Automated QA testing does this by analyzing the internals of an application to analyze its memory contents, file contents, data tables and internal program states so that it can verify whether or not the application performs as expected.
Beyond the initial investment and setup costs, automated QA testing pays for itself in the long run. Once automation test scripts are set up, it takes minimal supervision to monitor the execution of tests and troubleshoot automatically any script failures. This allows teams to re-allocate resources, including finances and employees, to other business critical objectives. Test automation should lead to a higher quality product being released, so money and resources to fix post-release glitches are also reduced.
Once your QA engineers have gained a thorough understanding of the automated test suite and all related tools such as continuous integration (CI) pipeline they are easily able to attach new projects or products to the test suite which will save hours of time.
Deciding to move away from manual testing or to integrate automated testing alongside manual testing is a big decision that should be taken seriously by engineering departments. The initial investment in the tech stack to support automated testing and hours spent by engineers is substantial and should only be done when teams are at a mature enough level to truly experience the benefits of automated testing. If you find your team falling into any of the categories below, it may be time to start seriously investigating automation testing.
You find yourself running repetitive tests
Human errors are becoming more common
You need to run multiple tests simultaneously
You’re prioritizing long
term ROI
QASource can help you with our deep bench of automated testing expertise so you can maximize your test coverage, release better quality software faster and remain competitive. Our team will also help your organization:
Select the best suited automation tool for your product, technologies, and requirements
Integrate various tools & technologies with your automation framework
Develop robust automated tests and test environments
Develop modular, portable, maintainable, and reusable automation frameworks
Regression test your application
Assess every test cycle thoroughly
QASource exists to help organizations like yours enjoy the benefits of a full QA department without the associated setup cost and hassle. With an emphasis on time-bound delivery and customized solutions, we excel at helping our partners manage the quality of their deliverables while keeping costs low.
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