Created by a developer who needs to test the app on a large scale, TestGrid is an on-demand platform that allows users to run tests on websites and applications across browsers and operating systems. The startup, which is launching today and can be used on-premises or in the cloud, eases the complexity of finding and extends the physical and cloud infrastructure for testing. Its clients range in size from startups to Fortune 500 companies and come from a wide variety of sectors, such as banking, financial services and insurance, e-commerce, manufacturing, and more. export, logistics and healthcare.
TestGrid was created in 2016 as a script-free automation tool, and then over the next 5 years its team, led by founder and CEO Harry Rao, developed it. with a real device cloud, end-to-end testing platform, and test management, to create “a one-stop shop for all testing needs”. It currently has over 20,000 in the public cloud, offers 200 minutes of free trial each month, as well as 50 enterprise customers ranging in size from startups to Fortune 500 companies. .
Before establishing TestGrid, Rao says he has built many mobile apps and websites for companies and needs to test them at scale, in a sensible way, on iOS and Android devices as well as other devices. different browser combinations.
“We know the solution to this is to first automate the application and then step two is to run it on different form factors,” he said. “We started shopping around and realized that even for automation we needed developers and above all we had to integrate a bunch of tools to get the processes automated. the end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC) we were looking for.”
To solve this problem, TestGrid’s team started with AI-based low-code automation technology. But as they grew, it was found that many infrastructure providers were too expensive. As a result, they decided to create an in-house solution and the strap kicks it off.
TestGrid now helps developers test things like their UI across different combinations of devices and browsers, app and website performance metrics like battery drain, CPU usage, data usage, time for first byte and transaction time to go to next page, integration test to see if UI and API are in sync and there are security holes.
Rao presented a few case studies on how TestGrid has helped customers. First is a gas and electricity company needed to respond to the California wildfires with an iPad device. Real-time data feeds and IoT reports are crucial to ensure they are prepared, but their application keeps crashing. Therefore, they need to optimize their entire software architecture. TestGrid allows them to move their entire testing infrastructure to the cloud, allowing all team members around the world to have access to the test devices. They can also move all their Appium Java test cases to a script-free environment. In addition to testing, the gas and electricity company can also monitor the performance of its application, saving at least 40% in testing costs, Rao said.
The second example is a clothing e-commerce company that is experiencing data logging errors, glitches, and slow page loads on their apps, slowing down sales and negatively impacting customer experience. Since they have many applications running geo-localized versions around the world, the company must ensure that their development team can track all development feedback and cycles. To do that, they used TestGrid’s print-sprint automation, which has a simple keyword-based test writing environment, smart element extraction, and auto-cure test cases. . As a result, they can test their entire application ecosystem and get real-time insights into their performance metrics, with device, network, and application logs.
Rao said TestGrid considers LambdaTest, BrowserStack and Kobiton as competitors. TestGrid sets itself apart by providing all the testing features — including cross-browser, mobile apps, performance, APIs, and security testing in one box, at a low cost. than.
“We help users reduce their testing budget by cutting across different platforms and signing up for the TestGrid platform alone and no other testing platform to do so,” said Rao.
TestGrid is now up and running and EBITDA is active. It plans to add more solutions to its product suite, including database testing, UAT, and integration with SDLC tools.
