Test plans,
not test cases.

Tests formatted as intuitive checklists: structured enough to track coverage, light enough to find the bugs that matter. Get away from the overhead and busywork of outdated test case management.

AI is writing more code than ever, code that passes its own tests, and yet still gets it wrong. That's the kind of human-still-required testing that Testpad excels at.

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A test is just a line of text.

In most tools every test is a small form to fill: preconditions, steps, expected results. With Testpad it's one line of plain text and everything else builds from there. The plan reads top to bottom like a checklist. Indentation for structure. Columns for test runs, the results lining up beside every test. It's coverage you can just see at a glance.

A Testpad test plan: prompts down the left, run results in columns on the right
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“We use Testpad to track all our testing. It offers the depth and flexibility to model our entire test plan, but remains simple enough that onboarding new testers is effortless. The import and export facilities are really helpful for migrating test plans from other test management tools.”

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Eric Wolf

Senior Solutions Architect, Bell | Testpad customer for 6 years

However you like to run your QA, discover a more pragmatic approach

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Exploratory testing

When you don’t know what you don’t know

This is testing led by curiosity and instinct, a human hunting the unpredictable bugs that lurk in the edge (and not so edge) cases. With Testpad you sketch out the areas and features you want to look at, explore within each, and add more prompts during testing as new ideas occur to you. The best of both: a test spec that doesn't box you in, yet with a solid record of what was covered.

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Regression testing

When breaking the same thing twice is embarrassing

Every bug you fix deserves a regression test so it can't sneak back and embarrass you. Most regression tests belong in automation in the end, but that's more code to write, debug and maintain. The quickest protection is a manual test added the moment the bug is fixed, with the ones worth automating being promoted later. Testpad is the home for that growing list: a checklist you re-run each release, extended a line at a time.

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User acceptance testing

When you need to show off your work

Prove you met the brief without a spreadsheet in sight. Share a guest link and the client works down the checklist themselves, ticking each item, so everyone agrees the job is done. No logins to hand out, no tool to learn.

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AI code validation

When the code writes itself but still needs a human

The more an AI writes, the more there is to check, not less. Its code looks right, the happy path is working, even the tests it wrote for itself are green, and yet it still does the wrong thing in ways only a human notices. Cue Testpad: a plain-text checklist of the things worth checking that's fast to write and quick to run. And with delicious irony: AI can draft this plan for you to copy/paste into Testpad as a quickstart, adding further ideas as they occur during testing.

Better than spreadsheets,
simpler than test case management

Test plans only earn their keep if they keep up with the product. That's where the alternatives quietly fail: spreadsheets sprawl into version chaos, and test case tools make every change a form-filling chore, so the plan goes stale and testers route around it.

Testpad makes upkeep trivial. Add, edit and delete tests with the keyboard, as fast as you can think. When the plan changes shape, drag and drop whole branches where they need to go. The checklist stays current, and your team stays focused on what matters: verifying the software actually works.

Better than spreadsheets

Reporting that actually
answers "are we ready yet?"

Knowing you're ready to ship means knowing three things: what passed, what failed, and what hasn't been checked at all. Testpad's reports answer all three at a glance, a complete picture of what was tested, not just a list of problems, or a count of test cases performed.

Share links to progress reports, or go old-school and leave a printout on your boss's desk. Power move.

  • Instant and useful reports
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“In the past we used other test repositories but they were cumbersome and harder to use than a simple spreadsheet. For us, Testpad combines the visibility and quickness of a spreadsheet with a nice UI.”

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Stewart Warner

Managing Director, Foxhole QA | Testpad customer for 4 years

What you can do with Testpad

Start testing in 5 minutes

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Validate AI-generated code before it ships

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Edit tests during testing, because that's when you have all the ideas

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Bring in guest testers for extra help

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Connect your CI/CD using the API

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Share progress reports with a link

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Tag and filter tests for when only subsets are needed

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Test using mobiles, with seamless handover

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Attach images and files

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Build templates for easy re-use

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Track what’s been validated and what hasn’t

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What you can't do with Testpad

Get bogged down in tutorials

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Wait 5 minutes every time you want to generate a new report

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Enjoy the irony of finding bugs in the test management tool

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Fret over whether you’re 'testing right'

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Lock yourself into rigid test structures so you never test at all

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Store test knowledge and progress inside one person’s head (lest they get pancaked by a city bus)

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Bask in a false sense of security thanks to unhelpful process

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Procrastinate adding more tests because it's too much effort

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From Grandma’s garage to Github,teams of all shapes & sizes love Testpad

Check out a few of our testimonials

  • “Testpad has really made writing test plans a breeze for our team. It helps us to dive into our tests, isolate defects, and provide context around the results.”

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    Luke Hefson

    Engineering Manage, GitHub Testpad customer for 12 years

  • “We've been using Testpad to track prototypes and execute hardware bring-up tests and are absolutely thrilled with it. The combination of features, reporting, and ease of use make it superior to anything we've used before. We find it more efficient and comprehensive than traditional approaches.”

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    Kyle Roberts

    Snr DGX Server Platform Eng, NVIDIA Testpad customer for 5 years

  • “We use Testpad to track all of our testing. It offers the depth and flexibility to model our entire test plan, but remains simple enough that onboarding new testers is effortless. The import and export facilities are really helpful for migrating test plans from other test management tools.”

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    Eric Wolf

    Senior Solutions Architect, Bell Testpad customer for 10 years

  • “Our QA team was lacking the time to write proper regression tests. We already had a much more complex and expensive tool which we never used. Then we gave Testpad a trial and the results were great.”

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    Vincent Kurutza

    Head of QA, Digital Genius Testpad customer for 9 years

  • “When looking for test tools, my developer came back to me with a number of massive platforms with tons of features we’d never use. I tried to explain that a) we wanted a lightweight solution and b) what that solution might look like. And then he found Testpad and I was like: this, this is exactly what I mean. Great work!”

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    Ben Simon

    Founder, Ideas2Executables Testpad customer for 3 years

  • “Testpad is great! We use it every day testing embedded software, making light work of our many environments and configurations. I haven't tried every QA tool out there but if I had the choice, I'd choose Testpad 10/10 times.”

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    Jason Pritchard

    QA Engineer, Legrand Testpad customer for 8 years

  • “In the past we used other test repositories but they were cumbersome and harder to use than a simple spreadsheet. For us, Testpad combines the visibility and quickness of a spreadsheet with a nice UI.”

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    Stewart Warner

    Managing Director, Foxhole QA Testpad customer for 7 years

  • “Testpad is flexible enough to create and reuse test plans lightning fast. This helps our team spend more time preparing to test, do the actual testing and report the final results.”

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    Jason Hamilton

    Founder and CEO, TestLauncher Testpad customer for 11 years

  • “Testpad allows for rapid testing to fix issues in our software before it reaches our customers. The simplicity makes the testing process straight forward, gets the results to the engineering team, and is fun for the tester.”

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    Brian Grau

    Head of Production, OpenROV Testpad customer for 11 years

  • “Testpad has been a reliable and effective part of our test management procedure for years. It fulfils completely the compromise between productivity and formality, saving us from the headache of trying to do it with spreadsheets.”

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    Nick Kenyon

    Head of Operations, Numed Healthcare Testpad customer for 14 years

  • “We couldn't have ramped up our development schedule without Testpad. It's a core part of our QA and the Testpad team are exceptionally responsive.”

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    Ashleigh Lodge

    Dev Lead, Neovation Learning Solutions Testpad customer for 12 years

  • “I was looking at 16 different tools before I stumbled across Testpad. It's simple and quick to use (easy enough to have business people use it with very little training). Reporting is simple and effective, making it clear who has tested what and where the bottlenecks are. Take a look – highly recommended.”

    Adrian Wright
    Adrian Wright

    Business Process and IT Strategy Testpad customer for 14 years

  • “Testpad has become a core tool for our QA team. We're expanding this year and will continue to use and support Testpad. We love it.”

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    Mike Andrews

    QA Manager, Doctor on Demand Testpad customer for 10 years

  • “We rely on Testpad to help us organize our test plans and help coordinate testing between multiple people within our organization. Testpad is a valued part our release testing process at Jackson River.”

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    Phillip Cave

    VP Product Development, Jackson River Testpad customer for 13 years

  • “Testpad is a crucial part of our QA toolset. The flexibility of Testpad allows us to rapidly document and execute tests and the reporting capabilities are simple yet detailed and informative. Testpad is swiftly becoming our default test management tool.”

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    Stephen Stillings

    QA Lead, Freeman Grattan Holdings Testpad customer for 9 years

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