Exploratory Testing That Actually Works

Give your testers the freedom to hunt for bugs while keeping managers happy. Track progress, generate professional reports, and keep your exploratory testing practical.

More code needs more human judgment. Testpad is where your team verifies before it ships.

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Freedom to investigate,
easy to track

Testpad lets testers explore freely while keeping everything planned, trackable, and reportable. Anyone can jump in and test – QA pros, devs, managers, even guest testers who don’t need a login.

Pragmatic Exploratory Testing
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“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

Show stakeholders what was actually covered

"What did you test?" shouldn't be a tricky question. Testpad organizes your exploratory testing into clear, professional reports that show exactly what happened. What worked. What didn't. Give managers the visibility they need without wading through pages of notes.

Better than spreadsheets
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“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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Stewart Warner

Nick Kenyon, Head of Operations, Numed Healthcare

Build on discoveries instead of starting from scratch

Reuse your test ideas so the next release or sprint starts with real insights, not blank slates. Add new discoveries as you go and create reusable test scripts that improve your exploratory testing over time.

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A pragmatic approach that makes
Exploratory Testing manageable

Find bugs no one saw coming

When you need to hunt for the unexpected

New features, edge cases, or that nagging feeling something isn't right. Use Testpad's flexible prompts to guide investigation without limiting creativity. Perfect for when you know there are problems but don't know exactly what you're looking for.

Just enough structure

When exploration feels too chaotic to manage

Keep focused without losing the freedom to follow interesting leads. Organize test areas, track what's been covered, and capture new ideas as they emerge. Ideal for teams who want exploratory benefits without the "where do we even start?" paralysis.

Comprehensive coverage

When you need to prove exploration was thorough

Generate clear reports that demonstrate breadth and depth of investigation. Perfect for regulated environments, client projects, or anywhere you need to document that real testing happened — not just random clicking around.

What you can do with Testpad

Start exploring in 5 minutes

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Write simple prompts that guide without constraining

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Add new test ideas during sessions when inspiration strikes

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Tag and filter for exploration subsets of the whole

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Bring in guest testers for extra help

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Clickable links to bugs in JIRA etc

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Attach screenshots and evidence as you discover issues

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Share instant reports that make sense to non-testers

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Build reusable exploration templates that improve over time

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Keep institutional knowledge instead of losing it in verbose notes

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What you can't do with Testpad

Get bogged down in tutorials

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Take extensive notes while trying to focus on testing

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Spend hours writing up verbose session reports

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Start from scratch every release because insights are buried in notes

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

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Bask in a false sense of security thanks to unhelpful process

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Procrastinate adding more test ideas because it's too much effort

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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 planning software

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16 years, 1000s of customers andover 100 million test results

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

  • “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

Plan, test, and review more efficiently than ever
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