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Software testing services that catch the bugs before your users do.

Avaib gives you a dedicated QA department that tests your software to break it — functional, automation, performance, security and compatibility testing by senior testers who try the things a real user would, not a checklist that passes everything. You get real defects found early and reports you can act on.

Delivered for teams in Australia, the United States, Canada and the Middle East.

Dedicated QA
A real testing department, not developers marking their own work
Break it first
We find the bugs before your customers do
Trusted automation
Suites that fail only for real reasons
You own it
Test cases, code and docs stay yours

Proof it works, before it ships

Working software is not the same as software nobody has tried to break.

Software testing is how you find the defects in your software — and prove it does what it should — before your users are the ones who find them, when a fault costs you trust and money instead of a line in a report.

Most teams know their testing is thin. Developers check their own work between building the next thing, releases go out on hope, and the bugs turn up in production — the broken payment, the report that will not run, the page that falls apart on a phone. By then a customer has felt it, and a problem that would have been a quick fix before launch is now an incident, a refund and a dented reputation.

Avaib gives you an independent QA function that does the job properly, part of how we keep software healthy after launch. Senior testers learn where your software could actually hurt you, then push exactly there — the edge cases, the error paths, the load — so the surprises are ours to find in a test, not yours to explain to a customer.

An Avaib QA team testing software before release

Shipping faster than you can test, and feeling it? That is exactly the gap we close.

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What we test

The testing your software needs to hold up in the real world.

Testing is not one job — it is proving the software works in every way that matters to your users and your business. Here is the range we cover, focused on where a failure would actually cost you.

Functional testing

Checking the software actually does what it is meant to — every feature, form, calculation and workflow — against what was agreed, so it behaves correctly for a real user, not just in a demo.

Test automation

Turning the repetitive checks into automated tests that run on every change, so a fix in one place cannot quietly break something else, and your team gets fast feedback instead of a slow manual pass.

Performance and load testing

Finding out how the software behaves under real and peak load — how fast it responds and where it falls over — before your busiest day does it for you in front of customers.

Security testing

Probing the application the way an attacker would: broken access, injection, weak authentication and the common vulnerabilities, so the holes are found and closed by us, not by someone else later.

Compatibility testing

Making sure it works across the browsers, screen sizes and devices your users actually have — because "works on my machine" is not the same as works for everyone.

API and integration testing

Testing the connections between your systems and services directly, so data moves correctly and an integration failing silently does not corrupt what your business relies on.

Not sure which testing your software needs? We look at where the risk is and focus there.

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Why cheap testing costs more

The trap: testing that produces a green report, not working software.

A lot of testing looks like proof and is really just a formality. Here is how box-ticking QA lets the real bugs straight through to your users.

01

Testing that only walks the happy path

The tester is handed a script, clicks through the obvious steps in the obvious order, and never tries the odd inputs, the error paths or the things a real, distracted user actually does.

02

Everything "passes" and the report is green

You get a tidy report full of ticks that looks like proof it works. It is really proof that nobody tried very hard to break it. The bugs are still in there — they were just never looked for.

03

Your users find the bugs in production

The edge cases, the broken payment, the report that will not run — your customers hit them live, where a fault costs you trust and money instead of a line in a test report before launch.

Testing done properly

Testing that actually tries to break your software.

Good QA is not about ticking boxes — it is about finding the problems first, on purpose. This is what every Avaib testing engagement is built to do.

We test like your users behave

Beyond the happy path, we test the awkward inputs, the wrong order, the interruptions and the error paths — the real ways software gets used and breaks, so the surprises are ours to find, not your customers'.

Tested against what was agreed

We test against the actual requirements, not just whatever is on screen, so "it works" means it does the right thing — not that it does something without crashing.

Edge cases and error paths

The empty field, the huge file, the double-click, the lost connection — the boundaries where software usually fails are exactly where we push hardest.

Automation that is not flaky

Automated tests that pass and fail for real reasons, kept stable and maintained, so a red result means a real problem and your team can trust the suite instead of ignoring it.

Defect reports you can act on

Every bug written up with clear steps to reproduce it, what you expected, what happened, and how serious it is — so your developers can fix it fast instead of asking what you meant.

Regression so old bugs stay dead

Once something is fixed, a test guards it, so the same fault cannot quietly come back three releases later when everyone has forgotten about it.

Manual and automated

Manual or automated testing? You need the right mix of both.

These are not rivals — they catch different problems. Selling you only one is usually a sign of what is easiest to bill. Here is where each earns its place.

Manual and exploratory testing

A skilled human using the software the way a real person would — following a hunch, trying the odd thing, judging whether it actually feels right.

  • New features that have never been tested before
  • Usability and whether the experience makes sense
  • Exploratory testing — deliberately trying to break it
  • One-off checks where writing a script would cost more than it saves

Automated testing

Tests written once and run by machine on every change — fast, repeatable and tireless, catching the things that used to slip through a rushed manual pass.

  • Regression — re-checking everything that already worked
  • Repetitive checks across many browsers, devices or data sets
  • Fast feedback on every code change, before it reaches you
  • Performance and load runs no human could do by hand

Automation catches what a rushed manual pass misses and frees your people up; manual and exploratory testing catches what automation was never told to look for. We use the right balance for your product, and build any automated suite so your team can trust it and keep it — not inherit noise they learn to ignore.

The fears, answered

What makes people wary of outsourced QA, and how we handle it.

These are the real frustrations we hear about testing that came before us. Here is exactly how Avaib takes each one off the table.

"Outsourced QA just rubber-stamps everything and misses the real bugs."
Our testers are paid to break your software, not to make a report look green. We test the error paths and edge cases a script-follower skips, and we would rather hand you a list of real problems before launch than a clean sheet that your users disprove in week one.
"Their automated tests are flaky — half the failures are noise."
A flaky suite is worse than no suite, because people learn to ignore it. We build and maintain automation that fails only for real reasons, so a red build is a genuine signal your team can act on, not background noise they tune out.
"They never really understood our product, so their testing was shallow."
We start by learning your product and where the risk actually is, and document it, so the testing is aimed at what matters to your business rather than clicking mechanically through screens. You get testers who understand what "working" means for you.
"The cost crept up well past the original quote."
We scope the testing to your product and risks up front and tell you what is and is not included, so there are no surprise line items later. You can run us as a dedicated team, per project, or as blocks of hours — whichever keeps the cost predictable for how you work.
"We get bug reports we cannot even reproduce."
Every defect comes with exact steps, the data used, what was expected and what happened, and how serious it is. Your developers spend their time fixing the bug, not playing detective trying to recreate it from a vague description.
"Testing always gets squeezed to the end and rushed."
We work alongside your build rather than bolting testing on at the end, so problems are found while they are cheap to fix. Where you need it, a dedicated tester sits with your team through the whole cycle, not just the final week.

Why Avaib

Why choose Avaib for your software testing.

Most providers can offer one or two of these. Our whole model is built to give you all of them at once.

A real, dedicated QA department

Testing at Avaib is its own discipline with its own specialists, not a developer checking their own homework. You get people whose whole job is finding the problems before your users do.

Senior QA engineers, not box-tickers

Experienced testers who design proper test coverage, think about risk, and actively try to break the software — the difference between a green report and software that genuinely works.

Cost-effective senior expertise

Senior QA from around USD 25 per hour — the same rigour Australian, US, Canadian and Middle-East firms charge a fortune for, at a fraction of the price, so thorough testing fits a startup budget.

AI-accelerated delivery

Our QA engineers use advanced AI tools to generate and maintain tests and widen coverage faster, directing and reviewing every case themselves, so you get broader testing sooner without a corner cut.

Automation you can actually trust

We build stable, maintained automated suites that fail only for real reasons, so the tests speed your releases up instead of becoming noise everyone learns to ignore.

Reporting you can see and act on

Clear, plain-English test results and reproducible defect reports, so you always know what was tested, what passed, what failed and how serious it is — testing you can track, not take on faith.

You own the tests, no lock-in

The test cases, the automation code and the documentation are yours to keep. You stay because the testing is good, not because leaving would strand you without a safety net.

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How it works

From understanding your risks to a clear read on quality.

Understand the product and risks, write the plan, test by hand and automated, report defects clearly, then retest and regress.

01

Understand the product and the risks

We learn how your software is meant to work and where a failure would hurt most — the money paths, the data, the busy days — so testing effort goes where it matters, not evenly across trivia.

02

Write the test plan and cases

We turn that into a clear plan: what will be tested, how, and what "passing" means — covering the happy paths, the edge cases and the error conditions, agreed with you before we start.

03

Test — by hand and automated

We run manual and exploratory testing where human judgment matters and build automation for the repetitive, high-value checks, so you get both depth and fast, repeatable coverage.

04

Report defects clearly

Every issue is written up with steps to reproduce, expected versus actual behaviour and a severity, and tracked in your tools, so your developers can fix at speed and nothing is lost.

05

Retest, regress and sign off

We verify each fix, guard it with a regression test so it cannot silently return, and give you a clear read on quality — so you release knowing what works, not hoping it does.

Pricing

Enterprise-grade QA, without the enterprise price tag.

Senior QA engineers testing your software from around USD 25 per hour, the same rigour Australian, US, Canadian and Middle-East firms charge a fortune for, at a fraction of the price. You pick the engagement model that fits, and every one is staffed by senior specialists, run by a dedicated QA department, and leaves you owning the test cases and automation outright.

Best for ongoing products

Dedicated QA team

One or more senior testers embedded with your team release after release, so quality is built in continuously rather than checked in a panic before each launch.

Best for a release or launch

Project-based testing

A full testing engagement for a specific release, migration or new product — a plan, execution and a clear quality report against an agreed scope and a fixed price.

Best for occasional needs

Blocks of testing hours

A pool of senior QA hours to draw on when you need extra testing muscle around a release, without carrying a permanent team when the load is light.

Every testing engagement is delivered by senior QA engineers, backed by a dedicated QA department, and reported on in plain English, and you keep the test cases and automation code with no lock-in. Not sure which model fits? We will recommend the right one on a free scoping call and send you a free, no-obligation written estimate with a clear scope and a ballpark figure.

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Tell us about the software you need tested.

Get an honest read on where the risks are and what testing it properly would take, plus a clear scope and a ballpark price, free and with no obligation.

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Who we help

Software testing for teams who cannot afford to ship broken.

If bugs reaching your users has become a real risk, here is the kind of organisation Avaib fits, and the problem we usually solve for each.

Teams shipping faster than they can testDevelopment is outrunning your ability to check it, and bugs are reaching users. We add senior testing capacity so speed does not cost you quality.
Startups with no QA of their ownYour developers are testing their own work between building the next thing. We give you an independent QA function without the cost of hiring one.
Products where a bug is expensivePayments, bookings, health, finance — where a fault costs real money or trust. We test hard exactly where a failure would hurt you most.
Companies burned by shallow QA beforeYou have paid for testing that missed the obvious things. We test to break the software, not to produce a green report, so it actually holds up in the wild.
Teams with a flaky automation suiteYour automated tests fail so often for no reason that everyone ignores them. We stabilise and rebuild the suite into something your team can trust again.
Businesses about to launch or migrateA big release or a data migration where you only get one chance to get it right. We prove it works under real conditions before it goes live.

Tools and technologies

The testing tools and frameworks we work with.

We test software on whatever it was built with, and use proper tooling to automate, load-test and track defects. Here is the landscape we work in.

SeleniumPlaywrightCypressAppiumJMeterk6PostmanREST AssuredBrowserStackJira / TestRailOWASP ZAPBurp SuiteAccessibility (axe / WCAG)CI / CD pipelinesGitAPI / integration testing

In our clients' words

Relationships that last years, not releases.

Rated 4.5/5 on Google and 5/5 across other platforms, with 10+ written references and 80%+ client retention.

★★★★★

"We have dealt with Avaib as our sole software provider for over 9 years now with very few issues. I would recommend their services anytime."

Trevor B.
Canada
★★★★★

"Round-the-clock availability of business managers and IT teams is one of Avaib's greatest assets. They have always surpassed my expectations. I highly recommend Avaib to everyone."

Zeeshan Mirza
CEO, RemoteFace
★★★★★

"Avaib understood our needs and have been catering customised solutions that have exceeded our expectations."

Ethan Johnson
Canada

Common questions

Software testing, answered.

What is software testing?

Software testing is the process of checking that software does what it is supposed to do, and finding the defects in it, before real users are affected. It covers verifying every feature works as intended (functional testing), that it holds up under load (performance testing), that it is secure (security testing), that it works across the browsers and devices people use (compatibility testing), and that the connections between systems behave correctly (integration and API testing). The goal is not to prove the software is perfect — it is to find the problems while they are still cheap to fix, so a fault is caught in a test report rather than by a paying customer.

Good testing combines automated tests, which run repeatable checks fast on every change, with manual and exploratory testing, where a skilled person uses judgment to find the problems a script would never think to try. Avaib has a dedicated QA department and has tested software across more than 600 projects since 2004, so testing is a real discipline with us, not a developer glancing over their own work.

What is the difference between manual and automated testing?

Manual testing is a skilled person using the software the way a real user would — following hunches, trying odd inputs, and judging whether the experience actually makes sense. It is best for new features, usability, and exploratory testing where the goal is to deliberately break things in ways no one scripted. Automated testing is tests written once and then run by machine on every change: fast, repeatable and tireless, ideal for regression (re-checking everything that already worked), repetitive checks across many browsers or data sets, and performance runs no human could do by hand.

Neither is enough on its own. Automation catches the things that slip through a rushed manual pass and frees people up; manual and exploratory testing catches the things automation was never told to look for. Avaib uses the right mix for your product rather than selling you only what is easiest to bill.

What types of software testing do you provide?

We cover the full range: functional testing (does every feature do what it should), test automation (repeatable checks on every change), performance and load testing (how it behaves under real and peak traffic), security testing (finding vulnerabilities before an attacker does), compatibility testing (across browsers, screen sizes and devices), and API and integration testing (the connections between your systems). We also handle regression testing so fixed bugs stay fixed, and accessibility testing where it matters.

We do not push every type at every client. We look at your product and where a failure would actually hurt, and focus the testing there, so you pay for coverage that matters rather than a blanket you do not need.

Do you use AI in your testing?

Yes, in a disciplined way. Our QA engineers use advanced AI tools to help generate and maintain test cases, widen coverage and spot risky areas faster — but a senior tester directs the work and reviews everything the tools produce. The AI accelerates the routine, repetitive part of building and keeping tests; the judgment about what to test, what "working" means, and whether the software genuinely holds up stays with an experienced human.

The result is broader, faster testing without lowering the bar. You are not getting tests nobody checked — you are getting a senior QA engineer who can cover more ground because the tooling handles the grunt work.

Can you test software that someone else built?

Yes, and it is common. We start by learning how your software is meant to work and where the real risk sits, then build a test plan around that — you do not need the original developers involved. Independent testing by a team that did not write the code is often more effective, because we have no blind spots about how it "should" work and no incentive to overlook our own mistakes.

This is also how we help teams who have shipped for a while with no real QA and want to get a proper handle on quality before it becomes a bigger problem.

Do you provide a dedicated QA team or work with our developers?

Either. We can embed one or more senior testers directly with your development team so quality is built in every release, we can run a self-contained testing engagement for a specific project or launch, or we can give you blocks of QA hours to draw on when you need extra testing around a release. However we work, we fit into your process and tools — your issue tracker, your pipeline, your release rhythm — rather than forcing you into ours.

The right shape depends on whether you have an ongoing product that needs continuous testing or a one-off release that needs proving. We will recommend the model that gives you the most quality for the least cost on a free scoping call.

How much do software testing services cost?

It depends on the size and complexity of your software, how much needs testing, whether you want ongoing coverage or a one-off engagement, and how much automation you want built. Testing is usually priced as a dedicated tester or team on a predictable monthly basis, a fixed price for a defined project or release, or blocks of senior QA hours you draw on as needed. Avaib's model is senior QA expertise at a cost-effective rate, typically around USD 25 per hour, which is why businesses in Australia, the US, Canada and the Middle East get thorough testing with us for a fraction of what local firms charge.

After a short conversation about your software and where the risk is, we will send you a free, no-obligation written estimate with a clear scope and a ballpark figure, so you know exactly what is included and what it costs.

Will using your testing service lock us in?

No. The test cases, the automation code and the documentation we produce are yours to keep, in your repositories and your tools. If you ever want to bring testing in-house or move it elsewhere, everything you need is already yours.

You stay with us because the testing genuinely improves your software and your team trusts it, not because leaving would strand you without a safety net.

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