r/softwaretesting
58k members
r/softwaretesting is a subreddit with 58k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, qa, career, testing, and software testing, and they frequently recommend/review automation tool, api framework, and password manager.
Resources and discussions in English about software testing and software quality assurance (QA).
Popular Themes in r/softwaretesting
#1
Advice Requests
: "Need Guidance from 10+ YOE QAs Who Recently Switched Jobs"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I’m the first QA in a messy product with zero documentation. Where do I even start?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Unemployed QA Engineer with 4+ YoE: Struggling to get interviews"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/softwaretesting
#1
Looking For
22 posts
#2
Qa
: "Unemployed Qa Engineer with 4+ YoE: Struggling to get interviews"
20 posts
#3
Career
20 posts
#4
Testing
: "Have an interview coming up and just told there's no Testing environment"
19 posts
#5
Software Testing
17 posts
#6
Automation
: "Playwright Architecture vs. Selenium / Cypress (A Beginner's Breakdown & Setup Guide)"
17 posts
#7
Job
16 posts
#8
Tool
9 posts
#9
Ai
: "Returning to QA after a 10-month career break – How do I catch up with Ai era?"
6 posts
#10
Qa Job
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/softwaretesting
Automation Tool
23 reviews
#1
Playwright
4.7★ from 6 reviews
#2
Selenium
3.5★ from 6 reviews
#3
Robot Framework
4.8★ from 4 reviews
Api Framework
6 reviews
#1
Playwright
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Cypress
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
testkit
4.0★ from 1 review
Password Manager
6 reviews
#1
1Password
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
LastPass
4.0★ from 2 reviews
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Yearly
+15k members(34.9%)
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Last updated: July 21, 2026