r/softwaretesting
57k members
r/softwaretesting is a subreddit with 57k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses testing, qa, automation, career, and ai, and they frequently recommend/review automation tool, password manager, and tech stack.
Resources and discussions in English about software testing and software quality assurance (QA).
Popular Themes in r/softwaretesting
#1
Advice Requests
: "I don’t know what to do about QA career. I feel trapped"
26 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "QA tools/platforms"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Just hit 9 year mark in my testing career, and its mostly been manual. I am cooked."
6 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "How can I get clients for Manual QA"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "I make $9,200/month testing mobile apps for 7 startups. my overhead is under $400. here's the breakdown."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/softwaretesting
#1
Testing
: "Is there a future of QA Automation Testing?"
159 posts
#2
Qa
: "Spent 3 weeks doing Qa and I understand why testers look exhausted all the time"
152 posts
#3
Automation
: "Senior SDET - I created SDET·Bench to keep my manual coding sharp in the AI world. Turned into a full guide and platform for QA and Automation learning."
88 posts
#4
Career
: "What's one QA Career move you made that gave the biggest ROI?"
59 posts
#5
Ai
: "Ai is a nightmare for QA"
45 posts
#6
Job
: "M25, Testing Engineer been looking for a Job since october2025"
39 posts
#7
Looking For
22 posts
#8
Tool
: "AI Agent Tools to reduce daily QA efforts"
21 posts
#9
Interview
: "SDETs Interview guide/help"
18 posts
#10
Software Testing
: "Looking for a mentor/apprenticeship in Software Testing/QA — willing to work and learn"
17 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
Password Manager
6 reviews
#1
1Password
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
LastPass
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Tech Stack
5 reviews
#1
RestAssured
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Appium
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Robot Framework
5.0★ from 1 review
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Yearly
+15k members(34.7%)
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Last updated: June 20, 2026