r/softwaretesting
60k members
r/softwaretesting is a subreddit with 60k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses testing, looking for, career, job, and qa, 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
: "39M SDET with 16 years of experience — what’s the next move?"
17 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Need suggestions for switching to automation from manual testing"
8 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Suggest some API testing project ideas, please"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Unemployed QA Engineer with 4+ YoE: Struggling to get interviews"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Seeking SDET Opportunities | 3 YOE | Playwright | BFSI | Bangalore"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I built a completely free ISTQB CTFL v4.0 Simulator (No paywalls, no registration)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/softwaretesting
#1
Testing
: "Need suggestions for switching to automation from manual Testing"
27 posts
#2
Looking For
22 posts
#3
Career
19 posts
#4
Job
: "Performance Testing Job"
17 posts
#5
Qa
: "AI for Qa courses"
16 posts
#6
Software Testing
15 posts
#7
Automation
: "Need suggestions for switching to Automation from manual testing"
11 posts
#8
Tool
8 posts
#9
Qa Job
5 posts
#10
Mentor
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(32.3%)
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Last updated: September 11, 2026