About r/softwaretesting
Resources and discussions in English about software testing and software quality assurance (QA).
The community at a glance
r/softwaretesting is a Subreddit for QA Testers with roughly 60K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the QA Testing topic page.
Roughly 15K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Testing, Looking For, and Career. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention automation test tool, software testing books, and software testing course.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 280 members
- 2014: 483 members
- 2015: 663 members
- 2016: 1K members
- 2017: 1K members
- 2018: 2K members
- 2019: 3K members
- 2020: 3K members
- 2021: 4K members
- 2023: 11K members
- 2024: 9K members
- 2025: 12K members
- 2026: 11K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 977 members
- Nov: 1K members
- Dec: 984 members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 1K members
- May: 1K members
- Jun: 1K members
- Jul: 1K members
- Aug: 1K members
- Sep: 267 members
Themes
- Advice Requests14 posts in the past month
- 39M SDET with 16 years of experience — what’s the next move?
- Is hiring an external QA team worth it?
- Full-Stack SWE seeking to transition to a testing role, any advice or resources?
#114Advice Requests39M SDET with 16 years of experience — what’s the next move? · Is hiring an external QA team worth it? · Full-Stack SWE seeking to transition to a testing role, any advice or resources? - Solution Requests8 posts in the past month
- Need suggestions for switching to automation from manual testing
- What are smaller teams using for visual regression testing?
- Need test automation software that doesn’t have per-seat pricing. What should we use?
#28Solution RequestsNeed suggestions for switching to automation from manual testing · What are smaller teams using for visual regression testing? · Need test automation software that doesn’t have per-seat pricing. What should we use? - Self-Promotion2 posts in the past month
- I built a mock data tool that handles relational DB seeding, API mocks, and streaming events from one schema
- I built a visual, no-code test automation tool that outputs real Playwright/Appium code — brutal feedback welcome
#32Self-PromotionI built a mock data tool that handles relational DB seeding, API mocks, and streaming events from one schema · I built a visual, no-code test automation tool that outputs real Playwright/Appium code — brutal feedback welcome - Ideas2 posts in the past month
- Suggest some API testing project ideas, please
- Building a Crowdtesting platform - what are you missing in 2026?
#42IdeasSuggest some API testing project ideas, please · Building a Crowdtesting platform - what are you missing in 2026? - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- I spent 6 months building an AI testing tool, but almost nobody is using it. Did I build the wrong thing?
#51Pain & AngerI spent 6 months building an AI testing tool, but almost nobody is using it. Did I build the wrong thing?
Topics
- Testing27 posts in the past month
- Need suggestions for switching to automation from manual testing
- When to do Manual testing and when to do Automation testing?
- Performance Testing Job
#127TestingNeed suggestions for switching to automation from manual testing · When to do Manual testing and when to do Automation testing? · Performance Testing Job - Looking For22 posts in the past month#222Looking For
- Career19 posts in the past month#319Career
- Job17 posts in the past month
- Performance Testing Job
#417JobPerformance Testing Job - Qa16 posts in the past month
- AI for QA courses
#516QaAI for QA courses
Product recommendations
- automation test tool8 posts in the past month
- Test Automation for mobile Apps (iOS and Android). What’s the best tool?
- What is the best automation test tool?
- What is the best automation test tool?
#18automation test toolTest Automation for mobile Apps (iOS and Android). What’s the best tool? · What is the best automation test tool? · What is the best automation test tool? - software testing books3 posts in the past month
- What books can you recommend about software testing and agile development + testing?
- What are some books you recommend for learning software testing?
- Can anyone recommend some good software testing books?
#23software testing booksWhat books can you recommend about software testing and agile development + testing? · What are some books you recommend for learning software testing? · Can anyone recommend some good software testing books? - software testing course3 posts in the past month
- Recommend docker container with pre-built website / APIs to support Software Testing course
- Recommended paid course?
- Do you recommend stacksocial "Software Testing Bundle" course?
#33software testing courseRecommend docker container with pre-built website / APIs to support Software Testing course · Recommended paid course? · Do you recommend stacksocial "Software Testing Bundle" course? - udemy course3 posts in the past month
- recommend any udemy course or any resource to learn robot framework with python other than rahul shetty's course.
- Recommended course on Udemy for the CASQ?
- Is this course on udemy worth it for $200? I've seen it recommended but never seen it go on sale. Any advice?
#43udemy courserecommend any udemy course or any resource to learn robot framework with python other than rahul shetty's course. · Recommended course on Udemy for the CASQ? · Is this course on udemy worth it for $200? I've seen it recommended but never seen it go on sale. Any advice? - istqb foundation2 posts in the past month
- Best free online resources (except Youtube) to study for the ISTQB Foundation exam?
- Recommend a training provider for ISTQB Foundation (in Seattle)?
#52istqb foundationBest free online resources (except Youtube) to study for the ISTQB Foundation exam? · Recommend a training provider for ISTQB Foundation (in Seattle)?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/softwaretesting for?
- Best for QA Testers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/softwaretesting free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/softwaretesting have?
- Roughly 60K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/softwaretesting on?
- r/softwaretesting runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/softwaretesting cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/softwaretesting is organized under QA Testers.
- How do I join r/softwaretesting?
- You can join r/softwaretesting by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the QA Testing communities like?
- Communities for QA engineers and testers covering manual testing, test automation, performance testing, and quality engineering careers. Slack and LinkedIn host the most active professional communities, with discussion covering frameworks, tooling, and how QA teams are evolving as AI changes how software is built.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (-58%)
- 5
- Visitors /mo (-55%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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