The Forrester Wave™: Autonomous Testing Platforms, Q4 2025
AI is forcing the evolution of automation testing toward autonomous testing. More testing is needed, it must be faster, and as more agency kicks in, it must become more autonomous. This represents a shift from 'continuous automation testing platforms' to 'autonomous testing platforms' - an evolved category that addresses new criteria for platform fit in complex environments, AI-infused test automation capabilities, autonomy levels, and testing of AI capabilities themselves. The evaluation assessed 15 providers across Leaders, Strong Performers, and Contenders categories based on current offering strength and strategy strength.
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A: This research evaluates 15 autonomous testing platform providers across current offering capabilities, strategy, and customer feedback. It covers the evolution from continuous automation testing to autonomous testing driven by AI, assessment criteria for platforms in complex environments, AI-infused test automation capabilities, autonomy levels, and testing of AI capabilities themselves. The evaluation includes detailed scorecards for each vendor across categories like operating environment, user interface, functional testing, API testing, performance testing, collaboration, reporting, AI testing dimensions, and strategic factors.
A: This research should be used by autonomous testing platform customers making purchase decisions who need to assess vendors based on platform fit for complex environments and teams, AI-infused test automation capabilities, and autonomy and AI testing capabilities. Enterprises should use this to evaluate how deeply AI capabilities are embedded in platforms, assess vendor vision and roadmap alignment with their testing maturity evolution, and compare vendors' strengths and weaknesses in functional/nonfunctional testing, collaboration, reporting, and emerging capabilities like agentic testing and AI quality validation.
A: Vendors must have: 1) At least $20 million in annual revenue from autonomous testing platforms, 2) Native provision of all core functions with demonstrated enterprise support track record, 3) Core AI, genAI, and some agentic capabilities providing minimum autonomous testing levels and AI testing capabilities, 4) Mindshare among Forrester enterprise clients demonstrated through inquiries, advisories, consulting engagements, and competitive mentions.
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A: Strength of Offering evaluates current product capabilities including operating environment, user interface, testing capabilities (functional, API, performance), AI testing features, agent orchestration, autonomy levels, collaboration, reporting, and maintenance. It focuses on what the platform can do today. Strength of Strategy evaluates future direction including vision, innovation, roadmap clarity, partner ecosystem maturity, pricing models, and community engagement. It focuses on the vendor's ability to evolve and meet future market needs, particularly around AI and autonomous testing maturity.