How a Tech Company Combined Functional and Accessibility Testing to Slash Regression Time by 33%

Overview

This technology company needed a testing platform that could combine functional testing, accessibility testing, and visual testing without increasing team size or introducing the complexity of Selenium-based frameworks. After evaluating multiple tools, the team adopted Testsigma to build an automated, scalable QA process that included accessibility testing within sprints.

By adopting Testsigma, the QA team boosted automation coverage to 40–50%, cut regression testing to just 2 days, and successfully upskilled manual testers into automation engineers. This enabled them to improve efficiency without hiring new resources while driving a quality-first culture.

Challenge: Manual Effort, Fragmented Tooling, and
Accessibility Needs

Before adopting Testsigma, the QA process relied on manual testing for over 95% of all efforts. Limited automation was in place using Selenium, and accessibility checks were mostly manual or performed post-delivery. Tooling was fragmented, and available solutions came with major trade-offs:

• BrowserStack was migrating its accessibility testing tools and required a lengthy revamp timeline.
• Applitools and other tools needed local setup, codebase access, and only supported either cross-browser or functional testing, not both.
• Accessibility-focused tools required weeks or months of setup before the first test could be executed.

The team lacked a single platform that could cover functional + accessibility testing, visual testing, and API validations, until they found Testsigma.

Solution: A Unified, Scalable Test Platform with
Accessibility Built-In

In 2024, the team adopted Testsigma, drawn by its ability to unify all test types into one platform.

• Unified platform for web, mobile, API, accessibility, and visual testing
• No-code approach, empowering manual testers to automate faster than traditional frameworks
• Effortless Accessibility testing, accessibility validations run automatically alongside functional tests with zero additional effort

Key Accessibility Wins

• Embedded WCAG compliance checks into functional tests from day one—no extra setup required
• Gathered actionable accessibility insights, shared with developers, and fixed issues within the same sprint
• Delivered WCAG AA compliance, fulfilling a critical business requirement
• Accessibility validation is now part of every new enhancement, whether or not formal certification is needed

Impact: Faster Regression, Happier Business,
More Confident Teams

Testsigma quickly became equivalent to adding two full-time QA engineersin terms of productivity.

• Eliminated 6-7 hours of manual effort per cycle through CI/CD-based test data automation
• Increased automation coverage to 40–50%, targeting high-impact areas
• Enabled reliable early-stage testing with sanity suites during dev cutoffs
• Enforced a culture of quality and accountability, with failing builds automatically rejected

Team Transformation: Low Learning Curve, High Adoption

Testsigma’s no-code philosophy allowed manual testers to become automation engineers from day one.

• The QA team embraced a new quality-first culture
• Support was prompt and highly responsive, with complex queries resolved through scheduled calls
• The team is now experimenting with:
  • AI-driven screenshot-based test generation
  • Visual testing for catching UI anomalies
• SpotGenius is actively experimenting with:
  • AI-driven screenshot-based test generation
  • Visual testing for catching UI anomalies
• Both accessibility and visual testing were cited as “pleasant surprises” by the team.

Cultural Shift: Automation-Led Quality as the New Normal

Automation is now central to delivery:

• Sanity suites run during development, providing early feedback
• Developers receive fast rejection signals when builds fail
• API tests are created and shared directly within Testsigma, enabling shift-right validation

Recommendation and Recognition

Automation is now a core part of delivery, with coverage at 50% and growing. Accessibility and visual testing continue to scale alongside new AI-driven initiatives.