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Test Automation With Cucumber

Initiate your testing early and deliver your product faster by availing yourself of our top-notch Cucumber automation testing services

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Software testing company with 5-star reviews on Clutch, GoodFirms, and G2.

Years on the market

14 +

Software QA engineers

250 +

Locations

6

Projects tested from scratch

300 +

Integrations into an existing development & testing process

200 +

Clients over the globe

300 +

Cucumber, an open-source automation testing tool, is widely used for behavior-driven development (BDD) and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD). It facilitates seamless collaboration between non-technical stakeholders—such as business analysts and product owners—and technical team members, including developers and testers. This is achieved by providing a common language for articulating software requirements.

When Do You Need Cucumber Test Automation Services?

Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) Implementation

When embracing the BDD approach, collaboration between development, QA, and business teams is crucial. As a BDD tool, Cucumber facilitates effective communication through plain-text specifications. Therefore, this is an invaluable choice for scenarios where close collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders is paramount.

Enhancing Test Readability and Collaboration

In projects where diverse team members need to collaborate on testing scenarios, maintaining test readability is crucial. Cucumber uses the Gherkin syntax to provide a human-readable format, fostering collaboration among all team members. This ensures that both technical and non-technical stakeholders can easily understand and contribute to the testing process.

Validation of User-Centric Features

For applications heavily focused on user experience, ensuring the smooth work of user-centric features is imperative. Cucumber's specifications based on natural language allow teams to create tests that directly align with user stories, ensuring that the end-user experience is thoroughly validated.

Frequently Changed Requirements

In dynamic projects where requirements change frequently, updating and executing test cases manually become cumbersome. Cucumber enables easy modification of test scenarios, ensuring that automated tests can adapt swiftly to changing project requirements.

Need for Parallel Cross-Browser Testing

As applications need to operate seamlessly across various browsers and environments, executing tests in parallel becomes essential. In combination with tools like Selenium or Appium, Cucumber facilitates parallel cross-browser testing, ensuring comprehensive test coverage across different platforms.

Regression Testing Efficiency

In environments where continuous integration and continuous deployment are the norm, regression testing must be swift and effective. The automation capabilities of Cucumber enable efficient regression testing, allowing teams to catch and address issues promptly without sacrificing development speed.

Cucumber Automation Testing Services

Revolutionize your BDD-driven testing with our specialized Cucumber Automation Testing Services. Our experienced team delivers comprehensive testing solutions tailored to your unique requirements.

Expert Consulting on Test Automation with Cucumber

Have you decided to lay a course for BDD with Cucumber? Our team of Cucumber experts is ready to guide you through the intricacies, providing expert consulting on test automation. Let our expertise be the compass that drives your success in the world of BDD and Cucumber automation.

Creating Test Automation Plans

Tailored for BDD scenarios, our test automation plans define clear objectives, outline test requirements, provide tech stack data, and identify key metrics to measure the effectiveness of automation efforts. With our customized test automation plans, we ensure alignment with your BDD goals, facilitating a seamless and purposeful journey toward efficient and effective test automation.

Building Cucumber Test Automation Solutions From Scratch

Whether you're in the early stages of development or are in a full‑blown development spurt, our team is equipped to create a robust automation solution from scratch, using the power of Cucumber. Rest assured, reliability, scalability, efficiency, and ease of maintenance will be at the core of our solution.

Designing Test Automation Architecture

Our approach to designing a test automation architecture involves meticulous consideration of all nuances. This encompasses structuring feature files, organizing step definitions, implementing data-driven scenarios, enabling parallel execution, ensuring seamless integration with external systems, etc. By addressing these aspects, we deliver an optimized and efficient Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) automation process tailored to the unique requirements of your project.

Integrating Tests into CI/CD Pipelines

Cucumber can be effectively used in a CI/CD environment. Integrating Cucumber into a CI/CD pipeline is a common practice for us. This way, we ensure that automated tests are executed automatically with each code change, providing developers with quick feedback and maintaining the quality of your software throughout its development lifecycle.

Providing Continuous Support and Maintenance

At DeviQA, we offer ongoing support and maintenance services to keep your Cucumber-based tests up-to-date with changes in your applications and advancements in technology. Rest assured, your test automation solution will operate at its full potential, maintaining efficiency and effectiveness throughout the evolution of your software.

Choose Your Cooperation Model

Ensure seamless integration of Cucumber automation testing into your software development lifecycle by choosing the cooperation model that aligns best with your project goals and preferences.

Staff Augmentation

Quickly extend the capabilities of your internal QA team by bringing on board our automation QA engineers well-versed in Cucumber.

  • Best Option For: Short-to-medium-term projects requiring specific expertise in automation testing with Cucumber.

  • Gain access to an extensive pool of brilliant automation QA engineers with skill sets that your in-house team currently lacks.

  • Add extra resources for a particular period of time without any long-term commitments.

  • Quickly adapt to changing project requirements by scaling your team up or down.

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Dedicated Team

Get at your disposal a dedicated, fully-equipped QA team and manage it directly to ensure comprehensive testing aligned with your requirements.

  • Best Option For: Large-scale projects with evolving requirements and businesses that require a dedicated QA team for continuous testing and support.

  • A dedicated team works exclusively on your project and is managed by you or your representative.

  • A dedicated QA team strictly adheres to your internal workflows and policies.

  • The size and composition of your dedicated QA can be easily adjusted based on your project requirements.

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Outsourcing

Relieve yourself from the burden of software testing by outsourcing it to real professionals. Our team can handle the entire QA process, from test planning to test maintenance.

  • Best Option For: Businesses looking to completely offload testing responsibilities and companies striving to cut down testing costs.

  • Eliminate the need for in-house testing infrastructure, recruitment, and staff training.

  • Leverage our specialized skills and established testing processes for rapid and effective results.

  • Access a rich pool of QA professionals with varied skill sets.

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Partner With Us: See the Difference

Test coverage :

90%

Before
After

2.5 weeks to run regression testing

1 day to run regression testing

7 days to run smoke testing

1 day to run smoke testing

Outdated test cases

60% increase in the number of regression tests and relevant test cases

50% test coverage

90% test coverage

Supported localizations were not tested

27 localizations supported by QA engineers

No automation testing

>1500 automated test scenarios created

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Dev capacity:

+15%

Before
After

Didn’t have a formal QA process

Built smooth and well-working processes

Didn’t make automated testing

Test automation : smoke, API, UI on all supported browsers

Testing was carried out by the devs

Full coverage of the application by test cases

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Test coverage :

97%

Before
After

Existing workflow in Jira didn’t allow to understand how many bugs were left unfixed before the release and their priorities

Adjusted the Jira workflow, integrated TestRail with Jira to be able to see statisticls of the issues per release

The lack of test documentation

Developed necessary test artifacts that adhere to industry standards and are easily maintainable

No Automation test coverage

Added multithreading to run tests in parallel on 10 different threads, which reduced the time of the test run in 7 times

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Our Approach to Cucumber Testing

We apply a comprehensive approach to Test Automation with Cucumber, empowering your development and QA teams to achieve unprecedented levels of agility, accuracy, and collaboration.

Collaborative Testing Culture

With its plain-language syntax and an emphasis on behavior-driven development principles, Cucumber lets us establish effective communication between developers, QA professionals, and business stakeholders, promoting a shared understanding of project requirements.

Careful Analysis

Knowledge is power. Before moving to the active phase, we always carefully study a project, including its peculiarities, requirements, and challenges. Through close communication with all stakeholders and a thorough review of available documentation, we gain valuable insights that empower us to come up with the most suitable test automation strategy.

Maximum Scalability

Using Cucumber, we design and build highly scalable test automation solutions to accommodate the evolving testing needs of your projects. This approach ensures flexibility, maintainability, and seamless integration with other tools, facilitating easy adaptation to evolving project requirements.

Parallel Test Execution

Recognizing the value of time, we use Cucumber’s capability for parallel execution across multiple threads. This way, we can significantly accelerate testing and consequently bring forward releases.

Regular Maintenance

Ongoing success in test automation relies on proactive maintenance practices. Our approach involves regular maintenance of Cucumber tests. We update feature files and test scripts to reflect any changes in business requirements or application behavior, review scenarios, refine step definitions, keep dependencies up to date, etc.

Comprehensive Reporting

Our commitment to transparency and efficiency extends to comprehensive reporting for Cucumber tests. By leveraging built-in plugins, integrating third-party reporting tools, or even building custom solutions, we provide teams with detailed reports and analytics, enabling them to make informed decisions, track progress, and continuously improve the efficiency of test suites.

What you get

Average time saved by implementing our multithreaded test automation

300%

Reduction in your costs by using outsourced software testing

60%

Improvement in time to market for your products and projects

35%

Accelerate development by

30%

Increase test coverage to

95%

Enhancing project quality by

60%

Feel the improvement in

3 days

Reduce bugs up to

87%

Automation faster in parallel by

56x

We serve

Our expertise and resources allow us to cover the unique needs of various projects, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet both users’ expectations and business goals.

Deliver Globally

DeviQA's client base encompasses a wide range of businesses, including startups, scale-ups, and publicly listed corporations, from all corners of the globe. Our clients span the United States, the European Union, the UK, Canada, the Middle East, and Australia.

Irrespective of your location on our pale blue dot, we can help you achieve your QA goals no matter how big, complex, or unique they are.

Elevate your software quality with our cutting-edge QA solutions.

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Cucumber

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Certifications

DeviQA is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company

ISO 9001:2015

At DeviQA, we take pride in being an ISO 9001:2015 certified company. This certification represents our unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest standards of quality in every aspect of our software testing services. With a focus on customer satisfaction, we adhere to internationally recognized quality management practices to ensure that our clients receive exceptional and reliable testing solutions. Through continuous improvement and compliance with regulatory requirements, we consistently deliver top-notch testing services that exceed our clients' expectations

DeviQA is an ISO 20000 Certified Company

ISO 20000

We understand the crucial role of IT services in modern businesses. As an ISO 20000 certified company, we excel in delivering efficient and effective IT services to our clients. Our customer-centric approach enables us to tailor our testing solutions to suit your unique requirements, ensuring a seamless integration of testing processes into your software development lifecycle. With a focus on continual service improvement, we optimize our IT Service Management practices to guarantee a smooth and satisfying experience for our valued clients

DeviQA is an ISO 27001 Certified Company

ISO 27001

The security of our clients' data is of paramount importance to us. As an ISO 27001 certified company, we go above and beyond to protect sensitive information and ensure the confidentiality and integrity of all data entrusted to us. With our robust Information Security Management System (ISMS), we implement stringent security controls, evaluate risks, and take proactive measures to safeguard against potential threats. Rest assured that partnering with us means your valuable data is handled with the utmost care and subject to the highest security standards

DeviQA is an ISTQB Certified Company

ISTQB

As a testament to our team's expertise and commitment to excellence, our software testing professionals hold the esteemed ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) certifications. The ISTQB certification is a globally recognized standard for software testing professionals, signifying their proficiency in the latest testing methodologies, best practices, and industry standards. With ISTQB-certified experts on board, we bring a wealth of knowledge and skills to every testing project, ensuring thorough and precise testing to uncover even the most intricate software defects. Partner with us and benefit from our skilled ISTQB-certified professionals who are dedicated to elevating the quality and reliability of your software products

Awards and Recognitions

Top B2B Company by Clutch in 2022
Top 1000 Companies by Clutch in 2022
Leading Testing Provider by SoftwareTestingNews in 2021
Top Software Testing and QA Company by Superbcompanies in 2023
Finalist of the European Testing Awards in 2019
Finalist of the Software Testing & QA Awards in 2019

Collaboration Process overview

Initial Contact

During our initial call, we aim to understand your testing requirements and goals

Assessment

We evaluate your current testing process and create a tailored plan to enhance it

Proof of Concept

We offer a complimentary Proof of Concept, allowing you to experience our proficiency and expertise

Trial and evaluation of performance

We start a trial period with you, and once complete, we review the results together and discuss options

Contract Signing and Full-Scale QA Implementation

Upon mutual agreement, we move forward with the QA process by signing a contract and beginning work

Partnership with flexibility

Our engagement options give you commercial flexibility to dial up and dial down resources depending on your own needs

Let’s schedule a call

Flexible collaboration options allow you to choose the level of support that best meets your needs

Frequently Asked Questions

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FAQ

Cucumber is a widely-used open-source tool for behavior-driven development (BDD). It enables not only automated validation of the app behavior but also the creation of test scenarios in natural language, fostering collaboration between technical and non-technical team members.

    Cucumber promotes collaboration between developers, testers, and business stakeholders. This, in turn, results in more effective communication and a better understanding of application requirements. Leveraging Cucumber, we create readable and executable documentation, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.

      Cucumber Test Automation Services can be applied to a wide range of applications, including web applications, APIs, and mobile applications. It is also worth noting that Cucumber supports various programming languages, making it adaptable to different technology stacks.

        Cucumber promotes the use of reusable and modular step definitions, making test scripts easy to maintain and update. Our Cucumber experts structure test scenarios in a way that ensures easy and efficient test maintainability as your application evolves.

        Yes, Cucumber can be integrated with the most popular testing tools and frameworks, including Selenium, Appium, and JUnit. Our Test Automation Services suggest seamless integration with diverse tools, providing a comprehensive testing solution that aligns with your specific technology stack and testing requirements.

        Cucumber promotes collaboration by allowing all stakeholders to clearly understand test scenarios and even write them on their own using plain language. This facilitates better communication between technical and non-technical team members, ensuring that everyone is on the same page.

        Yes, Cucumber is well-suited for both agile and traditional development environments. Its flexibility and adaptability make it a valuable tool for teams practicing various development methodologies. Our Test Automation Services can be tailored to fit the specific needs of your development process.