Software Testing (Opportunity Overview)

PlaytestCloud is a crowdtesting platform that connects mobile game developers with paid freelance playtesters from around the globe. Founded in 2014, the platform claims to have over 1M playtesters who get paid for providing feedback on a variety of mobile games from developers like Zynga, Ubisoft, Gameloft, and many more.

Trymata (formerly TryMyUI) is a crowdtesting marketplace that connects researchers with freelance usability testers. Here, website or app owners can hire out for moderated or unmoderated usability tests which testers are paid to participate in. Founded in 2015, the platform claims to have already helped facilitate over 1M usability tests.

Clickworker is a crowdsourcing marketplace platform that connects businesses with freelance contractors for the completion of small, digital tasks (ie microtasks). These tasks can range from writing and translating to researching, data processing, and more. Founded in 2005, the platform has facilitated the completion of over 1 million tasks.

User Interviews is a crowdsourcing platform that connects researchers with paid study participants. Founded in 2015, the platform supports a variety of study formats (in-person, online, etc.) and types (focus groups, 1-on-1, etc.), and has been used by companies like Adobe, Spotify, Amazon, and more.

UsertTesting.com is a crowdtesting platform focused on usability testing. Companies can use the platform to get feedback on their websites, apps, prototypes, and more, while contributors (aka testers) can use it to make money by participating in usability tests. Founded in 2007, the platform has grown to become one of the largest and most well-known in the crowdtesting space.

Tryber is a crowdtesting platform where testers can earn money for finding bugs, usability issues, and other problems in websites, applications, physical products, and more. The platform is owned and operated by Unguess (formerly AppQuality), a crowdsourcing platform that was founded in 2015.