{"id":333,"date":"2021-08-10T23:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T23:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainforestqa.com\/automate-regression-testing\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:19:27","slug":"automate-regression-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/automate-regression-testing","title":{"rendered":"How to automate regression testing so anyone can do it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manual regression testing is time-consuming, costly, and difficult to scale as your team grows. As you add more features to your product, you have to hire more people and spend more time completing your regression test suite in every software release cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automating your regression test suite can help your team scale up testing without adding more headcount. Additionally, with Rainforest QA, anyone on your team can create and manage automated regression tests, meaning you don\u2019t need to hire a QA engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, we go into the details of using Rainforest QA versus other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/regression-testing-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regression testing tools<\/a> that use programming languages <em>(i.e. Selenium, Cypress, or Appium)<\/em> to automate regression testing. We also answer the following questions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How is regression testing different from other types of testing?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do I create a regression test suite and know that it&#8217;s catching bugs?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How much time will it take to set up automated regression testing?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How long will it take to run the testing suite?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are best practices for maintaining a regression test suite?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ready to automate your regression testing with no code? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/talk-to-sales\">Talk to us<\/a> about setting up a Rainforest plan that fits your needs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/automate-regression-testing\/#Whats_the_Difference_Between_Regression_Testing_and_Other_Types_of_Testing\" >What\u2019s the Difference Between Regression Testing and Other Types of Testing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/automate-regression-testing\/#How_to_Create_a_Regression_Test_Suite_and_Focus_Your_Efforts\" >How to Create a Regression Test Suite and Focus Your Efforts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/automate-regression-testing\/#Advantages_of_Automating_Regression_Tests_with_Rainforest_QA_vs_Code-Based_Tools_like_Selenium\" >Advantages of Automating Regression Tests with Rainforest QA vs. Code-Based Tools like Selenium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/automate-regression-testing\/#Maintaining_Your_Regression_Test_Suite\" >Maintaining Your Regression Test Suite<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_Difference_Between_Regression_Testing_and_Other_Types_of_Testing\"><\/span><strong>What\u2019s the Difference Between Regression Testing and Other Types of Testing?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/software-regression-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regression testing<\/a> often gets confused with smoke testing, sanity testing, and re-testing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re using a no-code automation testing tool like Rainforest QA, test writing and test execution will look the same. The difference between these kinds of tests is<em> why<\/em> you run them, when in the development lifecycle you run them, how many times you run them, and the number of tests in a run.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we define these types of testing, we\u2019ll use the example of an e-commerce company whose development team is working on an update to give their search button the ability to autocorrect misspelled words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regression Testing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Regression testing<\/strong> is a series of tests done right before releasing a new feature or product to ensure that critical functionalities of the app are still working as a whole.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of tests run during regression testing varies (the next section goes into detail about what to include in your regression tests), but, in general, it will have more tests than the other types of testing mentioned below. Regression testing is only done once for each new change. If no bugs are found, you can move on to release. If bugs are found, you do re-testing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For example:<\/em> This would include multiple tests that cover every user path through critical, existing functionalities such as searching through product categories <em>(e.g. women\u2019s shoes, men\u2019s shoes, etc.)<\/em>, adding products to the cart, viewing the cart page before checkout, checking out, signing up for promotional emails, creating an account, logging in to an existing account and clicking through other main sections of the website <em>(e.g. FAQ page, About page, etc.)<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Re-testing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Re-testing <\/strong>is the process of repeating any failed regression tests (and any regression tests for closely related functions to the failed test) to ensure the bugs were fixed. It also ensures the fix didn\u2019t create any new bugs. Re-testing is repeated until all the bugs are fixed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For example:<\/em> A bug made it so that any name entered for a credit card was rejected. Once the bug was fixed, test scripts for adding products to the cart, viewing the cart page before checkout, checking out, and creating an account were re-run.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sanity Testing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sanity testing<\/strong> is a smaller series of test runs done before regression testing to test the critical functionalities of a new feature and directly related features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For example:<\/em> One sanity test would be to see if results will appear if you search for something and if you\u2019re able to click links in the results list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smoke Testing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Smoke testing <\/strong>is an even smaller set of tests done before sanity testing to ensure the basic functionalities of a new feature are working.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal is to identify major bugs in the new code at the earliest possible point in the development cycle to prevent time from being wasted on builds that eventually have to be scrapped.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For example:<\/em> This would include testing whether you can type something in the search bar and have results appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Create_a_Regression_Test_Suite_and_Focus_Your_Efforts\"><\/span><strong>How to Create a Regression Test Suite and Focus Your Efforts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this section, we share details about our methodology for choosing which test scripts to include in a regression suite and the benefits of running fewer tests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Automated Regression Testing Doesn\u2019t Mean You Need 100% Test Coverage&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For every test you run (even when it\u2019s automated), there\u2019s setup time, run time, and time spent analyzing results. And every time you make changes to your app, you\u2019ll have to make updates to some of your automated tests to reflect those changes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you try to create (or have a computer create) tests for every user flow, edge case, and weird scenario inside your app, you\u2019ll end up with hundreds or even thousands of regression test cases. It would be nearly impossible to even analyze all of the results from that many tests, let alone maintain that large of a test suite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The time spent on all of these tests may be worth it <em>if<\/em> all of the tests are essential to your team&#8217;s success \u2014 but not all tests are created equal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s use the e-commerce business as an example again. If there\u2019s a bug causing the total purchase amount at checkout to be hidden, <em>all<\/em> customers will be affected. If there\u2019s a bug that won\u2019t let customers use non-roman letters for the name on their credit card, only a few customers will be affected. You may want to fix the \u2018non-roman letters\u2019 bug soon, but fixing the \u2018total amount at checkout\u2019 bug before release is necessary regardless of how tight your deadline is.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve developed a technique for getting the maximum benefit from automated regression testing called the <strong>Snowplow Strategy<\/strong>. If you think about your app like a city, then all the possible user paths through the app are like all the highways, roads, and side streets through a city. When it snows, the snowplow crew follows a predefined route through the city to clear the most trafficked streets first because they affect the most people. Likewise, your regression testing strategy should prioritize features and user paths that affect all or most of your users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can read more about how our customers use the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/automation-test-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Snowplow Strategy to improve their test coverage in this article<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Focus on the Critical Functions of Your App<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of running <em>every<\/em> test you can think of, you can save time by focusing your regression testing strategy on tests that cover critical functionalities at the level of granularity that\u2019s important to you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some questions that will help you hone your regression test suite:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the critical functions of your app?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What defines a low vs. high priority bug for your team?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How long does it take to fix it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the bug affecting one functionality or multiple?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the bug affecting critical components of the existing functionality&nbsp;<em>(i.e. the color of a search button vs. the ability to click on the search button)<\/em>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What level of quality is important to you?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How many bug fixes are you willing to have&nbsp;<em>after<\/em>&nbsp;release?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many customer complaints are you willing to address?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many high-priority vs. low-priority bugs are you willing to let your customers find?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Automating as few as 5 or 10 tests for critical path functions will immediately start saving your team time. After the initial set of tests, you can build new tests as you\u2019re able.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advantages_of_Automating_Regression_Tests_with_Rainforest_QA_vs_Code-Based_Tools_like_Selenium\"><\/span><strong>Advantages of Automating Regression Tests with Rainforest QA vs. Code-Based Tools like Selenium<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rainforest QA is our no-code quality assurance platform designed to speed up your release process without adding headcount or letting quality suffer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are four reasons why Rainforest QA is the best option for automating regression testing rather than using other code-based regression testing tools:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#1. Anyone Can Do It<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With most code-based platforms, setting up an automated regression test suite is costly due to the amount of time it takes and the level of expertise required <em>(i.e. a QA engineer\u2019s salary)<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rainforest QA changes that by giving <em>anyone<\/em> the ability to create tests and contribute to quality assurance \u2014 <strong>no technical background required.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create (or edit) any test step in Rainforest QA, simply select a preset action (like \u201cclick\u201d, \u201cselect\u201d, or \u201ctype\u201d) and then click-and-drag to select the element you want to apply the action to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60da68c37e5767dfb65004c0\/61b250fa0b013466232fafc2_Add%20a%20Click%20Action.gif\" alt=\"Add a Click Action in Rainforest QA: Try for Free Button example\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve created each action along the user path you want to test, you can play back the actions you created to verify that the test will do what you intended.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, when you\u2019re ready to test, you launch it with the click of a button, whereupon our automation service will run your test(s) on a virtual machine in our cloud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For a more detailed look into how to create a full test, check out this <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Kj0jvVp8Jpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>4-minute video<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> You can also use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/test-automation-services\">our test automation services<\/a> and have a QA expert dedicated to your team build a smoke suite of tests for you within a week.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only is it easy to create a test, it\u2019s also easy for anyone to read the test and know exactly what\u2019s going to happen <em>(see the left-hand column below)<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60da68c37e5767dfb65004c0\/60da68c37e5767ddc2500932_image3.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than testing behind-the-scenes code like most regression testing tools, Rainforest tests the <strong>visual layer<\/strong> of the UI by matching pixels \u2013 its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/visual-regression-testing-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">technology tests for visual regressions<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By testing the pixels, we\u2019re testing what the <em>user<\/em> will experience (rather than what the computer sees behind the scenes). Because Rainforest tests the visual layer of the application, its tests are less susceptible to breaking due to minor code changes that don\u2019t affect the UI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re not using Rainforest QA, your options will be to write the tests yourself using an <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/selenium-alternatives\/\" target=\"_blank\">open-source testing framework<\/a> <em>(i.e. Selenium, Cypress, or Appium<\/em>), or use another no-code tool. If you write the tests yourself, you\u2019ll need a QA engineer and a software testing grid (such as <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/saucelabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sauce Labs<\/a> or <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.browserstack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BrowserStack<\/a>) which quickly adds cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use other no-code tools, you\u2019ll find they\u2019re mostly just variations on easier ways to generate test code. This means they only test the backend code layer rather than the UI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We think testing the UI is better because this type of testing is the most representative of what users will actually experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you want to learn more about how to automate any test, read this <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainforestqa.com\/blog\/how-to-automate-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>tutorial<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#2. You Can Run Any Number of Tests in Parallel (And Only Pay for What You Use)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Rainforest QA is an all-in-one test automation solution, which means it has built-in tools to allow you to create and manage any number of automated tests and run them in parallel without paying for things like a software testing grid or test case management tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rainforest runs tests on our extensive network of cloud-based virtual machines. You can choose from current and older versions any of the four major browsers <em>(i.e. Safari, Microsoft Edge, Chrome, and Firefox)<\/em> on either desktop or mobile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our automation service is the fastest, least expensive option, but we also offer a team of professional QA testers if you need to run tests that can\u2019t be automated or that could benefit from subjective, human feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also design a test that leaves the browser and interacts with other apps. Here\u2019s an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-vHwl6vNAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> example video<\/a> of a test that saves a file to a desktop and then uploads the file to Google Drive. This feature is useful for validating downloads or uploads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With Rainforest QA, you can scale your testing up or down at any point and only pay for the tests you run.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most other test automation tools have tier-based pricing, meaning they charge you a fixed rate for a given number of tests each month \u2014 even if you run fewer tests than the tier allows. More often than not, this means you\u2019ll be paying for more than you need or you\u2019ll run fewer tests than you need to avoid the higher price.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#3. You Will Understand Every Test Failure<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Rainforest QA makes it easy to understand why any test fails by recording a video of every test (even ones that pass). Within video recording, you can see what action failed and why because the action gets highlighted in red and a brief message appears stating the reason it failed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60da68c37e5767dfb65004c0\/6112e9550057195cfa3a1321_rainforest-signup-flow.png\" alt=\"Rainforest Signup Flow: Element Mismatch Failed Test\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This lets anyone read and understand test results.<\/strong> If the test failed because the test itself was broken<em> (e.g. due to a product change)<\/em>, anyone can jump into the visual test editor to fix the test steps. If it was a failure caused by an actual bug, you can add tickets to Jira with one click or download the relevant video recording and HTTP logs for your engineering team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an open source test automation framework like Selenium, it often takes a lot of time to figure out why and when a test failed. Testers may have to recreate every test step to figure out what caused a failure. Some software development teams add code to capture a screenshot and\/or the underlying code at the point of failure, but this doesn\u2019t always reveal the cause of the bug.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#4. Speed up Test Creation and Maintenance with Embedded Tests<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In Rainforest QA, you can quickly embed one test in another. This means you can create just one test for signing up, for example, and embed that test in every other test that requires a login step. This saves a ton of time when building your regression suite and throughout the testing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s an example of how we embed a \u2018Rainforest Signup Flow\u2019 test into another test (it includes every action from clicking the \u2018Try for Free\u2019 button through verifying that a \u2018Successful\u2019 message will appear):&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60da68c37e5767dfb65004c0\/61b251d647904d53ca291ea5_quality-assurance-metrics-3.gif\" alt=\"Rainforest Signup Flow: Embed a Test\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If any steps in the signup flow need to be updated (due to a product change), we can update the test in just <em>one place<\/em> and it\u2019ll automatically be updated in every single test that has the \u201cRainforest Signup Flow\u201d test embedded in it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other software options (code or no-code) also can create common sets of steps that can be called on for any test, but you\u2019ll be reliant on a QA engineer to fix any problems that arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maintaining_Your_Regression_Test_Suite\"><\/span><strong>Maintaining Your Regression Test Suite<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the time spent on regression test automation will be setting up your initial test suite. However, you\u2019ll still need to set aside time to maintain your test suite and evaluate your testing program overall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to updating existing tests that break because of new changes to the app, you\u2019ll also need to keep expanding your regression test suite as your app grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tests are most likely to break after a major software update. Although some breaks (due to changes in the UI) are inevitable, Rainforest QA will identify many of these errors and make smart suggestions that allow you to fix tests with one click. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you expand your regression test suite, you may start to wonder how many tests is enough? And how do I know I\u2019m testing the right things, at the right level of detail?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply using the number of tests in your regression suite as an indicator of quality is ineffective because it doesn\u2019t tell you whether your critical functionalities are being covered or how much individual bug fixes are costing you. The following questions will help you determine if critical functionalities are being covered at the level of granularity that is important to you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How many bugs are my customers finding?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What\u2019s the cost of bug fixes in terms of labor and time?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What\u2019s the cost of <em>not<\/em> fixing the bugs in terms of customer relations\/company image?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How are the quality metrics performing over time?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get Started with Automated Regression Testing with Rainforest QA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Rainforest QA, anyone can automate regression testing without learning a new programming language or buying additional services from other vendors. 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