LambdaTest kicks off 2025 with AI software testing upgrade

California-based Asad Khan, the CEO of LambdaTest
California-based Asad Khan, the current CEO of LambdaTest

Cloud-based testing firm LambdaTest has rolled out an upgrade of its visual AI software testing platform, the company shared.

The firm’s SmartUI Visual AI Engine, which has seen a decent uptake among banks, financial services firms and insurance companies in recent months, has been tweaked so it can better detect and eliminate “tricky” visual bugs and reduce noise in test results, LambdaTest said.

Mayank Bhola, co-founder and head of product, explained “it employs advanced, homegrown algorithms to reduce visual noise, address layout shifts, and pinpoint significant changes on web pages, ensuring more accurate testing results.”

Moreover, the introduction of a number of new features should “minimise false positives and improve the overall reliability of visual testing,” Bhola added.

He further claimed that the upgrade will “reduce review time by fourfold. This is a significant step forward in ensuring quality at speed for teams worldwide.”

Busy year

The platform upgrade is LambdaTest’s first headline-grabbing move in 2025, after a busy year during which it raised fresh funds, launched multiple products and struck several partnerships and other external deals.

The San Francisco-headquartered cloud automation testing platform provider offers developers a range of cloud-based testing solutions, such as cross-browser compatibility testing, web and app automation testing, as well as real device testing.

Mayank Bhola, co-founder and head of product at LambdaTest
Mayank Bhola

Only last month, the company teamed up with Singapore digital technology services provider TO THE NEW to integrate LambdaTest’s QA tools into the latter’s automation solutions, with the aim to speed up software delivery and testing via the cloud, Bhola stressed.

Under the partnership, both firms agreed TO THE NEW will gain access to LambdaTest software testing platforms Unified Test Manager, KaneAI for intelligent test creation, and HyperExecute which should help to boost its execution via different devices, browsers, and operating systems directly into its services.

LambdaTest’s tools, combined with TO THE NEW’s automation accelerator called PRISM, “aim to enhance the speed and quality of software delivery, enabling clients to achieve digital transformations at scale,” the firms wrote in a statement.

Capital injection

The deal with TO THE NEW came mere weeks after LambdaTest announced it had raised $38 million in fresh funding.

The California-based firm, which is a major player in the cloud-based testing space, with a range of product launches and partnerships throughout 2024, stressed that GenAI-powered innovations “address a pressing need” for streamlined and efficient QA processes.

“Software development lifecycles become faster, more rigorous, and increasingly complex,” LamdaTest wrote.

Early last year, the firm singled out its relatively new KaneAI platform, which the company claims to be the world’s first end-to-end software AI test agent.

KaneAI, which was only launched in August, is aimed at authoring, debugging and evolving end-to-end use tests using natural language and should improve the way teams create, manage, and execute automated tests.

Automation testing has long been a critical part of software development, but it often comes with significant challenges, stressed Asad Khan, the firm’s co-founder and current CEO.

The general consensus within the industry is that test automation frequently lags behind development sprints, with brittle tests requiring constant maintenance.

Even low-code or no-code solutions have a learning curve, and often start to break down at scale, making it difficult for test automation setup to keep pace with evolving testing needs.

So what makes KaneAI stand out? Khan claimed “it is a first-of-its-kind AI test assistant with industry-first AI features like test authoring, management and debugging capabilities built from the ground up for high-speed quality engineering teams.”

He explained that KaneAI enables users to create and evolve complex test cases using natural language, which should reduce the time and expertise required to get started with test automation.

Since the tests are using natural language, they also provide an opportunity for different personnel to participate in the test-case creation process, he added.

“Over the past six years, we have listened to feedback from the users on how to solve their testing challenges.”

When asked why this should be seen as a break with established platforms out there, Khan argued that, unlike traditional low-code or no-code solutions that hit scalability limits, KaneAI provides two-way test editing features, that enable users to either author in code or in natural language.

“In addition, it allows multi-language code export across all major frameworks along with unique Instruction-to-Code and Code-to-Instruction translation features,” he continued.

“This enables effortless maintenance of tests for scale and ensures that even the most intricate testing needs are met.”

Moreover, according to Khan, the solution also improves the debugging process with AI-powered test observability and real-time root cause analysis capabilities.

Debugging tool

LambdaTest launched a range of new solutions in 2024. It recently brought a new testing tool to the market, which contained a debugging capability and live inspection feature.

Called the Live Inspect feature, it allows users to interact with their automated test devices in real time, which should improve the efficiency and effectiveness of automated tests, according to the firm.

So the difference is, the company explained, that “teams can now troubleshoot issues directly as they arise with their automation scripts, moving beyond mere video playback to active engagement with their applications.”

Apart from new launches, LambdaTest recently struck a partnership with Netlify to enhance the testing capabilities of QA teams’ developers, as the collaboration should enable them to test and build high-quality web applications more efficiently.

The firm said that its integration with Netlify, a platform for businesses to build highly-performant and dynamic websites, as well as e-commerce stores and web apps, should make quite a change for developers.

Netlify users can integrate testing into their deployment workflows and test their web applications before deployment through the deal with LambdaTest.

This is because Netlify ecosystem will now embed LambdaTest tools, Bhola explained, allowing developers access to a platform for testing web apps straight from their deployment pipelines.

In-browser solution

In addition to the activity in recent months, one of LambdaTest’s most-talked about moves last year was the launch of a new tool that allows QA teams to run tests directly within their browsers.

The firm’s LambdaTest Accessibility DevTools Chrome offers a range of scanning options, prioritises critical issues for efficient resolution, and integrates with existing workflows “to enhance development efficiency, ensure compliance, and promote digital inclusivity.”

“It aims to significantly improve web accessibility, making it easier for QA testers, developers and product managers to test, manage, and report accessibility issues directly within their browsers,” explained Bhola.

He pointed out that the tool offers accessibility scans with options like full page scans, targeted partial page scans, automated multi-page scans, and advanced workflow scans, “helping to identify and address accessibility issues throughout the website.”

Moreover, Bhola stressed that the solution “enables issue discovery to pinpoint and correct common accessibility errors, streamlining the resolution process.”

When asked to elaborate, he said “it provides prioritised issue management that categorises and tackles accessibility issues.”

With the European Accessibility Act of 2025 in effect, ensuring website accessibility is a legal requirement for EU businesses, Bhola continued, as he said that “this tool helps developers integrate accessibility testing seamlessly into their workflows, meeting EAA compliance and promoting inclusivity.”

He concluded by saying that “as the demand for accessibility tools grows, tools like this one become essential for businesses to ensure their digital content is accessible to all.”


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