7 Web Testing Software Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 19th, 2023
Start A Web Testing Software

Here are some real life success stories of starting a web testing software:

1. Reflect ($38.4K/year)

Fitz Nowlan, co-founder of Reflect, came up with the idea for the business based on his experience in software development and testing. He realized that while there were many tools available for unit and integration testing, there was a lack of innovation in end-to-end testing. Fitz and his co-founder, Todd McNeal, decided to create Reflect, a zero-code and zero-installation tool that allows anyone to create and manage automated web tests without writing code. They believed that being last-to-market gave them an advantage as they could incorporate technology that competitors didn't have access to when they started.

How much they make: $38.4K/year
Current team size: 3

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How We Launched A $3.2K/Month Automated Software For Testing Websites

Reflect is a no-code, cloud-based web application testing tool generating approximately $3K in monthly recurring revenue, offering businesses fast and resilient testing capabilities while addressing a critical need in the market.

About
Fitz started Reflect almost 5 years ago
Revenue
Fitz grew the business to $3.2K/month
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2. PlaybookUX ($1.8M/year)

Lindsey Allard, the founder of PlaybookUX, came up with the idea for her business after realizing there weren't many cost-effective all-in-one research tools for startups, SMBs, and freelancers in 2018. She wanted to create a tool that would allow any freelancer with an idea to quickly get feedback from their target customers, and ended up attracting huge brand names like Google. PlaybookUX has achieved profitability within its first year and currently has 1,100 customers, with a revenue of $150k/month as of early 2022.

How much they make: $1.8M/year
How much did it cost to start: $100K
Current team size: 8

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How I Bootstrapped A $1.8M/Year UX Research Software

PlaybookUX is a remote research platform that uses qualitative research to test and analyze digital assets with Fortune 500 firms and sole freelancers as customers, having achieved $1.8m in annual revenue with 1,100 customers and 100% YoY growth as a result of bootstrapping their business and keeping user feedback in focus.

About
Lindsey started PlaybookUX over 5 years ago
Revenue
Lindsey grew the business to $150K/month
Costs
It cost Lindsey $100000 to start the business
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3. ScrapingBee ($99.6K/year)

How much they make: $99.6K/year
Current team size: 2

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ScrapingBee: From 2 failed startups to $3,000/month in 4 months

ScrapingBee, a web scraping tool founded in 2019, has grown to $1M+ ARR in just three years with 99% of revenue attributed to SEO strategies and practices, used by businesses for price monitoring, tracking SERP results, lead generation, and general data mining.

About
Kevin started ScrapingBee about 5 years ago
Revenue
Kevin grew the business to $8.3K/month
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So... can you actually make money with a web testing software?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

  1. Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
  2. Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
  3. Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

4. Codiga ($660K/year)

How much they make: $660K/year
Current team size: 7

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Burning $55k/mo building freemium tool for developers, 15k users, $1.2m raised

Codiga, a platform for programmers to receive code snippets & analysis, has raised $2.1M from various investors, and automates code reviews on GitHub, Gitlab, and Bitbucket, identifying flaws in over 10 programming languages.

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Julien started Codiga almost 4 years ago
Revenue
Julien grew the business to $55K/month
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