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What is Original Software?

Our testing platform has been helping businesses deliver better quality software for over 25 years. Original Software allows the centralized automation, capture and management of testing across your ERP and any other integrated application out-of-the-box. It’s super easy to start using with pre-built test case templates, and 100% code-free so it’s painless for business users to run. No technical knowledge needed: your business users can capture tests effortlessly. Original Software is able to bring immediate efficiencies over spreadsheets and screenshots: typically reducing testing time by 50%, while AI-enabled test automation is ready for when you want to take the time-savings to the next level and build full automated regression capability without needing to code. Are you running an on-premise, cloud, custom app or green screen application? No drama. The Original Software platform tests across any and all of them.

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How do you position yourself against your competitors?

- No code : business user-friendly
- On-prem AND cloud: any app and built for cloud updates
- Smart automation: fully automated regression tests everything
- Quick start: Up and running in a week typically

Our platform works across any application allowing you to carry out automated end-to-end regression testing across your entire tech stack. 100% code-free so you won't need development resource to write code to test your code. Our simple capture tool can be learnt in minutes and allows business users to capture tests on your business processes simply by doing their job.

Our smart AI-powered automation engine looks for the changes you're expecting...and the ones you're not, picking up all changes in new software versions and showing you the differences. Meaning you can go live safe in the knowledge you've identified and addressed any impact from your new software version and maintain your business IT resilience.


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1997
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Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Step into the future of testing with Original Software. Test everything every time across every platform We exist to help your organization meet the testing challenges facing you today – and the ones that will come tomorrow. Our team bring results in weeks but are with you for the long haul.


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Hiten L.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"One of the best automation tool to automate your any website or sap use cases"
Its one of the best automation tool that does not require any coding knowledge, its simlpe record and play back tool so its very simple to learn an...
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Sabrina H.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"The OS team is excellent to work with, and extremely knowledgeable in user testing activities."
This software is going to rapidly increase our UAT activities for new development releases, without putting a huge burden on our stakeholders to te...
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"Gorman-Rupp IT Manager Review"
Being able to continuously capture screenshots with Test Assist, edit them, and consume them via MS Word or Animation.
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Senior Tester
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What do you like best about Original Software?

Its one of the best automation tool that does not require any coding knowledge, its simlpe record and play back tool so its very simple to learn and easy to automate anything.

It seamlessly integrates with various development tools and project management software, streamlining workflows and improving collaboration.

The platform provides tools for automating test cases, reducing manual effort and increasing efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Original Software?

There is no such kind of dislike, but sometimes if we do any major update or edit in any scripts there it throws expection sometimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Original Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

- Its one of the best automation tool that does not require any coding knowledge, its simlpe record and play back tool so its very simple to learn and easy to automate anything.

- It seamlessly integrates with various development tools and project management software, streamlining workflows and improving collaboration.

- The platform provides tools for automating test cases, reducing manual effort and increasing efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alex Knight of Original Software

Thanks for your review Hiten! We're pleased you find our platform easy to learn and use for your automation 🙌

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ERP Analyst
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What do you like best about Original Software?

i love that you do not have to recreate an event to find a defect / bug - everything is recorded and easy to access so you can see right away what the user experienced.

we have used the system for more than testing, we created videos of how to use our new system - these have been converted into how to guides and have aided in writing test steps while we are still training ourselves. this is not the designated use of Orginal software but it it has been such an added bonus.

Ease of using the system - once you get going it is very intuitive and simple to use.

My customer success manager Mark Wheatly has been exceptional, he is very supportive, he listens to all my questions and comments and will come back to be with suggestions for how i can use the system better, becuase he has been thinking about what we are trying to do and has ideas to constantly improve our testing processes. he always has time, even when i've given him large problems to solve with no warning. he has also built my confidence when i've needed it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Original Software?

that assigning the tests is done via surname first - i know all the testers in my buisness by first name, i do not always know surnames. i have to go and look in teams to find their surname to assign the tests - i have raised this with my customer success manager. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Original Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

we have used the system for more than testing, we created videos of how to use our new system - these have been converted into how to guides and have aided in writing test steps while we are still training ourselves. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alex Knight of Original Software

Thanks for your review Claire! We're delighted that you're finding extra value in our platform and that your experience with Mark in our CS team has been so great :)

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What do you like best about Original Software?

Software is easy to use and issues in deployments are minimized.

Implementation can take some time; you need to get familiar with all possibilities

Customer support is great.

Software is used on a daily basis and supporting our needs; status of manual tests is very easy to follow.

Several key processes are tested automatically and running on pre defined schedules Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Original Software?

Specific applications need a specific option set is needed; creating these option sets can be difficult and time consuming. However, support is great and OS will help you creating these option sets.

Cloud applications can behave different after uodates, causing the automations to fail; so rework needs to be done.

When applying automations over Cloud applications with a lot of security layers, response can be slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Original Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

1-Consistency: Automated tests ensure consistent and repeatable test results, reducing human errors.

2-Efficiency: They speed up the testing process, allowing you to receive feedback faster and iterate more quickly.

3-Cost Savings: By reducing manual testing efforts, you save time and money in the long run.

4-Regression Testing: They make it easy to perform regression tests, ensuring that new changes do not break existing functionality.

5-Reliability: Automated tests can run 24/7, providing continuous quality monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alex Knight of Original Software

Thanks Chris 🙏 We're delighted you find our platform easy to use and our support team great!

SH
MGR - Business Solutions Architecture
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What do you like best about Original Software?

This software is going to rapidly increase our UAT activities for new development releases, without putting a huge burden on our stakeholders to test manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Original Software?

I have not complaints on this software, nor the implementation team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Original Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

Burden on stakeholders to test and approve new development, and perform accurate regression testing activities. This will ensure regression testing is completed as expected and development releases can happen bug-free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Original Software?

OriginalSoftware offers a suite of products supporting both manual and automated regression testing. They are well suited for pre-go-live testing (by user and IT communities) as well as automated regression testing.

Overall their solutions allow software competencies center to offer a flexible "insurance policy" against software defects, both visible (because the software or the overall process breaks) or invisible on the surface but having deep down the line impacts.

Their solution was implemented in a matter of weeks, and the first protection consisting of a couple business scenarios was live within 6 weeks. This is mostly due to the ease of use of the tool. Within 2 years 200 scenarios were tested weekly, and the coverage still grows both in terms of scenarios and tested software platforms (SAP GUI, SAP S/4 Fiori, SalesForce, billing portal, customer portal...).

From a relationship front OriginalSoftware is considered as a true partner and is there by our side to tackle any new challenge at all levels, from the trenches thru their excellent customer support to the executive level with their partnership mindset. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Original Software?

While I personally perceive this as an advantage OriginalSoftware remains smaller that its direct competitors, which can be a hurddle for big organizations looking for big name partners. My experience is however that this allows them to be nimble and offer a customer experience rarely seen with tier-1 vendors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Original Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

Their products support a weekly regression testing cycle for an SAP ERP ecosystem. 300+ business processes are automatically run by the system, and the differences with the previous run (typically before changes are implemented) are automatically identified. They're brought up to the team of analyst who contributed to the new release, and they only have to focus on validating the changing. Considering the multiple stakeholders involved in any given process performing the same manually would takes weeks. The automation delivers the result in less than 18 hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alex Knight of Original Software

Thanks Marc 🤗 We're very happy to be considered a true partner for you and your business!

Jordan H.
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What do you like best about Original Software?

The support you get. Whether this software is new to you or not, the team are very supportive and go above and beyond to help [even if its just clarifying daft questions!] Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Original Software?

Nothing. It was a learning curve for sure but once the team walked me through it, it was great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Original Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

As a business, our analytics and programming takes a lot of manual time. But the auotmation features help speed up the process which is a massive benefit to our team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alex Knight of Original Software

Thanks Jordan! We're always happy to help :)

Pranit D.
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What do you like best about Original Software?

It’s like the friendly GPS—quick to learn, easy to navigate, excellent customer support and most importantly it gets us to our bug-free destination. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Original Software?

There is none at the moment because Original Software fulfills current business requirements quite well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Original Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

We’ve been utilizing Qualify-TestDrive product for 5+ years, collaborating closely with Original Software. TestDrive accelerates our testing process, enabling us to smoothly navigate full regression tests for over 250+ real time scenarios every week. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alex Knight of Original Software

Thanks Pranit, we're happy we're helping you reach your bug-free destination! 🚫🐞

Tera S.
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What do you like best about Original Software?

The software has been super useful and has helped us to cut down our user acceptance time by about half. It is pretty user friendly once you get the hang of it. The customer service is top notch. They are very involved in the intital setup to help ensure the software is configured in a way that makes sense for your own workflows. They also continue to follow up regurlarly to make sure the product is still working for you and are very responsive to any issues you may have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Original Software?

I honestly can't think of any downsides. It's been a great product for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Original Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps us keep our testing time down and also keeps all of our testing documentation much better organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alex Knight of Original Software

We're thrilled to hear that our software has been super useful for you and has helped cut down your user acceptance time. Our team is dedicated to providing top-notch customer service and we're glad to hear that you've had a positive experience with us.

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What do you like best about Original Software?

Being able to continuously capture screenshots with Test Assist, edit them, and consume them via MS Word or Animation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Original Software?

Not being able to use Test Assist over MS Teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Original Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our goal is to use the product for end user uplift testing of our ERP software. Additional benefits will be using those recordings / documents to train onboarding employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alex Knight of Original Software

Thanks for your review, we're pleased you're getting value out of TestAssist! 😊 We have investigated the use of Microsoft Teams and unfortunately it's very memory-intensive which causes a slowdown when sharing TestAssist. To get the best out of TestAssist, we would recommend exploring other platforms for screen share, or perhaps having a means of logging into a central server.This would allow each of your business users to independently conduct these recordings without requiring your assistance. Please do reach out to our Customer Success team if you'd like to know more.

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What do you like best about Original Software?

The functionality regarding the control and distribtion of peole having to do tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Original Software?

I think the names of the different screens are sometimes hard to reference what the contents are. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Original Software solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is allowing us to test functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.