1. [Home](https://www.g2.com/) 2. ... 3. [Software Testing Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-testing) 4. [Testpad Discussions](https://www.g2.com/products/testpad-testpad/discuss) [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_992e5074953ab34016d437263ef1aaf2/testpad-testpad.png "Product Avatar Image") ](/products/testpad-testpad/reviews) [ Testpad ](/products/testpad-testpad/reviews) (26)4.3/5 Test plans, not test cases. Testpad is built on a different data model. Instead of a suite of test cases, each one a form to fill in with preconditions, steps and expected results, a plan is an outline of prompts. You write a test as a line of plain text, indent to group related tests under a heading, and add a column for each run you do. Established over 16 years ago, customers have included the likes of NVIDIA, GitHub, Bell, Siemens, Sony, HP, and Volvo. It's fast to work in. Type a line, hit enter, write the next one, instead of opening a multi-field form for every test. To make a test run, you add a column and record pass or fail for each test as you work down the list. The plan and its columns form a grid: test prompts down the left, test runs in columns on the right, and a result in every cell. You don't just get a count of test cases or a list of bugs found, you get to see at a glance everything that was and wasn't tested. To get extra help at release time, there's a Guest Testing feature where you can send anyone outside the team a link to a test run. They test as a guest, with no login, and they don't take up a paid seat. This works especially well for User Acceptance Testing, sending the client links to test runs to work through. Every script and folder has a report you can share by link, while testing is still going or once it's done. Reports can be saved as a single HTML file (or printed to PDF) - every test, every result, every comment in one readable document. It's a record of what was and wasn't tested, complete with all the results and comments. Whether you're running exploratory sessions, supporting an agile process, writing syntax-highlighted BDD, or you genuinely like structured test cases, the same lightweight plan handles it, without the form-filling overhead of a heavy test-management tool or the mess of a spreadsheet. Simple enough to onboard anyone, deep enough to model a whole test plan. Spend more time testing and less time documenting. 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