SmartBear BearQ – A fully autonomous testing system
Software development has never moved faster. AI-assisted coding tools are shipping features in hours that once took days — and that velocity is incredible. But it’s also quietly exposing a critical gap: traditional testing can’t keep up.
Manual test writing is slow. Static test suites go stale. QA teams are stretched thin trying to validate software that changes faster than they can write scripts. The result? Teams are either slowing down their development or shipping with less confidence than they’d like.
That’s the problem BearQ was built to solve.
What Is BearQ?
BearQ is a fully autonomous testing system designed from the ground up for AI-driven development. Built by SmartBear, it transforms software testing from a static safety net into an intelligent, adaptive system — one that moves at the speed your team actually ships.
At its core, BearQ runs QA agents that operate as always-on teammates. They don’t wait to be told what to test. They actively discover how your application works, generate and maintain tests automatically, validate real user journeys end-to-end, and surface clear reports on what’s passing, what’s failing, and why.
See It in Action: Watch the Hands-On Demo
Reading about autonomous testing is one thing. Watching it run is another.
I put together a hands-on demo video that walks through BearQ in action — showing how the agents work, what the experience looks like, and how it fits into a real development workflow.
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