aqua cloud FAQ
All Your Questions, Answered

Yes, aqua cloud offers multiple deployment options to meet different security and compliance needs.

You can choose between: the aqua’s GDPR-compliant German Cloud, external cloud hosting on Azure (including isolated Enterprise Custom Cloud), or a full on-premise installation on your own infrastructure.

Our on-premise solution has been trusted for over 10 years by organizations with strict regulatory requirements, particularly in banking, insurance, and government sectors.

aqua cloud offers unlimited scalability with no restrictions on test artifacts, users, or projects. The platform maintains performance even with thousands of test cases and large teams thanks to its enterprise-ready architecture. Features like bulk user management, role-based permissions, and flexible workflows adapt to your growing organization. Whether you’re expanding from a small team to an enterprise or managing increasingly complex projects, aqua is a fit for your team configuration.

aqua cloud provides robust compliance support through ISO 27001 certification, GDPR and DORA compliance, plus features designed for highly regulated environments. You’ll benefit from automated documentation and audit trails that track every test case, change, and approval. Test Management platform aqua supports numerous regulatory standards (ISO 9001/27001, FDA 21 CFR, SOX, and many more), offers granular user permissions for controlled access, and provides comprehensive revision tracking. When audit time comes, you can easily export all necessary evidence, significantly reducing preparation time and maintaining continuous audit readiness.

aqua cloud protects your test data with comprehensive security measures, including ISO 27001 certification and DORA compliance. Your data is encrypted both at rest and in transit, with strict access controls and granular user permissions covering over 100 distinct actions. We offer both cloud hosting in secure German datacenters and on-premises deployment for maximum control. The platform supports LDAP and SSO authentication, secure OAuth2 tokens for API access, and ensures your data is never used for AI training. For additional security, all AI capabilities can be completely disabled if required. These safeguards keep your test data protected and support regulatory compliance for sensitive industries.

aqua cloud excels at accessibility for non-technical team members through its intuitive design and user-focused features. The platform offers an easy-to-navigate interface with guided onboarding, visual dashboards for simple progress tracking, and AI assistance that converts plain language descriptions into complete test cases. Non-technical stakeholders benefit from free unlimited guest licenses, built-in collaboration tools with auto-translation capabilities, and a simple Chrome extension for beta testers Capture. The comprehensive help center, video tutorials, and responsive support team ensure that anyone can contribute to testing processes without technical expertise.

Yes, aqua cloud fully supports multiple languages for global teams through several features. The user interface is available in English and German, with the system automatically detecting your browser language during account setup and offering the appropriate language by default. You can easily change your interface language at any time through your user profile settings.

Additionally, our AI Copilot adapts to diverse language needs, supporting team members who speak English, German, Spanish, Hindi, and many other languages. This multilingual capability ensures frictionless collaboration across global teams, regardless of their native language. Our leading auto-translation functionality helps maintain clear communication among international team members, making aqua cloud an ideal test management solution for organizations with distributed, multilingual teams.

aqua cloud enables multi-stakeholder collaboration through a unified platform where developers, QA teams, and business personnel work together seamlessly. Key collaboration features include:

• Project planning boards and dashboards for real-time visibility across teams
• Ticket-level comments and @mentions for contextual discussions
• Customizable notifications for status changes and assignments
• Role-based permissions giving each stakeholder appropriate access
• Native integrations with Jira and Confluence that maintain formatting and links
• Shared test cases, requirements, and defects with complete traceability
• AI-powered tools that help non-technical stakeholders participate in testing

This ensures everyone works from the same information while using the tools best suited to their role.

aqua cloud is accessible via web browsers, allowing you to view dashboards, reports, and test status from any device with internet access. While there isn’t a dedicated mobile app, the platform offers comprehensive mobile application testing capabilities through its Test Automation Agents. This enables teams to automate and manage testing for mobile applications as part of your overall quality assurance process. For the best experience managing your test projects, we recommend using aqua cloud on desktop browsers where you can take full advantage of its intuitive interface and powerful features.

aqua cloud adapts to all development methodologies with methodology-specific features.

• For Agile teams, it offers planning and scrum boards, burn-down charts, and AI-powered requirement and test case generation that keeps pace with rapid iterations.
• For Waterfall approaches, aqua provides comprehensive test planning tools, banking-grade traceability between requirements and test cases, and detailed documentation capabilities.

The platform’s flexible organization system lets you group test cases into reusable scenarios that can align with sprints, user stories, or formal project phases. With customizable workflows, real-time dashboards, and seamless Jira integration, test management system aqua ensures your test planning stays perfectly aligned with your development methodology of choice.

Yes, aqua cloud is specifically designed to help you define and track testing objectives. Test Management platform aqua offers comprehensive requirement management where you can document testing objectives and link them directly to test cases for maintain traceability. Every step of your testing process can be planned and monitored using real-time dashboards that show coverage and progress. The requirement traceability features show exactly which test cases are linked to each objective, helping you identify gaps and ensure complete coverage. For agile teams, the built-in backlog and Scrum board let you prioritize test cases based on business goals, while integrations with Jira keep development and testing objectives aligned throughout your project.

aqua cloud streamlines risk-based test prioritization through several powerful capabilities:

• Automatic traceability between requirements and tests highlights coverage gaps in high-risk areas
• Custom fields and workflows let you tag items with risk levels for targeted execution
• Real-time dashboards provide instant visibility into risk exposure and test coverage
• AI Copilot generates tests using proven techniques like boundary value analysis and decision tables that target high-risk scenarios

This systematic approach ensures your testing resources focus on the most business-critical functions first, maximizing defect discovery where it matters most.

Yes, aqua cloud provides comprehensive version management capabilities. The platform allows you to create and track different versions of all core elements including requirements, test cases, and defects. You can manage versions using numerical scales or custom codenames, perform bulk versioning, and easily track version dependencies. The system maintains complete audit trails and version history, with dedicated filters and reporting options to monitor progress by version. This makes aqua cloud especially valuable for teams maintaining multiple product versions or coordinating complex release schedules across departments.

aqua cloud optimizes your testing resource allocation through several key capabilities. Real-time dashboards provide instant visibility into resource utilization and bottlenecks. Test execution is streamlined with agent pools for parallel processing, and bulk user administration makes team management effortless. The AI Copilot feature generates test cases and test data automatically, reducing manual workload by up to 98% and freeing your team to focus on complex testing scenarios. With visual planning boards and seamless integrations with tools like Jira, aqua ensures your testing resources are always directed to where they deliver the most value.

aqua cloud’s AI Copilot transforms requirement-based test case creation through a simple yet powerful process. After saving a requirement in aqua, you can click the AI Copilot ‘Test’ button to automatically generate high-quality test cases.

The AI analyzes your requirement and lets you provide additional context like project-specific terms or product details for better results. You can choose to generate single or multiple test cases, specify positive or negative test paths, and even apply professional test design techniques like Boundary Value Analysis or Equivalence Partitioning.

What makes this particularly valuable is the flexibility and time savings. Our customers report that about 42% of AI-generated test cases require no editing at all, and teams save approximately 12.8 hours per tester per week. The system automatically links each generated test case to its requirement, ensuring complete traceability and coverage tracking.

This AI-powered approach helps you seamlessly scale your testing efforts, maintain consistency across your test suite, and dramatically reduce the manual effort typically associated with test case creation – ultimately accelerating your time to market while improving test quality.

Yes, aqua cloud seamlessly manages both manual and automated testing in a single integrated platform.

For manual testing, we provide structured test cases with step-by-step execution workflows, detailed result documentation capabilities, comprehensive status tracking (Pass, Fail, Blocked, Not Applicable), and support for test environment management.

For automated testing, we offer unified execution processes where automated tests run through the same interface as manual tests, dedicated automation agents for tools like PowerShell, Jenkins, Ranorex, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress and UFT, and a robust Script Library for reusable test components. Our Step Designer allows you to mix manual and automated test steps within the same test case for maximum flexibility.

• With aqua cloud, you gain significant advantages:
• A single repository for all test assets (manual and automated)
• Unified reporting and traceability across all testing types
• AI-powered test case generation to accelerate both manual and automated testing
• Seamless integration with your existing automation tools and CI/CD pipelines
• Reduced costs by eliminating the need for separate tools and processes

This integrated approach ensures complete test coverage, fosters better collaboration, and ultimately helps your team deliver higher quality software faster.

aqua cloud excels at test case reuse and organization through several powerful features. The nested test case functionality allows you to create reusable test steps (like login procedures) that can be embedded within other test cases at any point. When these shared components need updating, you can make the change once and all referencing test cases inherit it automatically. For organization, aqua offers a flexible project and folder structure, dynamic test scenarios that reference (rather than duplicate) test cases, and customizable workflows that enforce quality standards. The platform also supports bulk editing capabilities and maintains comprehensive execution history and dependency tracking, significantly reducing maintenance overhead while ensuring test case consistency across your projects.

aqua cloud delivers comprehensive reporting and dashboard capabilities designed for complete test management visibility. Key features include:

• Real-time custom dashboards with multiple chart types (pie, bar, stacked bar, tables) that display any workspace data
• KPI alert system that notifies you via email/app when metrics exceed thresholds
• Rich report customization combining visualizations, formatted text, images, and pivots
• Automation and scripting for self-updating reports and conditional data transformations
• Flexible sharing options for both internal team members and external stakeholders

Both dashboards and reports can be personalized with precise filtering, allowing you to focus on exactly what matters to your QA process.

aqua cloud integrates seamlessly with agile testing through several key features:

• Visual planning tools: Scrum boards and burn-down charts for sprint tracking
• AI-powered assistance: Generate user stories, BDD scenarios, and test cases quickly
• Jira and Confluence integration: Link test cases directly to user stories and documentation
• Real-time collaboration: Comments, notifications, and traceability across the team
• Automation support: Reduce manual effort by up to 80% with Test Automation and CI/CD tool integration

These capabilities help agile teams adapt to change quickly, maintain transparency, and significantly reduce the time spent on test management while improving quality and collaboration.

aqua cloud offers multiple features that streamline test environment and configuration management throughout your testing process:

• Custom Fields, Labels & Variables allow you to document and track detailed environment information, ensuring tests execute with proper device and configuration parameters
• Comprehensive filtering lets teams quickly filter and locate tests by environment, device, or specific configuration parameters to simplify large-scale test management
• Integration with popular QA tools like Jenkins, Ranorex, UFT, and JMeter enables automated test execution across different environments, with results flowing directly into aqua
• Unlimited scalability ensures you can manage as many test environments, configurations, and parameters as needed without system constraints
• Controlled workflow capabilities let you define environment-specific procedures and requirements, ensuring consistent testing processes
• Complete audit logging tracks all environment and configuration changes for full traceability

By centralizing environment information alongside your test data, aqua cloud provides a unified test management platform that eliminates environment management gaps while ensuring comprehensive test coverage across all your configurations.

aqua cloud provides comprehensive version control for all your test assets, including:

• Complete version management for all test elements (requirements, test cases, test scenarios, defects)
• Customizable item versioning with flexible numeric or code-name formats (like “3.4” or “beta”)
• Linear version hierarchy that maintains clear progression of assets
• Full restoration capability for previous versions when needed
• Visual change tracking with detailed audit trails showing who modified what and when
• Bulk versioning options with “Find dependent” functionality to include related items
• Version-based filtering, sorting, and grouping of assets
• Intelligent relationship management for creating new versions of related test cases
• Unlimited history tracking of all test executions and system events
• Integrated collaboration logs keeping all discussions in context

This comprehensive versioning system ensures complete traceability and accountability throughout your testing lifecycle.

aqua cloud offers several powerful features for managing test dependencies and prerequisites:

• Sequential Execution: Set dependencies between test cases to ensure they execute in the correct order, with dependent tests skipped if prerequisites fail.
• Dependency Graph: Visualize all connections between test cases, requirements, and defects in an interactive view that clearly shows relationships.
• Dynamic Test Scenarios: Test scenarios reference test cases rather than duplicating them, ensuring scenarios stay automatically updated when test cases change.
• Manual & Automatic Linking: Create dependencies manually or let them form automatically when actions like defect logging occur.
• Custom Workflows: Bind test items to workflows that enforce specific conditions before progression, ensuring quality gates are maintained.

This dependency management prevents product-breaking issues, keeps test scenarios current, and eliminates wasted effort on tests that can’t succeed until prerequisites are resolved.

aqua cloud excels at exploratory testing through its powerful Capture Chrome extension. Capture records all your testing actions in real-time, including clicks, keystrokes, and screenshots, without requiring you to switch between applications. You can add comments, annotate screenshots, and record videos during your session. When you discover defects, the extension automatically transfers all captured data to aqua, creating comprehensive defect reports with complete context. The entire exploratory session is documented with full traceability, turning free-form exploration into structured, actionable insights.

aqua cloud offers robust test execution scheduling through multiple options. You can create scheduled executions for automated test scenarios with customizable start dates, repetition rates (in days, hours, minutes), and agent selection. For more advanced scheduling, aqua seamlessly integrates with Jenkins to automate test runs as part of CI/CD pipelines. The platform allows you to execute automated test scripts (using tools like PowerShell, Ranorex, JMeter) directly within aqua, and provides a fully documented REST API for custom scheduling solutions. All scheduling functionalities maintain organized test executions with options to run all test cases, specific test subsets, or scheduled cases within scenarios, giving you complete flexibility over your testing cadence.

aqua cloud offers highly granular requirements traceability down to individual subrequirement levels. The system supports:

• Multi-level hierarchical structures where requirements can be broken into subrequirements with separate tracking and assignments
• Precise bidirectional linking between requirements and test cases/scenarios with real-time coverage status
• Visual indicators showing exactly which requirements are covered and which need attention
• Detailed audit trails capturing who changed what and when for compliance purposes

This granularity ensures nothing falls through the cracks and supports strict regulatory compliance for industries with demanding standards.

While aqua cloud doesn’t automatically flag tests needing updates after requirement changes, it offers powerful tools to manage this process efficiently. Our AI Copilot can quickly update relevant tests to match modified requirements, and our complete traceability features show you exactly which tests are linked to each requirement. This means you can instantly identify affected tests when requirements change and update them with just a few clicks.

aqua cloud offers multiple ways to visualize requirement-test coverage relationships.

1. In the Requirements tab, coverage status columns clearly show which requirements are covered. The system displays linked test cases and their execution status directly within the requirement view.
2. For more comprehensive visualization, aqua provides an interactive dependency graph that maps all connections between requirements and test assets.
3. Real-time dashboards and customizable reports offer high-level overviews of coverage metrics.
   This multi-layered approach ensures you can instantly identify coverage gaps and maintain complete traceability throughout your testing lifecycle.

Yes, aqua cloud supports importing requirements from various document types with different methods. You can import structured requirements directly from Excel (.xlsx) and CSV files using the Import module. For PDFs, images, and Excel files, aqua’s AI Assistant can generate requirements (as user stories, BDDs, or PRDs) by analyzing the document content. The system transforms your uploaded files into actionable requirements within seconds, which you can then review and edit.

aqua cloud manages complex requirement hierarchies through a flexible subrequirement structure where main requirements can be broken down into multiple levels (chapters, subchapters) with independent statuses and assignments. For dependencies, aqua provides a visual dependency graph that clearly displays all linked items with the selected requirement at the center. You can trace multi-level connections through both graph and tree views, while automatically creating dependencies in workflows or adding them manually with defined dependency types. Our test management system ensures complete traceability by linking requirements to test cases, scenarios, and defects, with comprehensive reporting capabilities that support audits and process monitoring.

aqua cloud supports several standard test design techniques to help you create comprehensive and effective test cases:

1. Boundary Value Analysis
2. Equivalence Partitioning
3. Decision Table Testing

In addition, our AI Copilot enhances these techniques by automatically generating structured test cases based on your requirements or plain language descriptions.

aqua cloud provides comprehensive support for parameterized testing through the intuitive Variable Manager. This feature allows you to efficiently define test parameters and multiple value sets for your test cases, similar to working with data in Excel.

Here’s how parameterized testing works in aqua cloud:

1. You can create columns representing test variables (like Username, Password) and rows for different value sets, enabling multiple test data permutations with a single test case.
2. You can easily insert these variables as placeholders into your test steps using the Step Designer, which are then automatically replaced with actual values during test execution.
3. For each test run, you select your desired value set, allowing the same test case to be executed with different data inputs.
4. We support both manual and automated parameterized testing, with seamless integration for tools like SoapUI, where aqua transmits variable values directly to your automated tests.
5. Our system facilitates efficient test data management with import/export capabilities to Excel, drag-and-drop functionality for sharing variables between test cases, and options to copy or clear test data as needed.

Parameterized testing in aqua cloud eliminates redundancy, improves test coverage, and significantly streamlines your testing process by allowing you to maintain one test case that can be executed with multiple data variations.

Yes, you can create test suites (in aqua we call them “test scenarios”) based on custom criteria. The system offers flexible options for organizing tests by your specific needs:

• Filter test cases using various attributes like status, requirement tags, custom fields, and automation status
• Select filtered test cases and create test scenarios with just a few clicks
• Further customize scenarios with parameters, execution order, tester assignments, and dependencies
• Generate dynamic reports filtered by any custom attribute for detailed analysis

This flexibility allows you to organize test execution precisely according to your project requirements, making it easy to manage focused test runs for specific features, environments, or release cycles.

aqua cloud offers comprehensive test data management through multiple features. Our AI Copilot automatically generates test data sets from your requirements, test cases or your uploaded files, significantly reducing manual effort. Additionally, aqua provides database integrations (MSSQL, Oracle), a powerful REST API for custom connections, and centralized management of both manual and automated test results. You can easily maintain data traceability through our linkage system between requirements, test cases, and defects, while custom reports and dashboards help visualize test data usage across your projects. For enterprises with sensitive information, we offer audit-proof management to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Yes, you can leverage reusable test components and parameterized test steps to reduce redundancy. The AI Copilot not only generates new test cases but learns from your existing suite to recommend relevant enhancements, helping you maintain an efficient and effective test library with minimal manual effort.

aqua cloud handles conditional test execution through multiple capabilities. You can create conditional steps within test cases where execution depends on previous outcomes (pass/fail/blocked). For broader sequencing, you can set dependencies between test cases so that specific tests only run if prerequisite tests pass. Test management platform aqua also supports nested test cases with conditional parameters, allowing you to reuse test components with specific execution conditions. These features give you complete control over test flow logic, ensuring you only execute relevant tests based on real-time conditions and outcomes.

Yes, aqua cloud offers multiple ways to execute specific test subsets. You can filter tests using custom fields, statuses, priorities, or other criteria through the Views and Filters functionality. You can also create test scenarios (test sets) to group related tests for targeted execution. When configuring test runs, you can select specific parameters like environment or version to further narrow your test scope. For reporting, aqua’s report designer supports logical expressions and conditional filters, allowing you to analyze only the executions that match your criteria.

aqua cloud provides comprehensive test execution time tracking and performance monitoring through several key features:

• Execution Timelines: Every execution event is timestamped, recording precise start/end times and duration for each test case, step, and overall run.
• Real-time Monitoring: The Running Tasks panel shows live execution progress with detailed logs and durations.
• Visual Performance Tracking: Gantt charts and burndown reports visualize execution efficiency and bottlenecks.
• Comprehensive Reporting: Generate customizable reports showing execution times, trends, and performance metrics at any level (individual tests, suites, or projects).
• Integration Capabilities: When connected to CI/CD tools like Jenkins, aqua automatically captures execution timing data from automated test runs, enabling deeper performance analysis.

Yes, multiple testers can work on the same test suite simultaneously in aqua cloud. Our test management platform supports real-time collaboration through test scenarios, where different testers can be assigned to specific test cases within a suite. Each tester can independently run their assigned tests, document results, and update statuses while the system tracks all changes with comprehensive audit logs. We provide notifications about updates, clear visibility of who’s working on what, and support for both manual and automated concurrent test execution. While testers should avoid editing the exact same test case details simultaneously, our collaborative workspace ensures your entire team can work efficiently in parallel without conflicts.

aqua cloud offers multiple ways to capture and document test evidence. The aqua’s Chrome extension Capture automatically records test events, screenshots, and videos during test execution. You can annotate these captures (add arrows, highlights, blur sensitive data) and send them directly to your test runs with one click. Additionally, all rich text editors in aqua include a screenshot tool for instant image capture and annotation. When tests fail, evidence is automatically attached to defect tickets, creating a complete record of the issue. This integrated approach ensures your test evidence is organized, accessible, and linked to the exact test steps where issues occurred.

aqua cloud test management system streamlines the defect lifecycle through an integrated, automated approach. Our system allows defects to be created with a single click during test execution, automatically transferring relevant test data, steps, and results into the defect report. With features like visual bug reporting through aqua Capture, reusable defect templates, comprehensive documentation capabilities, and native workflows with configurable statuses, your team can reduce defect resolution time by up to 35%. The platform maintains complete traceability by linking defects directly to test cases and provides real-time dashboards to monitor defect metrics. Seamless integrations with tools like Jira and Azure DevOps ensure smooth collaboration between QA and development teams.

aqua cloud streamlines defect triage and prioritization with a comprehensive set of features:

• Customizable workflows with mandatory fields to enforce proper severity and priority assignment
• Visual bug reporting with the Capture tool, including videos, screenshots, and system logs
• Auto-filled defect records during test execution with test case context
• Real-time dashboards with KPI alerts for overdue or critical issues
• Full traceability between defects, requirements, and test cases for impact analysis
• Integration with development tools like Jira and Azure DevOps for unified defect handling

aqua cloud offers robust defect analysis metrics through customizable dashboards that provide real-time insights into your quality processes. Key metrics include:

• Number of open, closed, and resolved defects
• Defect severity and priority distribution
• Time to resolution trends
• Defects by assignee, component, or sprint
• Reopened defects statistics
• Workflow bottleneck identification

All metrics can be visualized through various graph types (bar, pie, line) in private or shared dashboards. You can also set up KPI alerts to notify your team when metrics exceed thresholds, enabling proactive quality management. These analytics are fully integrated with test cases and requirements, giving you complete traceability for comprehensive root cause analysis.

In aqua cloud, you can link defects directly to specific test steps while executing manual tests. When a step fails, simply click ‘New Defect’ and aqua automatically creates a link between that exact test step and the new defect. The system transfers all relevant information into the defect record, including the test case ID, name, and the specific step details. This approach creates precise traceability, accelerates defect resolution, and streamlines communication between testers and developers. All linked defects remain visible in the test execution details, making it easy to track issues back to their source.

aqua cloud provides several ways to connect your test management with your source code management workflow. You can leverage our REST API to create custom integrations between aqua and your Git repositories, or use our robust Jenkins integration which can parse aqua links from Git commit comments. For teams using CI/CD pipelines, you can automate test execution triggered by Git commits and have the results automatically update in aqua cloud.

Yes, aqua cloud lets you trigger automated tests directly from manual test cases. You can create test cases that combine both manual and automated steps in the Step Designer. When executing, simply click ‘Run’ and select an Execution Agent that connects to your automation tool. aqua supports 10+ native integrations including Selenium, Ranorex, UFT, and Jenkins, plus any other tool via our REST API. Both manual and automated test results are tracked in the same system, giving you unified reporting and complete visibility across your testing activities.

aqua cloud offers seamless DevOps integration with both Jenkins and Azure DevOps:

Jenkins Integration:

• Native plugin for direct two-way communication
• Trigger Jenkins jobs from aqua or aqua tests from Jenkins pipelines
• Automatic unit test result synchronization back to aqua
• Recognition of aqua links in Git/SVN commit messages

Azure DevOps Integration:

• Two-way synchronization of requirements and defects with Azure DevOps items
• Changes in either system automatically reflect in the other
• Supports both Azure DevOps cloud and server versions
• Simple configuration through personal access tokens

Yes, aqua cloud displays automated and manual test results side by side in the same interface. Our Jenkins plugin (and integrations with other automation tools) automatically sends test execution data back to aqua, where it’s stored alongside manual test runs in the Test Case’s execution history. This gives you complete visibility into your testing, regardless of execution method. Both types of results are accessible in the same dashboards and reports, allowing for unified quality assessment and better decision-making without having to switch between different systems.

aqua cloud provides flexible handling of test data across different environments through several key features. You can categorize and differentiate between environments using custom fields, labels, and variables, which can be applied to test cases and executions. aqua’s detailed execution tracking captures who ran each test, when, and in which environment, providing clear visibility across your testing infrastructure.

aqua cloud supports specialized testing through customizable workflows and AI-powered capabilities. For accessibility and localization testing, you can:

• Create tailored test cases using AI-driven generation – simply describe your accessibility requirements in plain language
• Set up custom fields to track specific compliance standards or language variants
• Utilize flexible test case design to incorporate specialized checks and criteria
• Benefit from auto-translation features for consistent documentation across language testing
• Upload evidence like screenshots or screen reader behavior documentation
• Link external specialized testing tools via our REST API
• Maintain full traceability to requirements, ensuring all accessibility or localization standards are covered

The platform’s flexibility allows you to adapt workflows specifically for these specialized testing types while keeping everything organized in one central system.

While not specifically built for hardware or IoT testing, aqua cloud can effectively support these testing scenarios through several capabilities. You can organize and manage hardware/IoT test cases, integrate with external automation tools via Test Automation Agents or our REST API, run shell-based tests, and track results and issues in one central platform. Many of our customers in manufacturing successfully use aqua cloud for managing their hardware testing processes.

aqua cloud is purpose-built for regulatory compliance testing across FDA, ISO, and other standards with several key capabilities:

• Automated documentation and audit trails that capture all testing activities and changes, essential for FDA 21 CFR Part 11/820 compliance·
• Complete traceability between requirements, tests, results, and defects to demonstrate test coverage during audits·
• Specific workflows and templates aligned with key standards (ISO 9001/27001/13485, FDA requirements, IEC standards)·
• Validation support with IQ/OQ/PQ testing protocols and comprehensive documentation·
• Flexible deployment options (cloud or on-premise) to meet security requirements·
• Granular permissions ensuring only authorized personnel can access or modify testing data

As an ISO 27001 certified and DORA-compliant platform, aqua cloud helps regulated industries maintain compliance while improving testing efficiency.

Yes, aqua cloud is specifically designed to support shift-left testing practices with features that enable early and continuous testing throughout the development lifecycle:

• AI-powered test design that generates test cases from requirements, user stories and BDD scenarios, allowing testing preparation to begin immediately.
• Seamless DevOps integrations with Jira, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD tools that keep requirements, tests, and defects synchronized for continuous testing.
• Advanced collaborative features like workflow automation, project templates, and real-time dashboards that improve developer-tester communication from day one.
• Enhanced requirements coverage tracking that ensures all specifications are properly tested from the earliest stages.
• Automation support that enables continuous testing as part of CI/CD pipelines, so quality is built into the process, not just verified at the end.

aqua cloud supports microservices testing through several key capabilities that address the complexity of distributed architectures:

• Granular organization lets you structure test cases by service, with imports/exports supporting cross-service migration·
• Integration ecosystem connects with Jira, Confluence, and automation frameworks to maintain traceability between distributed components·
• AI Copilot generates test cases from specifications, accelerating coverage across multiple services·
• Custom workflows adapt to different microservice lifecycle needs while maintaining standardization where required·
• Dependency linking tracks relationships between components, ensuring changes in one service trigger appropriate testing in connected services

aqua cloud seamlessly integrates with a comprehensive range of test automation tools:

• Industry Standard Tools: Selenium, Ranorex, Playwright, Cypress, JMeter, SoapUI, and UFT (Unified Functional Testing)·
• CI/CD Integration: Jenkins and Azure Devops for pipeline automation·
• Scripting Options: UnixShell and PowerShell support for Linux and Windows environments·
• ALM/Issue Tracking: JIRA integration for complete workflow management·
• Database Support: MS SQL and Oracle

For any tool not natively supported, our fully documented REST API allows you to connect virtually any automation tool without requiring vendor updates.

aqua cloud’s JIRA integration works through bidirectional synchronization that keeps both platforms perfectly aligned. The setup is flexible, allowing configuration at global or project levels. Key features include:

1. Real-time data sync of defects, requirements, comments, attachments, and custom fields between systems.
2. aqua4JIRA plugin that displays test cases directly within JIRA issues and allows execution from within JIRA.
3. User mapping to maintain clear accountability across platforms.
4. API-based architecture ensuring secure and reliable communication.

This integration enables QA teams to work in aqua’s specialized test management environment while developers stay in JIRA, with all updates visible to everyone instantly. No more duplicate data entry or switching between tools.

Yes, aqua cloud offers a comprehensive REST API that enables custom integrations. The API allows you to access and modify items, manage users, create test runs, automate recurring tasks, and build interfaces with third-party systems. This makes it ideal for automating processes and handling large volumes of data.

aqua cloud integrates with your CI/CD pipeline in multiple flexible ways. We offer:

1. Jenkins integration with our dedicated plugin for bi-directional triggers and test result synchronization
2. Comprehensive REST API for connecting any CI/CD tool (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, etc.)
3. Azure DevOps integration for ticket/issue synchronization
4. Support for automation frameworks like Playwright, Selenium, UFT, and JMeter

These integrations let you automatically trigger test runs from your pipeline, push results back to aqua for unified reporting, and maintain complete traceability.

aqua cloud streamlines test data management across environments through several capabilities:

• AI-powered test data generation from existing test cases or files for faster setup·
• Centralized repository for all test data, accessible across environments·
• Environment-specific workflows with customizable controls for different stages·
• Integration capabilities with Jira, Jenkins, databases, and other tools via REST API·
• Comprehensive traceability with detailed audit logging of all data changes·
• Migration tools for synchronizing test data between environments

This unified approach ensures your test data remains consistent and properly managed as you move from development to staging to production, reducing manual effort and improving test coverage.

aqua cloud reduces QA costs through several key capabilities: The AI Copilot automatically generates test cases and test data, cutting manual design time by up to 43%. Our seamless integrations with Jira and other tools eliminate duplicate work and streamline communication. The platform’s workflow automation handles repetitive tasks, while real-time analytics help catch issues early when they’re less expensive to fix. By centralizing all testing activities in one platform with intuitive interfaces, we reduce training costs and enable non-technical team members to participate in testing.

Our aqua cloud onboarding is designed to be fast and minimally disruptive. The typical process follows three key phases:

1. Preparation (Day 1)· Initial demo and discussion· QA manager begins hands-on exploration
2. Migration (Day 2)· Data mapping and import using our specialized migration tool· User setup and workflow configuration
3. Team Adoption (Day 3+)· Full QA team introduction· Structured workshops (2 hours each) for configuration, project management, test management, and reporting

Most teams complete migration in just one day, with the entire onboarding process taking about a week. We provide comprehensive support through phone, email, and ticketing systems with an average 2-hour response time, plus self-service resources including video tutorials and a multilingual knowledge base.

aqua cloud delivers end-to-end traceability through visual mapping and direct linking. Each requirement shows linked test cases and scenarios, while defects created during testing automatically connect to the originating test case. You can instantly see coverage gaps, track the full history of changes, and access centralized documentation in one view. The Jira integration extends this traceability across systems, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. Real-time dashboards visualize these relationships, making it easy to demonstrate compliance with standards like CMMI and TMMI. This 360° visibility gives you confidence that all requirements are properly tested and verified before release.

Yes, aqua cloud offers powerful test prioritization capabilities through both AI-powered features and practical management tools. Our platform lets you organize test cases in sprints with drag-and-drop prioritization and track requirement coverage to identify critical gaps. Deep Jira integration ensures your testing priorities align with development priorities, while customizable workflows and selective backlog visibility help teams focus on what matters most. This means your QA resources are always directed to the highest-impact testing activities, leading to faster releases without compromising quality.

aqua cloud’s AI Copilot boosts QA productivity by automating key testing workflows:

1. Test case generation in seconds from requirements or uploaded files
2. Instant documentation creation (user stories, BDDs, PRDs) that saves hours of manual work
3. Automated test data production for faster test setup
4. AI chat assistant providing real-time guidance and answers about testing
5. Content enhancement tools that improve existing test cases with a single click

Teams using AI Copilot save 12+ hours per week per user by automating repetitive tasks, with 42% of AI-generated test cases requiring no further edits. This allows QA professionals to focus on complex, value-adding activities rather than manual documentation.

aqua cloud transforms testing activities into clear business value for management through quantifiable metrics and reports. Our platform helps you demonstrate ROI by tracking time savings (up to 15% of man hours weekly), visualizing test coverage improvements, and highlighting faster defect resolution. Real-time dashboards and customizable reports make it easy to show how quality investments translate to measurable outcomes: reduced development costs, accelerated time-to-market (up to 60% faster for digital applications), and decreased compliance expenses. By centralizing your testing ecosystem in one tool, you can clearly demonstrate efficiency gains and the concrete business impact of your QA efforts with data-driven insights that speak management’s language.

aqua cloud provides robust productivity tracking through customizable dashboards and reports. Key metrics available include:

• Test execution progress and coverage
• Defect status and resolution rates
• Sprint completion and burndown charts
• Estimated vs. actual time metrics
• Team member activity and contribution
• Automation success rates

Through custom dashboards, you can visualize these metrics with various graph types and set KPI alerts for proactive monitoring. The reporting system allows for scheduled reports, external sharing, and even script-based parametrization to reduce manual effort.

aqua cloud accelerates your product delivery through AI-powered efficiency gains across your testing lifecycle. Our platform reduces time-to-market by automatically generating test cases from user stories (saving up to 98% of creation time), streamlining test data preparation, and providing real-time visibility with automated reporting. The seamless integration with tools like Jira and automation frameworks eliminates workflow bottlenecks, while agile planning boards and burndown charts help teams stay on track. By unifying manual and automated testing in one platform and enabling faster collaboration, we help you identify issues earlier and release high-quality software faster.

Yes, aqua cloud offers a flexible licensing model with different tiers based on features and user needs. These include:

• Full License: Complete access to all features including test management, requirements, AI Copilot, and customization options
• Scout License: Focused on test execution with limited functionality
• Guest License: Free read-only access with commenting ability

We provide multiple pricing models: monthly/annual subscriptions, perpetual licenses (one-time payment), or rental options. Our approach ensures you only pay for what you need, with transparent pricing and no hidden fees.

aqua cloud offers several significant advantages over open-source alternatives:

• Complete solution out-of-the-box: Full ALM capabilities including test, requirement, and defect management without needing plugins or custom development.
• AI-powered efficiency: Generate test cases automatically from requirements using built-in AI Copilot, a feature not available in open-source tools.
• Enterprise integrations: Deep, bi-directional integration with Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps that maintains formatting and traceability links.
• Advanced user management: Fine-grained permissions beyond basic roles, with SSO support and bulk administration for larger teams.
• Lower total cost: While open-source tools have no license fees, aqua cloud reduces hidden costs from custom development, maintenance, and technical overhead.

While open-source solutions might work for smaller teams with technical resources, aqua cloud delivers a more complete, user-friendly solution with professional support that scales efficiently for growing organizations.

aqua cloud provides comprehensive test coverage tracking through several key features:

• Requirements Coverage Status – Requirements are marked as “Covered” or “Not Covered” with visual indicators in the requirements grid. Filter and group by coverage status to instantly spot testing gaps.
• Detailed Dependency Tracking – See exactly which test cases cover each requirement by adding the “Covered by Test Cases” column. For requirements with many tests, use the “View all test cases” button.
• Jira Integration – When using aqua4Jira, test coverage extends to Jira issues with bidirectional traceability, ensuring coverage visibility across both systems.
• Real-time Dashboards – Create custom dashboards with coverage metrics and trends that update automatically and can be shared with stakeholders.
• Coverage Reports – Generate detailed coverage reports showing the mapping between requirements and test cases, helping you achieve 100% test coverage across your project.

aqua cloud offers comprehensive analytics designed to optimize your testing processes through:

1. Customizable dashboards with drag-and-drop charts, KPI alerts, and various visualization options for tracking critical metrics.
2. Real-time test execution tracking that prompts for incomplete tests and provides up-to-date progress visibility.
3. Traceability reporting showing relationships between requirements, test cases, and defects for complete coverage analysis.
4. Automated reporting with scheduled generation and email delivery to stakeholders.
5. Integration capabilities that pull data from Jira, Jenkins, and other tools for consolidated reporting.

aqua cloud offers powerful tools to spot and resolve testing bottlenecks through multiple approaches:

1. Customizable dashboards and reports that visualize test progress, coverage gaps, and execution rates
2. Workflow visualization with the redesigned workflow editor that exposes where items stall in specific statuses
3. Comprehensive item history tracking showing who created, modified or executed items and when
4. End-to-end traceability through Jira integration that reveals delays between development and QA

By combining real-time visualization with detailed historical data and smart integrations, aqua cloud provides clear visibility into your entire testing process, making bottlenecks easy to identify and address.

Yes, aqua cloud offers impact analysis capabilities when requirements change. The system maintains strong traceability links between requirements and test cases, allowing you to quickly identify affected test cases when requirements are modified. Through views, filters, and custom reports, you can drill down on dependencies to assess the impact of changes. This comprehensive approach ensures you maintain appropriate test coverage even as your project evolves.

aqua cloud offers extensive quality trend tracking through customizable dashboards and analytics. You can monitor real-time and historical quality metrics with features like:

1. Interactive dashboards with various widgets and visualizations that update automatically
2. KPI alerts that notify you when metrics deviate from thresholds
3. Detailed test execution history showing performance trends over time
4. Advanced reporting with customizable templates and data transformation capabilities

The platform supports unlimited historical data retention, allowing you to analyze quality metrics across any timeframe without limitations. You can share these insights across teams or with stakeholders through exportable reports and dashboard sharing.

aqua cloud provides comprehensive customer support through multiple channels: email, phone, live chat, and a ticketing system. Support is available in both English and German. New customers receive premium onboarding including workshops on configuration, project management, test management, and reporting. Self-service resources including a knowledge base and video tutorials are also available to help you get the most from our platform.

New features in aqua cloud are added periodically on a bi-weekly basis. For the big updates – we prefer to release those to the beta version first, then made available to all users after testing.

Yes, aqua cloud offers comprehensive import capabilities for your existing test cases. You can import from:

• Excel formats: .xlsx, .xls, and CSV files with an easy-to-use import wizard and downloadable templates
• TestRail: Direct XML import that preserves test cases, folder structure, and attachments
• TestLink: XML import via the TestLinkImporter utility
• Other systems: Migration from Micro Focus ALM/Quality Center and other major test management tools

The import process maintains your test IDs, dependencies, steps, and expected results while mapping them correctly to aqua’s structure. For large migrations, we provide support to ensure your test history and data integrity remain intact.

aqua cloud offers a flexible licensing model that scales efficiently with team size. We provide three main license types:

1. Full Licenses: Complete access to all features (€12-40/month per user depending on modules)
2. Scout Licenses: Lower-cost option focused on test execution
3. Guest Licenses: FREE with any paid plan.

You can choose between named licenses (assigned to specific users) or floating licenses (shared among users on a concurrent basis). This approach means you only pay for advanced users while manual testers work at no additional cost. We also offer both cloud and on-premise deployment options, with monthly or annual subscription plans to fit your budget.

We offer several training resources to help new aqua cloud users get started quickly:

1. Onboarding Workshops – Four dedicated 2-hour sessions covering configuration, project management, test management, and reporting.
2. Self-Learning Materials – A 15-minute demo video, library of short tutorials, and comprehensive aqua Wiki documentation.
3. Support Options – Live support in English and German (8-hour SLA), with email, phone, and ticketing system access.
4. Interactive Guidance – Product tours and walkthroughs built into the platform.
5. Community Resources – Regular newsletters and blog articles with best practices and QA trends.

You can choose between our personalized fast-track onboarding or self-service path depending on your team’s preferences.