UiPath launches AI-powered Test Cloud to enhance testing

UiPath has announced the launch of UiPath Test Cloud, a new tool designed to enhance tester productivity by incorporating AI into the software testing process.

Manual testing and test automation with older technologies have traditionally involved high costs and extensive resources. A notable study highlights that up to 25% of IT expenditure is typically allocated to quality assurance and testing. Test Cloud introduces a novel approach by introducing AI-augmented testing, which fosters a collaborative environment between human testers and AI agents. This approach aims to tackle both technical and personal hurdles in today's intricate software development arena.

Quality assurance teams can use AI agents, such as UiPath Autopilot and those created with the Agent Builder, through Test Cloud throughout the testing lifecycle. This collaboration is intended to accelerate market launch times, enhance product stability, and ultimately deliver superior quality software to consumers.

The tool offers "Autopilot for Testers," an AI agent out-of-the-box that employs both built-in and customisable AI to speed up the testing process. It provides agentic test design, automation, and management. Additionally, the "Agent Builder" allows for creating custom AI agents tailored to specific testing needs, providing the flexibility to develop what is needed as per requirements.

A study by IDC, commissioned by UiPath, reported that businesses employing Test Cloud have seen a 36% improvement in test efficiency and have doubled the pace of introducing new features. Furthermore, these businesses have experienced a 50% reduction in outages and a 93% decrease in troubleshooting time. Thanks to Autopilot, Cisco has reported a significant reduction in its manual testing efforts, which enables its testing teams to focus on areas demanding human creativity and strategic planning.

Gerd Weishaar, General Manager and Senior Vice President of Testing Products at UiPath, stated, "Agentic testing marks an exciting new era for companies to advance an area of their business that is still stubbornly manual and time intensive. With Test Cloud, testing teams engage interactively with AI agents that act like partners in collaborating, supporting, and working in tandem with testing professionals around the clock across the entire testing lifecycle."

"Traditional testing is recognised by CIOs and CTOs as the biggest bottleneck to delivering new innovations to customers rapidly. Implementing agentic testing with Test Cloud enables faster time to market and improves production stability, which increases customer satisfaction and helps companies grow revenue."

UiPath Test Cloud provides a comprehensive testing solution outfitted with enterprise-ready automation for modern applications and a deployment environment tailored for testers. Extending and simplifying testers' workflows aims to boost productivity and job satisfaction. The combined use of Autopilot and Agent Builder offers a fast-start, customisable AI toolset, allowing for task management via AI agents endowed with UI and API automation capabilities.

Agentic testing involves resilient end-to-end automation for various applications like SAP and Oracle. It relies on production-grade architecture that supports secure application testing and management. The tool's open AI capabilities integrate seamlessly within existing CI/CD systems and ensure adherence to the highest security and governance standards, facilitated by UiPath's AI Trust Layer.

By deploying UiPath Test Cloud, organisations can take advantage of shared automation components that are reusable across teams, ultimately promoting efficiency and collaboration across the enterprise landscape.