eValid™ -- The WebSite Quality Suite Browser-Based Client-Side Functional Testing and Validation, Server Loading, WebSite Mapping & QA, Web Page Timing/Tuning, plus Quality & Performance Monitoring.

eValid is the industry leading provider of Web quality assurance, functional testing and load testing solutions. In the course of our work we have run across many developers and QA pros for whom automated testing has been a real blessing. It has enabled them to deploy high quality, critical business applications on time and with high confidence.

1. Can I actually try the software myself, please?
   Will the vendor actually let your own testing team evaluate the testing tools in your own environment against your own application? Or would they rather force you to watch a canned demo and then just trust it will work after you buy it?

2. Is the solution been build specifically to test Web applications?
   Most vendors offer testing tools that were originally designed to test client server applications. Will they be able to keep up with the highly dynamic, quickly evolving Web applications you need to test?

3. Can I reuse the scripts I create for functional testing for load test? Without modification?
   Since you're going to spend time developing scripts, it would be nice if you could use them for multiple purposes. Make sure you validate any vendor claims of script reusability using your own scripts against your own applications in your own environment.

4. Will my testers have to be developers to make scripts work?
   If I have to write code to make my scripts work, will I have to use a complicated proprietary language that requires weeks of training to get my teams up to speed.

5. When I call support, can I deal with an experienced test engineer right away?
   Or will you have to talk to a "handler" who will decide the severity of your question and route you to someone who may barely be able to help? inflated list prices.

6. So, about how much will their solution cost anyway?
   Got a ball-park quote early on in the evaluation process. That way you can find out early on in the process if someone is trying to gouge you. Make sure everyone understands your requirements so that you can be sure of an apples-to-apples comparison. Often times, functionality one vendor charges for separately is included with another vendor's core package.

7. How much does maintenance cost?
   Some vendors charge as much as 25% of list each year on top of already

8. Does this quote include all the support and services I'll need to be successful?
   Are you going to have to pay though the nose for a fleet of expensive consultants to get the job done when the tools prove too hard to use?

9. How flexible are their licensing policies?
   If you need to move your licenses to a different machine, or a different department, can you do that without getting an attorney involved? Does the vendor offer enterprise-wide licensing programs?

10. Am I going to like dealing with them?
    Trust your instincts. How are you going to feel when you have to interact with this company day in and out?

If you really want straight answers -- the real stuff, not the usual hype -- call eValid now at +1 (415) 861-2800. Or, get a free evaluation copy of eValid from: