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What Testbirds is
Testbirds is a paid crowdtesting service for collecting real-user insights on digital products across web, iOS, and Android. Its work covers quality assurance, functional, usability, and UX testing, with The Nest platform used to configure crowdtests and view results. Testbirds lists more than 20 services across Quality Assurance, Usability and UX, and Testbirds Exclusives. The self-service Exploratory Bug Test returns tester bug tickets within 48 hours, and customers approve which findings count. Managed Service provides Testbirds project managers who set up, run, and evaluate tests, then deliver a final report with recommendations. Self-service exploratory testing supports 10 to 40 testers. Listed connections include manual or automated bug export to JIRA or Redmine, while Condens can store, analyze, and share usability and UX data. Testing environments are developed in-house and hosted in Germany. Testbirds was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Munich.
Who it suits
Testbirds suits teams seeking crowd-based QA, bug, usability, or UX work across web and mobile products. It offers self-service and managed approaches, plus moderated or unmoderated sessions and prototype support.
What it does well
- Covers QA, usability, and UX testing
- Supports web, iOS, and Android
- Exploratory bug tickets arrive within 48 hours
- Managed service includes project managers
- Supports participant recruitment
What to know first
- No free plan
- Self-service exploratory tests allow 10–40 testers
- Most listed plans have individual offers
- Exploratory Bug Test has a 10-tester minimum
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Exploratory Bug Test (Self-Service) | Per tester; no subscriptions · 10 testers minimum · 40 testers maximum · 48-hour test | $562, paid once |
| Self-Service Plus | BirdCoins; individual offer · Unlimited device coverage · 65 target-group criteria · Testbirds sets up tests | On request |
| Self-Service | BirdCoins; individual offer · Up to 3 devices/browsers · 4 of 14 target-group criteria · customer sets up and runs test | On request |
| Managed Service | BirdCoins; individual offer · Unlimited device coverage · 65 target-group criteria · Testbirds runs and evaluates test | On request |
As testbirds.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Testbirds offers a broad crowdtesting service with a platform for running tests and a managed option for project delivery. The $562, paid once Exploratory Bug Test is billed per tester, while other listed plans require individual offers.
Facts from Testbirds's own pages
- Bug testing
- The self-service Exploratory Bug Test returns tester bug tickets within 48 hours, and customers review and approve which findings count. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Testbirds says its first crowdtest took place in 2011. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Company ownership
- Testbirds announced that UNGUESS acquired it in June 2026. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2011 · testbirds.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germany · testbirds.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The service-level page lists manual or automated bug export to JIRA or Redmine. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Payment security
- Testbirds announced that it achieved PCI-DSS v4.0.1 certification in January 2026. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Security certification
- Testbirds states that it has implemented an Information Security Management System according to ISO 27001:2022. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Security hosting
- Testbirds says its testing environments are developed in-house and hosted in Germany. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Self-service limit
- The self-service Exploratory Bug Test supports 10 to 40 testers, and Testbirds directs projects needing full proof and coverage to managed service. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Service range
- Testbirds says its portfolio includes more than 20 testing services across Quality Assurance, Usability and UX, and Testbirds Exclusives. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Managed Service includes Testbirds project managers setting up, running, and evaluating tests and delivering a final report with recommendations. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Testing platform
- The Nest is Testbirds’ platform for setting up and running crowdtests and accessing results. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- UX research integration
- Testbirds says Condens can be used to store, analyze, and share data gathered from its usability and UX testing. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Testbirds uses crowdtesting to gather real-user insights for digital products, including QA, functional, usability, and UX testing. · testbirds.com, 9 Oct 2026
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