Mindful QA

What Mindful QA does

Mindful QA is a US-based, on-demand software testing services provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California, delivering manual, automated, performance, API, cross-browser, and Agile QA for websites, mobile applications (iOS and Android), and software. The company's offering is structured around flexible, hourly-based engagements with no long-term contracts and a 20-hour minimum, and it is staffed entirely by US-based testers distributed across all American time zones. Its stated customer base spans digital agencies, SaaS companies, large enterprises, and startups; named engagements include Google, Microsoft, Intel, BMW, Hulu, Zillow, H&R Block, Hasbro, Taco Bell, Clorox, PetSmart, and Snapple, indicating the firm operates at the small-engagement end of the enterprise QA market.

The technical proposition centers on a testing infrastructure spanning 200+ browser/device combinations — multiple versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Internet Explorer across macOS and Windows, and a device library covering iPhone 5S through 11 Pro Max, multiple iPad generations, and Android devices including Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, and LG models. Delivery is anchored by Jira and Slack integrations that let testers operate inside client SDLC workflows, supplemented by standard automation frameworks (Selenium WebDriver, Appium) and conventional performance/API tooling (JMeter, Postman, RESTassured, Jenkins). The firm extends its catalog without internal buildout via referral partnerships with a vetted offshore testing vendor and three crowd testing platforms (Global App Testing, Test.IO, QA Mentor). No proprietary AI/ML testing capability is disclosed; differentiation is human-led manual testing augmented with conventional automation rather than AI-native tooling.

Mindful QA generates revenue through professional-services hourly billing, with quote-based pricing and disclosed discounts for non-profit organizations. Revenue streams include manual testing, automated testing, performance and API testing, Agile QA consulting, backup QA coverage, and affiliate/referral commissions on offshore and crowd testing engagements. The company donates 10% of profits to non-profits and is certified carbon neutral, marketing both functional QA outcomes (e.g., a +29% subscription renewal uplift and +39% App Store rating improvement case study) and ESG positioning. Mindful QA is organized as Mindful QA LLC, a privately held, bootstrapped entity with ownership concentrated with founder Wes Silverstein and no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors.

Name

Mindful QA

Legal name

Mindful QA LLC

Website

https://mindfulqa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mindful QA is a US-based, on-demand software testing services firm delivering manual, automated, performance, API, cross-browser, and Agile QA to enterprises, SaaS companies, digital agencies, and startups via 100% US-based testers on flexible hourly engagements with no long-term contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Software Testing Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Testing & QA Services (BPAEAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Testing, QA & Release/Deployment Enablement (BPAEAAAN)

Keywords

• Software testing services
• Website testing
• Mobile app testing
• QA consulting
• Cross-browser testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodland Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. QA Testing Services (Hourly): On-demand hourly software testing services for websites, mobile apps, and software. Clients pay for testing hours as needed with no long-term commitment required. Minimum engagement of 20 hours.
2. Manual Testing Services: Manual QA testing by experienced US-based testers, including cross-browser testing, user experience feedback, agile testing, and regression testing.
3. Automated Testing Services: Automated testing services using tools like Selenium WebDriver, Appium, and other automation frameworks. Can be set up or maintained for continuous testing.
4. Performance and API Testing: Performance testing and API testing services, both manual and automated, for checking application load capacity and API functionality.
5. Offshore and Crowd Testing Referrals: Through partnerships with offshore and crowd testing companies, they provide referrals for additional testing needs (security, game testing, crowd testing) with exclusive discounts for their clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mindful QA is a US-based software testing services company that delivers on-demand website, mobile app, and software QA testing performed by 100% US-based testers. Services span manual testing, automated testing (using tools such as Selenium WebDriver and Appium), performance/load testing, API testing, cross-browser testing across 200+ browser/device combinations, and Agile QA testing. Engagements are hourly with no long-term contracts (minimum 20 hours) and integrate into client Jira and Slack workflows.

Product overview

Mindful QA is a US-based software testing company offering a comprehensive portfolio of QA services. The core offerings include Website Testing, Mobile App Testing, and Software Testing as the primary service lines. These are complemented by specialized testing services including Manual Testing, Automated Testing (using Selenium WebDriver and Appium), Performance/Load Testing, API Testing, and Cross-Browser Testing. The company also provides Agile QA Testing and Agile Consulting for teams following Agile methodologies. Additional service offerings include Backup QA Services for temporary coverage needs, Offshore Software Testing Services (via exclusive partner referral), and Crowd Testing Services through partnerships with Global App Testing, Test.IO, and QA Mentor. The company offers Freelance QA Testers on an on-demand hourly basis and Digital Agency QA Testing for creative agencies. All services are delivered by 100% US-based testers with flexible on-demand pricing and no long-term contract requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Website Testing

Quantifiable outcome

• +29% subscription renewals and +39% App Store star rating improvement within 2-3 months for SaaS client
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Top Offshore Software Testing CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMindful QA has partnered with the top offshore software testing company they have vetted through experience with more than a dozen offshore QA companies. This partnership provides exclusive discounts on offshore testing services including manual testing, performance testing, API testing, website usability testing, automated testing using Selenium WebDriver, security testing, and crowd testing. Unlike most QA companies, no long-term contracts are required through this partner.
• Global App TestingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the top crowd sourced testing companies partnered with Mindful QA. Provides crowd testing services for website and mobile app testing with exclusive discounts for Mindful QA clients.
• Test.IOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the top crowd sourced testing companies partnered with Mindful QA. Provides crowd testing services for mobile apps and websites with exclusive discounts for Mindful QA clients.
• QA MentorcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the top crowd sourced testing companies partnered with Mindful QA. Provides crowd testing services with exclusive discounts for Mindful QA clients.
• CoTapminorOthersCarbon offset provider based in Oakland, CA that Mindful QA uses to purchase carbon offsets for their carbon neutral business certification. CoTap offers carbon footprint calculators for individuals and businesses.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• QA Wolf: On-demand US-based software testing company offering managed QA services with similar flexible, contract-light positioning focused on bug detection and regression testing for SaaS and enterprise clients.
• Testlio: Software testing services firm combining on-demand manual testing with crowd-sourced coverage across global time zones, directly competing with Mindful QA in QA-as-a-service delivery for digital and mobile products.
• QASource: Software QA and testing services provider with comparable service portfolio of manual, automated, performance, and mobile testing, serving SaaS and enterprise clients with similar flexible engagement options.
• QA Mentor: Software testing services company offering manual, automated, and specialized QA testing including security and crowd testing, listed as a Mindful QA referral partner and a comparable service provider in the testing services category.
• Global App Testing: Crowd-sourced testing platform offering web and mobile app testing across a global tester network, referenced as a Mindful QA referral partner and a direct peer in on-demand testing delivery.
• Test.IO: Crowd-sourced software testing service providing mobile and web bug-finding and usability testing, partnered with Mindful QA and a direct competitor for similar SMB and enterprise testing engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Applause: Larger established digital quality and crowd-testing platform offering web, mobile, and IoT testing at greater scale across global geographies; overlaps with Mindful QA's on-demand testing core.
• Cigniti: Global large-scale independent software testing services firm with broad QA, digital, and platform testing offerings that overlap with Mindful QA's core services but at significantly greater scale and offshore-led cost structure.
• BrowserStack: Cloud testing infrastructure platform offering cross-browser and device testing across thousands of configurations, overlapping with Mindful QA's 200+ browser/device combination testing capability at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Bugsnag (SmartBear): Application stability and error-monitoring tool that addresses parts of the QA workflow Mindful QA handles manually, representing a tooling-based competitor that can displace aspects of human-driven QA testing for engineering teams.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mindfulqa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mindful-qa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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