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Crowd Testing – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
A testing approach that uses a large number of external testers, typically from a crowdsourcing platform.
In simple words
Pay a large pool of external testers to hit your product on real devices.
Exam tip
uTest and Testlio are common crowd-testing platforms.
Related terms
- Beta TestingReal users try the product in their own environment before the general launch, and their feedback drives last-minute fixes.
- Exploratory TestingYou learn the product while testing it, using your experience to decide what to try next instead of following a pre-written script.
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)Real users try the software and decide if it’s good enough to ship.
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