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Did you know that 51% of teams cite limited skills or experience in test automation as their biggest challenge? This insight from the State of Software Quality 2025 Report reveals a major roadblock to successful test automation across the industry. Teams continue to face difficulties in implementing and scaling automation due to a lack of trained talent. But there is a path forward—through strategic training, team upskilling, and the use of intuitive automation tools.

Did you know that 44% of QA professionals believe a hot dog is a sandwich? That’s just one of the fun—and surprising—questions we asked in this year’s State of Software Quality Report survey. But beyond the humor, we dug deep into the real challenges testers face every day: organizational maturity, AI in testing, best practices, and more. Over 1,500 software testing professionals shared their insights, and now you can explore what they had to say.

Discover the most powerful updates in Katalon Studio 10.2 and TrueTest in this comprehensive product webinar. Join Lucio, Mai Le (Director of Product Management), and Philip Becker (Sr. Product Manager) as they walk you through Katalon’s newest capabilities, including enhanced AI-powered test generation, smarter StudioAssist context handling, improved security for global variables, and multi-environment data tracking. Learn how TrueTest helps QA teams close testing gaps and streamline automation with minimal manual effort.

Manual testing is still dominating software testing workflows in 2025 — but is it holding teams back? In this quick insight from Katalon’s State of Software Quality Report 2025, Senior Product Manager Mai highlights the surprising stat that over 80% of QA teams still rely heavily on manual testing, with 26% spending more than 75% of their time on it. While manual testing remains important, it can also become a bottleneck. Discover what’s driving this dependency and how modern practices and tools can accelerate efficiency.

Did you know that 77% of QA professionals are already using AI in their testing practices? In this year’s State of Software Quality Report 2025, Katalon asked QA teams about the role of AI in their workflows, and the results are eye-opening. This short video reveals one of the biggest takeaways: how widespread AI adoption has become in the quality space, and why it matters for the future of testing.