Katalon TestOps wins G2 Leader Badges in Test Management for Fall 2026

From test automation to a system of record for quality

Katalon, which describes itself as a provider of quality engineering and software testing solutions, says the badges mark a milestone in its effort to help teams increase testing capacity as the volume of code generated by AI coding agents grows exponentially. The recognition comes six months after the company introduced its latest generation of quality engineering capabilities under Katalon True, which it calls the AI platform for software quality.

The company built its position in enterprise testing with Katalon Studio and Katalon TestCloud, which help organizations automate tests across web, API, mobile and desktop applications. Katalon TestOps extends that base. According to the company, it is a single system of record for manual, automated and AI-generated testing across the software lifecycle.

What TestOps does

According to Katalon, TestOps lets teams create and organize manual and automated test cases, group them into suites, link tests to requirements, and track execution results and defects. It also offers AI-assisted test case generation, integrations with Jira and Azure DevOps, and built-in reporting and analytics. The company says these features help teams identify coverage gaps and make more informed release decisions.

Katalon stresses flexibility. The platform supports testers working with established frameworks such as Selenium as well as modern ones such as Playwright, rather than requiring a single testing methodology.

Alex Martins, VP & Head of Product Marketing at Katalon, said: "Test management is where a quality practice either scales or breaks down." He added that teams now have manual testers, Selenium and Playwright suites, and AI agents all producing tests and results, and that they need one place to plan, track and act on that work.

AI agents for every kind of tester

Katalon says modern quality engineering must serve manual QA specialists, test managers, automation engineers and quality leaders. For manual testers, its AI-driven capabilities assist with test generation, execution, analysis and reporting. The company states that its internal evaluations have shown the potential to improve manual testing performance by 70% with the support of Katalon AI agents. This figure comes from Katalon's own evaluations and is not independently verified in the announcement.

For automation engineers, the company says the platform integrates with technologies such as Selenium and Playwright so teams can keep their existing skills while embedding their work into end-to-end quality engineering pipelines.

What it means for testing teams

G2 Leader Badges are based on reviews and feedback from users on the G2 platform, and Katalon says the recognition reflects customer sentiment about its expansion into test management. For teams, the announcement signals that Katalon wants TestOps to be the place where manual, scripted and AI-generated testing is planned and tracked together, as AI agents add to the volume of tests and results.

Katalon says it is trusted by more than 30,000 teams worldwide. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta. Its Katalon True platform combines test management (TestOps), test automation (Studio), execution (Katalon Runtime Engine and TestCloud), production insights (TrueTest) and AI agents.