Cross-case count
Named versus anonymous clients in automation case studies, by vendor
Research desk, testautomationvendors.com · published 2026-11-12 · data as of 2026-11-12 · 263 records
- 91 of 263
- cases name the client
- 172
- anonymous
- 18
- named and grade A
91 of 263 verified cases name the client and 172 keep it anonymous. A named client is required for grade A and lifts a case without a baselined metric from C to B.
What stands out
- 01a1qa publishes 61 of the 263 verified cases; the three vendors with the most publish 153, so a reader is looking at a concentrated set of sources.
- 02Anonymous cases make up 172 of 263; 137 of them stay at grade C because they also lack a baselined metric.
Counts come from verified records. A baseline is the before value a vendor states for a metric; quoted claims carry their grade and baseline flag.
- baseline:
- The measured value before the work started, against which a later value is compared. source
Per vendor
Counts include every verified case, ranked or not.
| Vendor | Cases | Named client | Anonymous |
|---|---|---|---|
| a1qa | 61 | 2 | 59 |
| DeviQA | 52 | 43 | 9 |
| Codoid | 40 | 6 | 34 |
| TestFort | 30 | 4 | 26 |
| Qualitest | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| TestingXperts | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| ThinkSys | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| QAwerk | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Testrig Technologies | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Zuci Systems | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Abstracta | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| ImpactQA | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| TestDevLab | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| QualityLogic | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BugRaptors | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| QA Madness | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| QA Wolf | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| betterqa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Client naming by grade
Grade C exists only for anonymous cases; grade A only for named ones.
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named client | 18 | 73 | 0 |
| Anonymous client | 0 | 35 | 137 |
How a name changes the grade
18 named cases reach grade A and 73 reach B.
35 anonymous cases reach B through a baselined metric; 137 stay at C.
Questions
What counts as a named client?
A real organisation name in the case text. A description such as a US fintech is anonymous.
Can an anonymous case reach grade A?
No. Anonymous cases cap at B.
Why do vendors anonymise clients?
This dataset records only what the page shows; reasons are not stated on the pages and are not inferred here.
Where can I filter by named client?
The case file index has a named or anonymous client filter.
Records used
This post reads 263 records; the newest verifiedOn date among them sets the data-as-of date.
Show record ids
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