Original Software vs SmartBear

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Original Software
Based on 1 review.
SmartBear
Based on 205 reviews.
Overview
Original Software is a privately held company providing automatic software testing products and services. Original Software was formed in December 1996 and started trading in May 1997. It was founded by Colin Armitage. In the initial years, Original Software focused on IBM iSeries platform. In 2007 a manual testing solution was introduced. In 2010 it was listed as one of "Twenty companies to watch in 2010" by CIO UK.
SmartBear Software is a software company which provides tools for software developers, quality assurance engineers and IT professionals. SmartBear Software is the unification of AutomatedQA, Eviware, the original Smart Bear Software and Pragmatic Software. Currently, SmartBear provides code review, automated testing, performance/load testing, API testing, performance profiling and development management tools. These include:
Sample Customers
Original Software TestDrive
Marstons Plc, Edrington, CertainTeed, Macerich, Enzen, Unilever
Original Software TestAssist
TITAN Cement Group, Edrington, Marston's Plc, Reynolds Catering, ViaSat
SmartBear TestComplete
Cisco, J.P. Morgan, Boeing, McAfee, EMC, Intuit, and Thomson Reuters.
ReadyAPI Test
Apple, Cisco, FedEx, eBay, Microsoft, MasterCard, Pfizer, Nike, Oracle, Volvo, Lufthansa, Disney, HP, Intel, U.S. Air Force, Schindler
Zephyr Enterprise
Hyundai, Fujitsu, Google, David Jones, Burger King, Ingenico, Websense, Dow Jones, Harris, Saab
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Top Industries
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Legal Firm
10%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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