Best QA companies nearshore for a buyer in the EU, 2026
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The companies
| # | Company | Delivery locations | Published rates | Onboarding | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nearshore for the EU At least one delivery location in the EU or the EEA, or in Ukraine, Georgia, Serbia or Moldova. | |||||
| 1 | ScienceSoft | the USA, Mexico, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Saudi Arabia, the UAE |
| Not published | 85 |
| 2 | Testlio | the USA, Estonia |
| Not published | 76 |
| 3 | Global App Testing | the UK, Romania | Not published | Not published | 66 |
| 4 | Edgescan | Ireland, the USA | Not published | Not published | 53 |
| 5 | DeviQA | Poland |
| Not published | 44 |
| 6 | QA Madness | Poland |
| Not published | 44 |
| 7 | Berezha Security Group | Ukraine, Poland |
| Not published | 40 |
| 8 | BreachLock | the USA, the UK, the Netherlands, India | Not published | Not published | 40 |
| 9 | Applause | the USA, Germany, Israel, Poland, India | Not published | Not published | 39 |
| 10 | TestFort | the UK, the USA, Ukraine |
| Not published | 32 |
| 11 | UNGUESS | Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK | Not published | Not published | 27 |
| 12 | Sekurno | Estonia, the Netherlands |
| Not published | 26 |
| 13 | Luxe Quality | the USA, Spain, Ukraine |
| Not published | 21 |
| 14 | a1qa | the USA, the UK, Poland, Georgia, Bangladesh, Mexico |
| Not published | 20 |
| 15 | Iterasec | Ukraine, Poland, Romania |
| Not published | 19 |
| 16 | QATestLab | Cyprus, France, Poland, Ukraine, the UK |
| 3 daysqatestlab.com | 17 |
| 17 | White Test Lab | Ukraine |
| Not published | 14 |
| 18 | QAwerk | Ukraine |
| Not published | 13 |
| 19 | SnoopGame | Estonia, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Mexico, the Philippines |
| Not published | 9 |
| 20 | Savarian.tech | Poland, the UAE, Ukraine, Ireland, Sweden |
| Not published | 8 |
| 21 | AskYourQA | Romania |
| Not published | 7 |
| 22 | QA Mentor | the USA, the UK, France, Ukraine, Israel, Thailand, Romania, Tunisia, India |
| Not published | 7 |
| 23 | Codoid | India, the USA, Singapore, Norway |
| Not published | 5 |
| 24 | Digi Test Lab | Romania |
| Not published | 5 |
| 25 | Soflab Technology | Poland |
| Not published | 3 |
| 26 | Beta Family | Sweden | Not published | Not published | 2 |
| 27 | PlaytestCloud | Germany | Not published | Not published | 2 |
| 28 | andagon people GmbH | Germany |
| Not published | 0 |
| 29 | appmatics GmbH | Germany | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 30 | BetterQA | Romania | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 31 | Bit Sentinel | Romania | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 32 | Blaze Information Security | Portugal | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 33 | Char49 | Portugal | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 34 | Cobalt | the USA, Germany, the UK | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 35 | Cossack Labs | Ukraine, the UK | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 36 | Critical Software | Portugal, the UK, Germany, the USA | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 37 | Devoteam Cyber Trust | Portugal | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 38 | Ethiack | Portugal | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 39 | Euro-Testing Software Solutions | Romania | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 40 | GlobalStep | the USA, Canada, the UK, Romania, Spain, France, Portugal, India | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 41 | ILUNION Accesibilidad | Spain | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 42 | imbus AG | Germany, Kosovo, Canada | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 43 | Internet Security Auditors | Spain, Colombia | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 44 | MTP | Spain, Mexico, Brazil | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 45 | QAValue | Portugal, the Netherlands |
| Not published | 0 |
| 46 | QualityMinds | Germany, Poland | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 47 | Qytera Quality GmbH | Germany | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 48 | Redsauce | Spain | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 49 | S21sec | Spain, Portugal | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 50 | sepp.med gmbh | Germany | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 51 | Side | the UK, the USA, Canada, India, Japan, Portugal, Brazil | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 52 | SQA Service | Bulgaria, Romania, Argentina | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 53 | Tarlogic Security | Spain | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 54 | Testronic | the UK, Poland, the USA, the Philippines, Romania, Serbia | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 55 | TSOFT | Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Colombia, Uruguay | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 56 | VisionWare | Portugal | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 57 | Zerolynx | Spain | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| Automation first Test automation is offered as a service, and at least one published case study reports a coverage or regression time metric. | |||||
| 1 | ScienceSoft | the USA, Mexico, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Saudi Arabia, the UAE |
| Not published | 85 |
| 5 | DeviQA | Poland |
| Not published | 44 |
| 6 | QA Madness | Poland |
| Not published | 44 |
| 13 | Luxe Quality | the USA, Spain, Ukraine |
| Not published | 21 |
| 14 | a1qa | the USA, the UK, Poland, Georgia, Bangladesh, Mexico |
| Not published | 20 |
| 18 | QAwerk | Ukraine |
| Not published | 13 |
| 20 | Savarian.tech | Poland, the UAE, Ukraine, Ireland, Sweden |
| Not published | 8 |
| 23 | Codoid | India, the USA, Singapore, Norway |
| Not published | 5 |
| 28 | andagon people GmbH | Germany |
| Not published | 0 |
| 29 | appmatics GmbH | Germany | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 30 | BetterQA | Romania | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 36 | Critical Software | Portugal, the UK, Germany, the USA | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| Nearshore for the USA At least one delivery location in Canada, Mexico, Central America or South America. | |||||
| 1 | ScienceSoft | the USA, Mexico, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Saudi Arabia, the UAE |
| Not published | 85 |
| 14 | a1qa | the USA, the UK, Poland, Georgia, Bangladesh, Mexico |
| Not published | 20 |
| 19 | SnoopGame | Estonia, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Mexico, the Philippines |
| Not published | 9 |
| 40 | GlobalStep | the USA, Canada, the UK, Romania, Spain, France, Portugal, India | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 42 | imbus AG | Germany, Kosovo, Canada | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 43 | Internet Security Auditors | Spain, Colombia | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 44 | MTP | Spain, Mexico, Brazil | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 51 | Side | the UK, the USA, Canada, India, Japan, Portugal, Brazil | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 52 | SQA Service | Bulgaria, Romania, Argentina | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 55 | TSOFT | Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Colombia, Uruguay | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| Embedded team model The dedicated team engagement model is offered, and at least one published case study. | |||||
| 2 | Testlio | the USA, Estonia |
| Not published | 76 |
| 5 | DeviQA | Poland |
| Not published | 44 |
| 6 | QA Madness | Poland |
| Not published | 44 |
| 10 | TestFort | the UK, the USA, Ukraine |
| Not published | 32 |
| 14 | a1qa | the USA, the UK, Poland, Georgia, Bangladesh, Mexico |
| Not published | 20 |
| 18 | QAwerk | Ukraine |
| Not published | 13 |
| 19 | SnoopGame | Estonia, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Mexico, the Philippines |
| Not published | 9 |
| 29 | appmatics GmbH | Germany | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 46 | QualityMinds | Germany, Poland | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| Security focus Security testing is offered, together with either penetration testing or a verified ISO/IEC 27001 certificate, and at least one published case study. | |||||
| 1 | ScienceSoft | the USA, Mexico, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Saudi Arabia, the UAE |
| Not published | 85 |
| 4 | Edgescan | Ireland, the USA | Not published | Not published | 53 |
| 5 | DeviQA | Poland |
| Not published | 44 |
| 6 | QA Madness | Poland |
| Not published | 44 |
| 16 | QATestLab | Cyprus, France, Poland, Ukraine, the UK |
| 3 daysqatestlab.com | 17 |
| 18 | QAwerk | Ukraine |
| Not published | 13 |
| 30 | BetterQA | Romania | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 34 | Cobalt | the USA, Germany, the UK | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| Crowdtesting at scale The crowdtesting engagement model is offered, and a published tester pool of 10,000 people or more, with a source. | |||||
| 3 | Global App Testing | the UK, Romania | Not published | Not published | 66 |
| 9 | Applause | the USA, Germany, Israel, Poland, India | Not published | Not published | 39 |
| 11 | UNGUESS | Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK | Not published | Not published | 27 |
| 26 | Beta Family | Sweden | Not published | Not published | 2 |
| Performance engineering Performance testing is offered as a service, and at least one published case study reports a throughput or latency metric. | |||||
| 10 | TestFort | the UK, the USA, Ukraine |
| Not published | 32 |
| 16 | QATestLab | Cyprus, France, Poland, Ukraine, the UK |
| 3 daysqatestlab.com | 17 |
| 25 | Soflab Technology | Poland |
| Not published | 3 |
| 47 | Qytera Quality GmbH | Germany | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| Device lab coverage A published device lab of 100 real devices or more, with a source. | |||||
| 5 | DeviQA | Poland |
| Not published | 44 |
| 16 | QATestLab | Cyprus, France, Poland, Ukraine, the UK |
| 3 daysqatestlab.com | 17 |
| 19 | SnoopGame | Estonia, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Mexico, the Philippines |
| Not published | 9 |
| Accessibility specialists Accessibility testing is offered as a service, and at least one published case study reports an accessibility conformance metric. | |||||
| 41 | ILUNION Accesibilidad | Spain | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| Enterprises A verified ISO/IEC 27001 or SOC 2 certificate, a published team size of 201-500 or larger, and at least one named client that is a publicly traded company, each with a source. A company that publishes no team size does not carry this tag. | |||||
| 51 | Side | the UK, the USA, Canada, India, Japan, Portugal, Brazil | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| Fast onboarding A published onboarding time of 14 days or less, with a source. | |||||
| 16 | QATestLab | Cyprus, France, Poland, Ukraine, the UK |
| 3 daysqatestlab.com | 17 |
| Regulated industries At least two verified certificates from ISO 13485, HITRUST CSF, PCI QSA and ISO/IEC 27001. | |||||
| 30 | BetterQA | Romania | Not published | Not published | 0 |
What proximity already settles inside this list
All 57 companies on this page qualify through one condition: at least one delivery location in the EU, the EEA, or in Ukraine, Georgia, Serbia or Moldova. Every row clears that bar equally, so the condition marks this page off from the rest of the catalog and leaves the rows themselves in a tie. Whatever breaks that tie comes from the other columns: which entity would sign the contract, and how much of the remaining profile can be checked against a published source.
Which entity signs, and where it sits
Headquarters and delivery location are separate fields, and on this page they part company often. Nine companies here, including ScienceSoft, Applause and Cobalt, record a headquarters in the United States; Codoid records one in India and TSOFT one in Argentina. Each of the eleven qualifies for this page through a nearer delivery location all the same. The signing entity and the law governing the agreement follow the headquarters address, so for those eleven a buyer gets the working team close and the contract on another continent.
Getting there in person
A country recorded for delivery does not specify a city or a street address, so it confirms a visit is plausible without saying which office to fly to. Sekurno lists Estonia, QAValue lists the Netherlands, and Internet Security Auditors lists Spain among the countries recorded here, each naming a country of operation and nothing more precise. A buyer planning a site visit asks for a street address before booking anything.
One vendor on both sides of the Atlantic
Ten companies in this composition also carry the Nearshore for the USA tag: ScienceSoft, a1qa, SnoopGame, GlobalStep, imbus AG, Internet Security Auditors, MTP, Side, SQA Service and TSOFT. For a buyer running a project that also touches a US team, one of these ten is a single vendor with a published delivery location on each side of the Atlantic, rather than two separate vendors to coordinate across regions.
The one field where a delivery country appears doing work
A delivery location states a country and stops there. 32 of the 57 companies also publish at least one case study, and a case study is the only field that sets a named client beside a description of the work done for them. Qytera Quality GmbH publishes seven, Cossack Labs six and Critical Software four; 25 companies publish none. For a buyer whose reason for being on this page is that the work happens nearby, the case studies of a shortlisted company are where a country in a field turns into an account of work delivered, and where there are none that step moves to the first call.
How this ranking was put together
Membership is computed from the profile, not chosen: companies appear here when they list a delivery location counted as nearshore for a buyer in the EU, as their own profile states. Position in a ranking cannot be bought. Paid options are limited to the extended profile, labelled sponsor slots and lead forms, and none of them affect tags or order.
The table compares the fields that decide this axis: delivery locations, published rates, onboarding, plus the number of verified reviews on external platforms. Rates, minimum project size and onboarding time carry the source they came from next to the value.
- Nearshore for the EU: At least one delivery location in the EU or the EEA, or in Ukraine, Georgia, Serbia or Moldova.
- Automation first: Test automation is offered as a service, and at least one published case study reports a coverage or regression time metric.
- Nearshore for the USA: At least one delivery location in Canada, Mexico, Central America or South America.
- Embedded team model: The dedicated team engagement model is offered, and at least one published case study.
- Security focus: Security testing is offered, together with either penetration testing or a verified ISO/IEC 27001 certificate, and at least one published case study.
- Crowdtesting at scale: The crowdtesting engagement model is offered, and a published tester pool of 10,000 people or more, with a source.
- Performance engineering: Performance testing is offered as a service, and at least one published case study reports a throughput or latency metric.
- Device lab coverage: A published device lab of 100 real devices or more, with a source.
- Accessibility specialists: Accessibility testing is offered as a service, and at least one published case study reports an accessibility conformance metric.
- Enterprises: A verified ISO/IEC 27001 or SOC 2 certificate, a published team size of 201-500 or larger, and at least one named client that is a publicly traded company, each with a source. A company that publishes no team size does not carry this tag.
- Fast onboarding: A published onboarding time of 14 days or less, with a source.
- Regulated industries: At least two verified certificates from ISO 13485, HITRUST CSF, PCI QSA and ISO/IEC 27001.
The criteria for this axis are on the methodology page, together with field definitions and the rule for editorial order. Changes of order are recorded in the changelog.
Questions
- A nearshore team is weighed against a cheaper one further away. How much of the cost side of that trade is on this page?
- Part of it. 22 of the 57 companies publish an hourly rate and 35 publish none: 4 quote under 25 USD an hour, 13 quote 25 to 49 USD, 3 quote 50 to 99 USD, and 2 quote 100 to 149 USD. A published rate here carries a currency, an hourly range and at most a seniority grade, and no field ties it to a delivery location. The figure that would settle the trade, one company's price for the same work delivered from further away, is a figure this catalog has no field to hold. What the 22 rates give a buyer is the starting point for asking.
- If personal data has to move into this engagement, is the paperwork for that already in place?
- Not usually, on the public record. 4 of the 57 companies in this composition show a signed BAA or a GDPR data processing agreement on file, and the remaining 53 leave the field blank. A blank field does not mean a vendor refuses this paperwork, only that no public source confirms it yet, so the practical step is the same for most of this list: ask for a signed DPA before data moves, and address it to the entity recorded as headquarters, since the contract and the law governing it sit at that address.
Other axes these companies appear on
- Delivery location: Europe 57 of these 57 companies also stand there
- Industry: Healthcare 35 of these 57 companies also stand there
- Industry: Banking 32 of these 57 companies also stand there
- Industry: Ecommerce 30 of these 57 companies also stand there
Published by QA RatingPublished on September 6, 2026Updated on September 6, 2026
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