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Applause Recognized as “Company of the Year” and Software Industry Leader in 2022

Digital quality and testing leader awarded for excellence in technology, business performance and culture

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applause, a world leader in testing and digital quality, today announced that it has received numerous company and industry awards in 2022, and has been named to the Software Development Times 2022 Top 100 Best in Show list for a second year in a row, in the software development category.

Awards Applause has received in 2022 include:

  • North American Software Testing Awards winner for Leading Vendor category
  • People’s Choice Award winner for Favorite Company, Computer Software - second year in a row
  • Company of the Year, Northeast U.S., Best in Biz Awards - Silver
  • APPEALIE SaaS Award winner, Development and DevOps category
  • Company of the Year, B2B Category, Best in Business Awards - Silver
  • Company of the Year, Computer Software, American Business Awards - Silver
  • Software Company of the Year, Stevie International Business Awards program - Bronze
  • AI Excellence Award

In addition, in recognition of its winning corporate culture, Applause has been named to the Boston Business Journal 2022 Best Places to Work list.

“We’re very honored to have received these awards and recognitions this year. Our culture at Applause is relentlessly focused on digital quality and customer success, and these global awards demonstrate our solid commitment to helping the world’s leading brands deliver great digital experiences to their customers,” said Bradley Batchelder, Chief People Officer for Applause. “And, in addition to recognition of our work, I’m thrilled that we have also been distinguished as having an award-winning employee culture that is fueled by collaboration, empowerment, recognition and reward.”

About Applause

Applause is a world leader in testing and digital quality. Brands today win or lose customers through digital interactions, and Applause delivers authentic feedback on the quality of digital assets and experiences, provided by real users in real-world settings. Our disruptive approach harnesses the power of the Applause platform and leverages the uTest community of more than one million independent digital testers worldwide. Unlike traditional testing methods (including lab-based and offshoring), Applause responds with the speed, scale and flexibility that digital-focused brands require and expect. Applause provides insightful, actionable testing results that can directly inform go/no go release decisions, helping development teams build better and faster, and release with confidence. Digital-first brands rely on Applause as a best practice to deliver the digital experiences their customers love.

Learn more at www.applause.com.

Learn more about the culture at Applause.

View the Careers page.

Contacts

Jennifer Maguire, Applause
jmaguire@applause.com

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Applause announced it has received numerous 2022 industry awards and has been named to the Software Development Times Top 100 Best in Show list.
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Contacts

Jennifer Maguire, Applause
jmaguire@applause.com

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