SmartBear
SmartBear provides AI-powered tools that help teams deliver quality applications and APIs across the software development lifecycle.
Last updated September 10, 2026
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Overview
SmartBear is a software company whose tools support quality applications and APIs across the entire SDLC. Its product areas include autonomous QA, API lifecycle management, automated testing, and observability. The company states it is trusted by developers, testers, and software engineers at 32,000+ organizations, including Adobe, JetBlue, and Microsoft. Founded in 2003 by Jason Cohen, SmartBear has grown from a small developer-focused toolset into a multi-product company.
History
SmartBear was founded in 2003 by Jason Cohen, who started the company on the conviction that quality should be accessible and dependable for every software team. Over more than two decades, SmartBear has grown from a small developer-focused toolset into a multi-product company in the software ecosystem. Its portfolio expanded through the integration of trusted products including Swagger, ReadyAPI, TestComplete, and Zephyr.
Products and positioning
AI-powered tools that help you deliver quality applications and APIs across the entire SDLC
AlertSite
Monitor your websites, web apps, and APIs from all over the world and within your private networks.
BearQ
Agentic QA teammates that continuously explore, test, and validate your application as it evolves.
BitBar
The most flexible cloud-based mobile device and browser testing solution for manual or automated tests.
BugSnag
An observability platform that delivers actionable insights with real-time user data to improve app performance and user experience.
Collaborator
The premier peer code and document review tool for development teams that take software quality seriously.
LoadNinja
Diagnose web UI and API performance issues with data that’s highly actionable and extremely accurate.
Pact
Open source contract testing framework to easily and reliably test integrations for web apps, APIs, and microservices.
QMetry
Scalable, AI-enabled test management solution, helping agile teams boost productivity and deliver superior software.
ReadyAPI
An API quality platform that accelerates functional, security, and load testing right inside your CI/CD pipeline.
Reflect
Simplify testing and amplify quality through AI-powered, no-code testing.
Swagger
Create, document, test, and govern your APIs with AI-powered lifecycle management tools.
TestComplete
Automate testing across web, mobile, and APIs with AI-native tools and a centralized testing system of record.
Zephyr
Scale testing for AI-driven development.
Sources4 sources
- 1Ship Quality Software at Scale | SmartBearsmartbear.com
- 2About SmartBear | Advancing Software Quality and Application Integritysmartbear.com
- 3Software Testing & Development Tools | SmartBear Productssmartbear.com
- 4SmartBear Launches Support for Unreal Engine Game Development Tool and Electron Desktop Apps in Bugsnagopenpr.com
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