ASTAQC CONSULTING

Astaqc Consulting is a software testing and QA staffing company founded in 2015 and based in India. The firm was started as a "tight-knit group of professional Software Testers" with a stated mission to change how the testing industry operates. Today it employs 50+ team members and has worked over 80,000 hours for 35+ clients, maintaining a 98% client retention rate. The company positions itself as a managed testing services provider for companies looking to augment or build out their QA operations, particularly those in the US market. According to Clutch, Astaqc is ranked No. 1 software testing company and QA staffing agency in Mumbai.

Services and capabilities

Astaqc's core offering splits into QA testing and development work. On the testing side, the firm provides automated testing (regression, exploratory, integration, and acceptance tests), manual testing focused on UI/UX detail and functional verification, and specialized services including performance testing, compatibility testing, usability testing, security testing, and configuration testing. For web and mobile applications, it offers functionality testing, website testing, web app testing, and no-code web automation for regression test coverage across desktop and mobile screens.

Beyond QA, Astaqc also offers backend development, frontend development, and mobile app development (native or hybrid). The firm states it works "on all technologies & platforms," though the source does not name specific tech stacks. Its testing approach emphasizes three pillars: attention to every pixel of UI, detailed analysis of data, and verification of overall product functionality.

Notable work

Astaqc has published case studies on three projects. For Alt Agency, a digital agency building responsive websites, the firm developed a complete QA process and test coverage to address cross-device compatibility and extensive customization issues. Kumu, a social networking app with live streaming, required testing across "a wide variety of audiences and mobile setups" to verify functionality, performance, usability, and native device integration (camera and audio). For Web Ideal's research-sharing platform Enlitech (containing confidential financial market data), Astaqc identified and helped fix UX, functional, and security issues that improved both client and end-user satisfaction.

Testimonials from named clients include Giving Assistant (Jim Carter III, Co-Founder), Sare Food (Vinny Sharma, CEO), Spony App (Hari Haran Arulmozhi, Co-Founder), Chatdaddy (Ewa Wang, PM), OldProgrammer.io (Jeff Jarrell, CEO), Robinsons FS (Luke Kitchen, Director), Castor SMS (Frouke Karel, PM), and a health app founder (Rachel Dexter). One client mentioned working with the firm for "almost 2 and a half years."

How they work

Astaqc offers three pricing models: modular pricing (pay-per-service for small projects), dedicated team hiring (cumulative team experience >50 years), and hourly billing. The firm emphasizes transparency, stating "Transparency is the key. We are committed and guarantee the best prices you see will be in your contracts without any hidden costs." Engagement lengths are flexible; clients can hire on an hourly basis with custom deadlines and schedules, or opt for dedicated team arrangements. The company markets the ability to save "up to $6k in QA Engineer hiring and onboarding" and notes that clients can achieve quick turnaround through testing frameworks that integrate with most applications and CI/CD pipelines.

Team and credentials

The firm does not name founders beyond referring to itself as founded by "a tight-knit group of professional Software Testers." Astaqc has 50+ team members with diverse backgrounds in testing and development. The company maintains a footprint in the US market (with blog content targeting Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle, and Austin) and is based in India. It claims Clutch recognition as No. 1 software testing company and QA staffing agency in Mumbai. No certifications (ISO, SOC 2, GDPR compliance, etc.) are mentioned in the source material.