Quality-as-a-Service

We run the test plan. You ship the game.

QaaS means GameDriver runs the test plan for your studio's games. One engagement covers the portfolio, and we support each title where it is: planning, development, live or sustainment. Our QA leads write and run the tests, AI-assisted maintenance proposes fixes as the game changes and our team reviews them, and findings arrive in your team's tools every build. Your QA team gets back to what only product knowledge can do: exploration, design feedback, and the release calls that decide what ships.

You deliver the game. We measure its quality.

QaaS Delivery Model

Where QaaS fits with your team.

Two halves of a quality function. QaaS handles repetitive validation at scale. Your team handles judgment, expertise, and the calls only they can make.

QaaS handles

The machine work

Continuous, scaled, automated – runs against every build on real hardware.

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Repetitive build-over-build validation
The same tests, every build, every platform – without consuming engineer time.
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Coverage maintenance as content evolves
AI flags tests that drift as the game changes and proposes fixes, reviewed before they merge.
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Triage and de-noising of findings
Separates real regressions from stale-path noise before they reach your team.
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Continuous regression signal
A consistent read on quality across every build, not milestone-gated.

Your team handles

The judgment work

Expertise, design decisions, and ship calls – the work that benefits from product knowledge.

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Domain expertise and exploratory work
Investigating the unexpected, finding emergent issues, applying product instinct.
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Defining what “passing” means
Setting the quality bar for your specific game – what's acceptable, what isn't.
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Release calls and player-facing judgment
Trade-offs between scope, schedule, and quality that only your team can weigh.
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What ships, when, and to whom
The strategic decisions – release windows, audience targeting, rollout strategy.

Combined output

✨

The result

Release confidence – with engineers focused on what only they can do.

Continuous coverage at scale, plus human judgment where it matters. The two halves of a quality function, doing what each does best.

100%

Of the work,
by the right doer

Every project is different. Every test plan is too.

Talk to a QA lead

From a recent RFP

Same RFP scope. Smaller team. More depth per role.

One example, sized from a real RFP for an AAA multi-platform release, with both bids covering the same test scope. Customer and proprietary details are withheld, and the staffing math is shown as bid. Your numbers will depend on your game, your platforms and your test plan.

Traditional model

Labor-based outsource

Headcount scales linearly with coverage. Most of the team is repetitive execution work.

people · 6 roles

Senior Director of Test1

Senior Test Managers3

Test Leads2

Software Test Engineers2

Testers7

Test Associates32

Test associates68% of team

Distinct roles6

Cost shapeHeadcount-bound

QaaS model

Continuous, automated execution

Repetitive work moves to a managed execution layer. Your team keeps the judgment work.

people · 9 roles

Your QA team

Senior Director of Test1

Senior Test Manager1

Test Manager1

Test Lead1

Senior Test Engineers2

Test Associates4

GameDriver QaaS

GameDriver Platform1

Delivery Manager1

AI Engineer1

Replaces

Repetitive build-over-build validation across every platform – continuously.

Your team10 people

GameDriver3 people

Cost shapeSubscription

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Same RFP scope, smaller team, more depth per role. Repetitive execution moves to automation, and your experienced people focus on the judgment work that benefits from product knowledge.

Legacy headcount

QaaS headcount

Buy hours. Or buy coverage.

	Traditional outsourced QA	GameDriver Horizon	GameDriver QaaS
Pricing model	Hourly seats	Studio-wide license	Flat subscription
Scope	Per project, per hour	Every title in the studio	Whole portfolio under one plan
Who absorbs scope and change risk	You	Shared	We do
What you're buying	Hours of labor	A platform, with our engineers behind it	A managed quality service
Who's doing the work	Hourly testers; pool composition varies by vendor	Your in-house QA team	Senior QA leads – recognizable names in the industry
Keeping scripted coverage current as the game evolves	Manually re-tested, billed hourly	AI-assisted maintenance, reviewed by your team	AI-assisted maintenance, reviewed by our QA leads; included
Dev console execution	Rare, varies by vendor	Available – bring your own dev kits	Yes (PlayStation, Nintendo via cert)
Availability	Capacity depends on staffing and scheduling	Your team's schedule	Automated execution continues across every scheduled build, including nights and weekends
Burst capacity for new features and content drops	Extend the contract, re-onboard new testers	Finite team stretched across more scope	Elasticity built in – burst risk is on us
Time to first signal	Weeks of ramp-up; repeats each cycle	Limited by your team's velocity	First signal in weeks. Trends follow immediately.
Accountability	Hours billed regardless of outcome	Your team owns the results, we own the platform	Service-level accountability

Traditional outsourced QA

Pricing model: Hourly seats
Scope: Per project, per hour
Who absorbs scope and change risk: You
What you're buying: Hours of labor
Who's doing the work: Hourly testers; pool composition varies by vendor
Keeping scripted coverage current as the game evolves: Manually re-tested, billed hourly
Dev console execution: Rare, varies by vendor
Availability: Capacity depends on staffing and scheduling
Burst capacity for new features and content drops: Extend the contract, re-onboard new testers
Time to first signal: Weeks of ramp-up; repeats each cycle
Accountability: Hours billed regardless of outcome

GameDriver Horizon

Pricing model: Studio-wide license
Scope: Every title in the studio
Who absorbs scope and change risk: Shared
What you're buying: A platform, with our engineers behind it
Who's doing the work: Your in-house QA team
Keeping scripted coverage current as the game evolves: AI-assisted maintenance, reviewed by your team
Dev console execution: Available – bring your own dev kits
Availability: Your team's schedule
Burst capacity for new features and content drops: Finite team stretched across more scope
Time to first signal: Limited by your team's velocity
Accountability: Your team owns the results, we own the platform

GameDriver QaaS

Pricing model: Flat subscription
Scope: Whole portfolio under one plan
Who absorbs scope and change risk: We do
What you're buying: A managed quality service
Who's doing the work: Senior QA leads – recognizable names in the industry
Keeping scripted coverage current as the game evolves: AI-assisted maintenance, reviewed by our QA leads; included
Dev console execution: Yes (PlayStation, Nintendo via cert)
Availability: Automated execution continues across every scheduled build, including nights and weekends
Burst capacity for new features and content drops: Elasticity built in – burst risk is on us
Time to first signal: First signal in weeks. Trends follow immediately.
Accountability: Service-level accountability

Outsourced QA is sold by the hour, so every change to the game is billed to you. Horizon licenses the platform to the whole studio and backs your team with ours. QaaS delivers it as a service, and the risk that the game keeps changing sits with us.

QA Solved. Not Staffed.

Tell us how your team works today.

Tell us how your team tests today and where results arrive too late. We'll tell you whether Horizon or QaaS fits, and what each would change.

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