Alpha Testing vs Beta Testing
Software Engineering / Software Testing
| Alpha Testing | Beta Testing |
|---|---|
| 1. Performed by Internal team i.e. engineers at software development organization | 1. Performed by external members i.e. end users or clients who are not employees of the organization. |
| 2. Closed Testing not open to market or public. | 2. Open to public domain or market or pre-release customers. |
| 3. Involves both black box and white box testing. | 3. Involves only black box testing. |
| 4. Conducted for software application and project. | 4. Conducted for the end product. |
| 5. Requires a testing environment or test lab. | 5. Done at real time testing environment. |
| 6. Longer execution cycle and involves engineering team (developers and testers). | 6. Shorter cycle of few weeks and involves product marketing and pre-release team. |
| 7. Form of Acceptance testing to ensure user requirements are met. | 7. Form of acceptance testing to ensure product readiness for launch. |
| 8. Reliability and Security Testing not part of primary test objectives. | 8. Robustness, reliability, software testing are part of test objectives. |
| 9. After alpha testing is done, next phase if beta testing. | 9. Next phase is product release. |
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