Eggplant Software, Inc.
GenreTest automation
Founded2002
FateAcquired by Keysight Technologies in December 2020
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsSenseTalk, Eggplant Functional, Eggplant Performance, Eggplant Test Studio, Digital Automation Intelligence, Eggplant Monitoring, Real Customer Insights
OwnerKeysight Technologies
Websitewww.keysight.com/us/en/cmp/2023/eggplant-test-automation.html

Eggplant Software, Inc., was a software testing and monitoring company. Eggplant was a global company that served more than 650 enterprise customers in over 30 countries.

Eggplant had offices in London, Boulder, Colorado, Philadelphia, and Berlin, Germany, with additional development centers and regional offices around the world. Eggplant was acquired by Keysight Technologies.[1]

Products

Eggplant's products cover:

Many of these products work together. For example, real user journeys from monitoring can be used to build journeys for functional testing.

History

The Eggplant software test automation product was originally developed and sold beginning in 2002 by Redstone Software, a subsidiary of Gresham Computing. In 2008, the Eggplant software (and associated SenseTalk scripting language) was acquired by a group of investors who created a new company called TestPlant to continue the promotion and development of Eggplant. It was created to help organisations put users at the centre of software testing to create amazing digital experiences and drive user adoption, conversion, and retention. After an initial round of seed funding ($100,000), the company was able to invest in developing technologies ─ predominantly the Digital Automation Intelligence (DAI) suite ─ which interacts with software exactly like a real user does. In 2018, the company rebranded as Eggplant to align with expansion and growth in the US market.

On 28 March 2018 Eggplant announced the acquisition of NCC Group's Web Performance Division.[2]

On 25 June 2020, Eggplant was acquired by Keysight Technologies for $330 million from the Carlyle Group.[3]

Research

Eggplant has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2019 and 2018 Magic Quadrant for software test automation,[4] and a leader in the Forrester Wave: Omnichannel Functional Test Automation, Q3 2018.[5]

Awards

  • 2017 SD Times 100: Best in Show in Software Development[6]
  • TestPlant wins third Queen's Award for Enterprise[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Keysight Technologies Acquires Eggplant". Keysight Technologies. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Testplant rebrands itself after acquiring NCC Group's Web Performance Division". SD Times. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Keysight Technologies Press Release - Keysight Acquires Eggplant".
  4. ↑ "Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Test Automation". Gartner. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Forrester Wave Report 2018". Forrester. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Testing 2017 - SD Times". Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/518539/2016-winners-of-the-queen_s-awards-for-enterprise-press-book.pdf, p.28


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