Case Study: Aras Corporation achieves 88% test automation and faster, predictable releases with SmartBear TestComplete

Aras Corporation - Customer Case Study

Aras is an enterprise PLM provider that helps large manufacturers (including Volvo, Microsoft, Airbus and Honda) “own the lifecycle” by enabling continuous product evolution. Facing a highly configurable, subscription-based open‑source product and a global QA organization across 11 time zones, Aras confronted exploding test complexity (browser and platform matrices grew into the quadruple digits) and the need for repeatable, regression‑proof testing on ever‑shorter timelines.

Aras standardized on SmartBear’s TestComplete for its low learning curve and responsive support, built new automation frameworks, and shifted testing left into an Agile cadence. The result: automation rose from 0% to 88% (~70,000 tests), test effort per release fell from five man‑months to two weeks, releases became predictable (every five weeks), non‑QA teams contributed tests, and customer satisfaction and renewal rates improved thanks to higher release quality.

Aras Corporation

Bill Turner

Vice President of Quality and Support