---
title: "back-to-back-testing"
description: "Testing to compare two or more variants of a test item or a simulation model of the same test item by executing the same test cases on all variants and comparing the results."
type: term
term_id: 745
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/back-to-back-testing"
slug: "back-to-back-testing"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/back-to-back-testing/"
---

# back-to-back-testing

Testing to compare two or more variants of a test item or a simulation model of the same test item by executing the same test cases on all variants and comparing the results.

## Present in syllabi


- Foundation Extension - Automotive Software Tester 2018

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/vergleichender-test/) — vergleichender Test
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/testing-back-to-back/) — testing back-to-back
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/back-to-back-testing-%E3%83%8F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%84%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88/) — back-to-back-testing（バックツーバックテスト）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/teste-de-retorno/) — teste de retorno
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/testowanie-back-to-back/) — testowanie back-to-back
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/teste-back-to-back/) — teste back-to-back
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/back-to-back-testovani/) — back-to-back testování

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