---
title: "beta testing"
description: " Operational testing by potential and/or existing users/customers at an external site not otherwise involved with the developers, to determine whether or not a component or system satisfies the user/customer needs and fits within the business processes. Beta testing is often employed as a form of external acceptance testing for commercial off-the-shelf software in order to acquire feedback from the market."
type: term
term_id: 37
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/beta-testing-5"
slug: "beta-testing"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/beta-testing/"
---

# beta testing

 Operational testing by potential and/or existing users/customers at an external site not otherwise involved with the developers, to determine whether or not a component or system satisfies the user/customer needs and fits within the business processes. Beta testing is often employed as a form of external acceptance testing for commercial off-the-shelf software in order to acquire feedback from the market.

## Present in syllabi


- Foundation Extension - Agile Tester 2014
- Expert Improving the Test Process 2011

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/beta-test/) — Beta-Test
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88-field-testing/) — フィールドテスト（field testing）
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%83%98%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88-beta-testing/) — ベータテスト（beta testing）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/beta-teste/) — beta teste
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/testowanie-beta/) — testowanie beta
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/teste-beta/) — teste beta
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/beta-testovani/) — beta testování
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/testovani-v-poli/) — testování v poli
- [Dansk](https://istqb-glossary.page/dk/betatest/) — betatest
- [Dansk](https://istqb-glossary.page/dk/test-i-felten/) — test i felten
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/beta-testen/) — bèta testen
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/beta-teszt/) — béta teszt
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/beta-teszteles/) — béta tesztelés
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/betateszteles/) — bétatesztelés
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/betatesting/) — betatesting
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/felttesting/) — felttesting

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