Evaficy Smart Test launches on Product Hunt as AI tool for manual QA teams

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A developer has launched Evaficy Smart Test, an AI-powered quality assurance platform aimed at manual testing teams, on Product Hunt after roughly 18 months of development. The platform targets persistent pain points in QA workflows, including writing test cases, tracking validation, and pre-release test planning. It organises test cases through a Projects and Scenarios structure with role-based access for different team roles such as QA engineers, tech leads, and product owners. The AI generation feature is designed to give users structured control over outputs — allowing them to specify test type, affected page, and custom fields — rather than relying solely on open-ended prompts. The launch marks the public debut of the tool, with the developer inviting feedback on both the product and its underlying AI integration.

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