a1qa vs GSPANN for retail QA

Dimension scores side by side. Delta is a1qa minus GSPANN: a plus sign means a1qa scores higher, a minus sign means GSPANN does, 0.0 means equal. Evidence counts show how many records sit behind each score.
Dimension	a1qa	GSPANN	Delta	Evidence A / B
Total	50.8	53.3	-2.5
D1 Retail case study evidence weight 20	3.0	3.0	0.0	11 / 11
D2 Retail system coverage weight 15	4.5	7.5	-3.0	6 / 10
D3 Peak-season and performance evidence weight 10	4.0	4.0	0.0	1 / 1
D4 Test automation evidence weight 15	10.0	10.0	0.0	7 / 5
D5 Scale and stability weight 10	10.0	10.0	0.0	8 / 5
D6 Independent review signal weight 10	n/a	n/a	n/a	1 / 0
D7 Engagement transparency weight 10	6.0	4.0	+2.0	6 / 4
D8 Compliance and security evidence weight 10	3.0	3.0	0.0	4 / 4
Shared facets	QA vendors for fashion and apparel retail, Ecommerce platform testing vendors, Mobile commerce app testing vendors, Payments and loyalty testing vendors, Retail test automation vendors, Retail QA vendors serving North America, Retail QA vendors serving Europe, Retail QA vendors in India and APAC, Dedicated QA team vendors for retail
Three questions for both vendors	Which retail systems have you tested in the last two years, and which case names each one? Which pilot, SLA (service level agreement: written commitments on response time, availability or turnaround that a vendor accepts in its contract.) and exit terms will you put in writing? Which of your retail case studies has a client who will take a reference call?

Where the evidence differs

D2 Retail system coverage: a1qa 4.5 on 6 records, GSPANN 7.5 on 10 records.
D7 Engagement transparency: a1qa 6.0 on 6 records, GSPANN 4.0 on 4 records.

Evidence for each score is listed on the profiles of a1qa and GSPANN.

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