ScienceSoft vs SHIFT ASIA for retail QA

Dimension scores side by side. Delta is ScienceSoft minus SHIFT ASIA: a plus sign means ScienceSoft scores higher, a minus sign means SHIFT ASIA does, 0.0 means equal. Evidence counts show how many records sit behind each score.
Dimension	ScienceSoft	SHIFT ASIA	Delta	Evidence A / B
Total	42.5	34.0	+8.5
D1 Retail case study evidence weight 20	3.0	3.0	0.0	6 / 7
D2 Retail system coverage weight 15	3.0	0.0	+3.0	4 / 0
D3 Peak-season and performance evidence weight 10	10.0	4.0	+6.0	1 / 1
D4 Test automation evidence weight 15	4.0	4.0	0.0	2 / 2
D5 Scale and stability weight 10	8.0	8.0	0.0	10 / 6
D6 Independent review signal weight 10	n/a	n/a	n/a	1 / 1
D7 Engagement transparency weight 10	5.0	4.0	+1.0	5 / 4
D8 Compliance and security evidence weight 10	3.0	6.0	-3.0	5 / 1
Shared facets	QA vendors for ecommerce and D2C brands, QA vendors for enterprise omnichannel retailers
Three questions for both vendors	What is the largest load you tested for a retail peak, in users or orders per hour, and with what tool? Which retail systems have you tested in the last two years, and which case names each one? Which certificate numbers cover the team that would test our payment flows?

Where the evidence differs

D3 Peak-season and performance evidence: ScienceSoft 10.0 on 1 record, SHIFT ASIA 4.0 on 1 record.
D2 Retail system coverage: ScienceSoft 3.0 on 4 records, SHIFT ASIA 0.0 on 0 records.
D8 Compliance and security evidence: ScienceSoft 3.0 on 5 records, SHIFT ASIA 6.0 on 1 record.
D7 Engagement transparency: ScienceSoft 5.0 on 5 records, SHIFT ASIA 4.0 on 4 records.

Evidence for each score is listed on the profiles of ScienceSoft and SHIFT ASIA.

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