AI-powered test optimization with Tricentis Testim and SeaLights

If you find that your team is struggling to get releases out the door, it could be inefficient testing practices. Oftentimes, software teams don’t know what their tests actually cover, or which tests are relevant after each code change — so they run everything.

This means spending hours executing full test suites for minor updates or burning through CI/CD resources while bugs slip through untested paths. On top of this, software is always becoming more complex.

So, how can you ensure your product quality is able to keep up?

The answer lies in connecting test automation with quality intelligence. This creates a cycle that allows teams to accelerate and refine their testing practices. With a combined solution that revolutionizes the testing process, teams can continuously improve, while concentrating on what matters most: quality and speed.

In this blog, we’ll show you how the Tricentis Testim and SeaLights integration does exactly that — automating test creation while optimizing execution based on what changed in your code.

Existing solutions aren’t complete

Testing methods like spreadsheets, manual execution, guesswork coverage, and even open-source solutions aren’t always sufficient for today’s fast-paced development.

Here’s what that looks like:

• Manual testing execution: As applications grow in size and complexity, manual testing can’t keep up, and bugs slip through the cracks.
• Guesswork coverage: Without visibility into what tests cover, teams rely on intuition or experience and miss critical risks.
• Open-source testing software: Can be high maintenance, technical, and have limited capabilities for complex needs.

Organizations need a combination of different solutions for different needs.

A smarter approach: automation + intelligence

What you need is an approach that helps your team understand what changed, what needs to be tested, and what can be skipped.

With Testim and SeaLights, intelligent test automation is combined with code-aware optimization to help teams move from reactive testing to proactive quality engineering. Tricentis Testim facilities fast testing for custom apps, powered by AI, and Sealights provides change impact insights for more effective testing.

Here’s what the Testim and SeaLights integration delivers:

• Reduced risk: See what your tests cover across your codebase so you can identify and close gaps before they become production issues.
• Faster testing cycles: Run only the tests affected by recent code changes, cutting execution time without sacrificing confidence.
• Improved visibility: Understand gaps and gain measurable app quality knowledge, empowering your team to make informed decisions about what to test next.
• Optimized focus: Solve the most important problems and reduce maintenance of less important tests. Spend time where it matters, rather than wasting resources re-running tests.

Testim accelerates testing of customer-facing applications, enabling faster releases and greater innovation. Its AI-powered testing simplifies test creation and maintenance, allowing teams to spend less time authoring and debugging tests. And it’s low code, meaning anyone on the team can test, regardless of technical background.

But speed in test creation is only part of the equation. Even with fast, reliable automated tests, teams face a separate challenge: knowing which test to run and what they actually cover. Teams might run large test suites every time, regardless of what changed in the app, which can waste time and compute resources. SeaLights maps your Testim tests to your code, providing visibility into what code was exercised by your tests. This allows you to run the tests that matter based on recent code changes, cut down on unnecessary executions, and surface coverage gaps before they become production issues.

Testim + SeaLights

The integration of Testim and SeaLights bridges the gap between test automation and quality intelligence. This connection provides teams with insights into the test coverage across their user stories and code, highlighting gaps. With this information, your team can focus their efforts where it is needed most, ensuring that nothing critical is overlooked.

Here’s how it works.

When your application changes, SeaLights scans the updated codebase and maps those changes to your existing tests. It understands both your application code and your tests, and precisely which lines of code and user stories each test covers.

From there, SeaLights can trigger Testim to run only the necessary tests, skipping ones that don’t apply. There is no need to waste time on redundant executions or burn through resources on irrelevant test cases.

With this knowledge of coverage gaps, SeaLights enforces quality gates that prevent untested or risky code from reaching production. With comprehensive code coverage analysis across unit testing, integration testing, UI testing, and more, you get a clear picture of what’s been validated.

This integration reduces manual effort, accelerates feedback loops, and focuses on testing where it matters most: on new, changed, and high-risk code. The shift from reactive testing to proactive quality engineering will empower your team to deliver faster, safer, and more reliable software.

Turn testing into a competitive advantage

The Testim and SeaLights integration fundamentally changes how teams approach quality. Instead of running every test and hoping for the best, you get data-driven clarity: you’ll know what needs to be tested based on code changes, which tests to run, where coverage gaps exist, and what risks threaten your release.

The impact is immediate:

• Eliminate wasted test execution time and CI/CD costs
• Catch coverage gaps before they become production incidents
• Ship faster with the confidence that you’ve tested what matters

Testim speeds up test creation and maintenance with AI-powered automation, while SeaLights adds intelligence by mapping tests to code changes in real time. Together, they shift testing from reactive to proactive quality engineering.

This integration is part of Tricentis’ comprehensive quality engineering platform, which includes performance testing, API testing, test data management, and more. Whether you’re modernizing legacy systems, scaling Agile practices, or building cloud-native apps, Tricentis provides the tools to test smarter, release faster, and reduce risk.

And with AI and agentic testing built into the platform, Tricentis helps continuously improve based on real data. The result is higher quality software delivered with speed and confidence.

Ready to optimize your testing strategy? Book a demo to see SeaLights in action, or watch our webinar to learn more about how to streamline your test automation efforts.