Services
QA testing services for startups
Short answer
QA Patrol is outsourced QA testing for startups: the practice of Mate Ajduković, a fractional QA engineer based in Sinj, Croatia, with 10+ years across mobile apps, web apps, and APIs. He embeds in the team full-time, part-time, or hourly, and also does consulting, training, and mentoring. The work is manual and automated. He works remotely in any timezone, hired directly or through an employer of record such as Deel or Remote.com.
Testing services
Four pages cover the surfaces already listed on the site. Each one stays inside work and tools QA Patrol already publishes.
Mobile app testing
iOS and Android. Manual testing, plus Appium, Maestro, Espresso, XCUITest, and BrowserStack.
→Web app testing
Manual and automated web QA. Cypress, Selenium, and Playwright, including the Cypress suite at Carb Manager.
→API testing
REST API testing with Postman, REST Assured, and curl. Python and Postman at Matchbook, Java at Ericsson.
→Test automation
Frameworks across mobile, web, and API, including a mobile suite built from scratch at Matchbook.
→QA testing from Croatia, for startups anywhere
Mate is based in Sinj, Croatia. The site describes the practice as fully remote, across any timezone. That is the factual basis for a European startup looking for outsourced QA: one lead engineer in Croatia, not a multi-office agency.
Companies hire him directly as a contractor or via an EOR (Deel, Remote.com, and similar). He is also a vetted member of Toptal’s top 3% freelance network. Those Toptal engagements are under NDA.
He is ISTQB Certified Tester, Foundation Level (iSQI GmbH, December 2016), and holds an M.Sc. in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the University of Split (2013).
Work this is drawn from
Names, dates, and outcomes below are the ones already published on the homepage and in llms.txt. Nothing here adds a metric the site does not state.
Carb Manager
Top-rated keto and low-carb app, 8M+ users. Web end-to-end suite in JavaScript and Cypress. Hired and mentored testers. Release Train Engineer.
↗Waves Labs
Women’s whole-health app, iOS and Android. Appium and Kotlin Multiplatform on BrowserStack. The site’s outcome line: AI-assisted QA workflow in production from day one.
↗Matchbook
Peer-to-peer betting exchange. Mobile automation built from scratch in Appium and Python. REST API testing with Python and Postman. Docker and BrowserStack.
↗Numbrs, Ericsson, BetBright
Numbrs: Espresso and XCUITest on a mobile banking app. Ericsson: Java, Selenium, and REST on HDS8000. BetBright: Java and Selenium on a sportsbook later acquired by 888 Holdings.
Fractional, in-house, or an agency
Embedded QA is described on the site as working the backlog the way a hire would, without the headcount commitment. The comparison page spells out that distinction, and the distinction from hiring a QA agency, without invented prices.
Pricing
Hourly QA is $40. A one-off QA audit (about 20 hours, findings report) is from $800. Test automation setup (about 60 hours, framework and first suites) is from $2,400. Fractional QA is from $1,600 a month at about 10 hours a week, or from $3,200 a month at about 20 hours a week. “From” prices depend on the final scope.
The full list is on the pricing page, in US dollars. The Croatian page lists euro prices, which are set amounts, not a conversion. Companies hire Mate directly as a contractor or via an employer of record (Deel, Remote.com, and similar).
Questions
Is QA Patrol a QA agency?
No. QA Patrol is the consulting practice of Mate Ajduković, a lead QA engineer. You hire him directly, or through an EOR such as Deel or Remote.com. He is one person, also a member of Toptal’s top 3% network, not a bench of testers.
Do you offer outsourced QA testing for startups in Europe?
Yes, in the sense the site already states: Mate is based in Sinj, Croatia, and works remotely in any timezone. A startup in Europe, or anywhere else, hires him as a contractor or via an EOR. The site does not list a count of European clients.
What does the testing work include?
Mobile QA for iOS and Android, web QA, API testing, exploratory testing, test automation, and QA strategy. Delivery is embedded QA, consulting, team training, or 1-on-1 mentoring.
Do you publish prices?
Yes. Hourly QA is $40. A one-off QA audit (about 20 hours, findings report) is from $800. Test automation setup (about 60 hours, framework and first suites) is from $2,400. Fractional QA is from $1,600 a month at about 10 hours a week, or from $3,200 a month at about 20 hours a week. “From” prices depend on the final scope. The list is on the pricing page.
How do we start?
Book the 30-minute intro call at qapatrol.com/contact#book, or send a message from the contact page. Email is mate.ajdukovic@gmail.com.
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Tell me where the risk is.
The intro call on this site is 30 minutes. Bring the product, the release pressure, and the quality risk you actually have.