Eggplant Software

Eggplant Software, Inc.

Company type	Private (before acquisition)
Industry	Software testing and monitoring
Predecessor	Redstone Software (project origin)
Founded	2008
Fate	Acquired by Keysight Technologies
Headquarters	London and Boulder, Colorado , United Kingdom and United States
Area served	Worldwide (30+ countries)
Products	AI-powered automated functional and usability testing, performance evaluation tools, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), website performance monitoring
Parent	Keysight Technologies (since December 2020)

Eggplant Software, Inc. was a provider of software testing and monitoring solutions, catering to more than 650 enterprise clients across upwards of 30 countries. With its headquarters situated in London and Boulder, Colorado, and additional offices located in Philadelphia and Berlin, Eggplant maintained a global presence supported by several development hubs. In December 2020, the company became part of Keysight Technologies through acquisition.

Products

The product suite offered by Eggplant encompassed AI-powered automated functional and usability testing, performance evaluation tools, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), as well as website performance monitoring utilizing both synthetic and real user data. These products were frequently designed to work together, allowing insights from real user monitoring to enhance functional testing scenarios.

History

Eggplant originated as a project by Redstone Software, a division of Gresham Computing, in 2002. In 2008, investors acquired Eggplant along with its SenseTalk scripting language and established TestPlant to further develop the technology. TestPlant concentrated on user-focused software testing aimed at improving digital experiences and encouraging user adoption. The company secured initial funding of $100,000 to create its Digital Automation Intelligence (DAI) platform, which emulates authentic user interactions. To facilitate expansion into the US market, the company rebranded as Eggplant in 2018.

On 28 March 2018, Eggplant expanded its portfolio by acquiring the Web Performance Division from NCC Group. Subsequently, on 25 June 2020, Keysight Technologies acquired Eggplant from the Carlyle Group for $330 million.