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Difference between Alpha and Beta test

Alpha testing:

Alpha testing involves both the white box and black box testing.
Alpha testing is performed by testers who are usually internal employees of the organization.
Alpha testing is performed at the developer’s site.
Reliability and security testing are not checked in alpha testing
Alpha testing ensures the quality of the product before forwarding it to beta testing.
Alpha testing requires a testing environment or a lab.
Alpha testing may require a long execution cycle.
Developers can immediately address the critical issues or fixes in alpha testing.

Beta testing:

Beta testing commonly uses black-box testing
Beta testing is performed by clients who are not part of the organization.
Beta testing is performed on the end-user of the product.
Reliability, security and robustness are checked during beta testing.
Beta testing also concentrates on the quality of the product but collects users' input on the product and ensures that the product is ready for real-time users.
Beta testing doesn’t require a testing environment or lab.
Beta testing requires only a few weeks of execution.
Most of the issues or feedback collected from the beta testing will be implemented in future versions of the product

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