26% of testing teams spend 75% of their time on manual testing, and 80% still rely heavily on it
Manual testing is still dominating software testing workflows in 2025 — but is it holding teams back? In this quick insight from Katalon’s State of Software Quality Report 2025, Senior Product Manager Mai highlights the surprising stat that over 80% of QA teams still rely heavily on manual testing, with 26% spending more than 75% of their time on it. While manual testing remains important, it can also become a bottleneck. Discover what’s driving this dependency and how modern practices and tools can accelerate efficiency.