Most test automation collapses inside 12–18 months because of bad architecture, not tooling. An AI-enabled, telemetry-driven framework diagnoser + prescriptive refactor templates that fix architecture drift.
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Why automation frameworks fail — fix architecture, not tools targets a $22.0B = 5M software orgs x $4,400 avg annual spend on automation & framework tooling total addressable market with medium saturation and a year-over-year growth rate of 12-18% -- driven by increased automation, cloud testing, and AI-driven QA.
Key trends driving demand: AI-assisted code understanding -- LLMs and program analysis now can parse and suggest fixes for test code and test architecture at scale.; Shift-left and observability -- teams instrument apps and tests earlier, creating telemetry that reveals architecture-level issues in automation.; Platform consolidation -- companies want fewer point-tools and more integrated test-platforms that include diagnostics and maintainability features..
Key competitors include Mabl, Testim, Sauce Labs, Selenium / Playwright / Puppeteer (open-source), In-house frameworks & QA consultancies (adjacent/workaround).
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