Applause Named a Top Place to Work by The Boston Globe for Seventh Year

Global crowdtesting leader recognized throughout 2025 for digital quality innovation, industry-leading solutions and sought-after corporate culture

Applause, the world leader in digital quality and crowdsourced testing, today announced it has been named one of The Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the seventh time, and received multiple corporate and industry awards and accolades in 2025. Top Places to Work recognizes the most admired workplaces in the state voted on by the people who know them best — their employees. The 18th annual survey measured employee opinions about their company’s direction, execution, connection, management, work, pay, benefits and engagement. The complete list is available at globe.com/topplaces.

Earlier in the year, Applause was also named to the Boston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work 2025 list and, over the course of 2025, collected more than two dozen workplace, product and marketing awards. Highlights include eight Top Workplace Culture Excellence awards spanning compensation and benefits, employee appreciation, employee well-being, innovation, leadership, professional development, purpose and values, and work-life flexibility. Applause was recognized with a Gold Stevie in the 2025 International Business Awards, honored by RetailTech Breakthrough for e-Commerce Infrastructure Solution of the Year, and named a finalist in both the North American and European Software Testing Awards. A complete list of accolades follows.

“To be acknowledged as a Top Workplace by The Boston Globe for a seventh time is a real honor,” said Bradley Batchelder, Chief People Officer, Applause. “These awards matter because they are based on direct feedback from our employees. We’ve been very intentional about creating a culture that balances high performance with flexibility, wellness and career growth. When our employees feel supported and connected to our purpose, they do their best work — and that shows up in the high-quality digital experiences we help our customers deliver.”

“We’re closing the year on a high note, with repeat recognition by the Globe, the BBJ and more than a dozen other business and industry leaders,” added Luke Damian, Chief Growth Officer, Applause. “I’m especially proud of the awards for our videos and the ‘Ready, Test, Go.’ podcast, which reflect our commitment to educating our global clients and the digital quality market at large on the latest, most impactful software QA and AI testing strategies. As interest in crowdtesting and AI quality accelerates, we’re focused on helping organizations ship with confidence by pairing real users and domain experts with proven testing and UX research services.”

The complete list of 2025 accolades includes:

• “Top Place to Work in Massachusetts 2025,” The Boston Globe
• “Best Place to Work 2025,” Boston Business Journal (BBJ)
• “2025 Top Workplace in Technology,” Top Workplaces Awards 2025, Energage
• “USA TODAY Top Workplaces 2025,” USA TODAY
• “SD Times 100 Award for 2025,” SD Times
• “e-Commerce Infrastructure Solution of the Year,” 2025 RetailTech Breakthrough Awards
• “AI Security Innovation Award,” 2025 AI Breakthrough Awards
• FOCUS-Business 2026 Top Employer
• “Best Testing Service/Tool” for Applause Payment Testing Solution, 2025 DevOps Dozen (finalist; winners announced in 2026)
• “Diversity & Inclusion Award” (nominated with an accessibility testing customer), The European Software Testing Awards (TESTA) 2025 (finalist)
• “Leading Supplier of Products & Services” for Applause Payment Testing Services, North American Software Testing Awards (NASTA) 2025 (finalist)
• People’s Choice Stevie Award, “Company of the Year for Computer Software (Large Status),” 2025 American Business Awards (finalist)
• “Compensation and Benefits Top Workplace,” Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards 2025, Energage
• “Employee Appreciation Top Workplace,” Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards 2025, Energage
• “Employee Well-Being Top Workplace,” Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards 2025, Energage
• “Innovation Top Workplace,” Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards 2025, Energage
• “Leadership Top Workplace,” Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards 2025, Energage
• “Professional Development Top Workplace,” Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards 2025, Energage
• “Purpose and Values Top Workplace,” Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards 2025, Energage
• “Work-Life Flexibility Top Workplace,” Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards 2025, Energage
• Bronze Stevie Award, “Company of the Year for Computer Software (Large Status),” 2025 American Business Awards
• Gold Stevie Award, “Company of the Year for Computer Software (Large Status),” 2025 International Business Awards
• Silver Award for B2B Video (Cisco & Applause Video Case Study), 2025 Muse Creative Awards
• Silver Award for B2B Video (Generative AI Testing Solutions Video), 2025 Muse Creative Awards
• Silver Award for B2B Video (Accessibility Testing & Inclusive Design Solutions Video), 2025 Muse Creative Awards
• Gold Award for Podcast Series (Ready, Test, Go.), 2025 Muse Creative Awards
• Gold Award for Podcast Episode (Ready, Test, Go. Episode 26), 2025 MarCom Awards
• Honorable Mention for B2B Video (Accessibility Testing & Inclusive Design Solutions Video), 2025 MarCom Awards

About Applause

Applause is the world leader in digital quality — built by innovators, powered by people and dedicated to the comprehensive digital testing and feedback needs of our global enterprise customers. Our fully managed solutions harness a powerful combination of community-based testing and advanced technology to ensure organizations can move quickly to release apps, devices and experiences that are consistently functional, intuitive and inclusive in any market. Our experts steward customers through the entire testing process, from strategy through execution, at every stage of the software development lifecycle. And, we seamlessly supplement existing resources, providing actionable, real-time insights that drive customer retention and revenue. With specialties including accessibility, AI and payment testing, we’re proud to be an essential partner to the most innovative names in the digital economy, as we work together to ensure technology works for everyone, everywhere.

Learn more at applause.com.

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"To be acknowledged as a Top Workplace by The Boston Globe for a seventh time is a real honor. These awards matter because they are based on direct feedback from our employees," said Bradley Batchelder, Chief People Officer, Applause.