Products

Problems
we solve

We can help your business

Request a Free Demo / trial

Insights

Insights
20 January, 2026

Calleo: We Sell Test Tools

Calleo Sell Test Tools

For over 20 years, Calleo has helped teams find the right testing tools. We’ve worked across every kind of organisation, from SMEs to global financial behemoths and the public sector, building practical insights into how real teams use the tools to deliver better software.

With Calleo, you get expert guidance to find the right options, demos and trial licenses to evaluate them, and practical help to get up and running. You’ll see the pros, cons and long-term costs clearly before making any decisions, and stay supported with renewals and updates long after you’ve started using the tool.

Instead of trawling the market yourself, you tell us what you’re trying to test, how your teams work and your constraints, and we narrow down the tool and licence options that actually fit.

You don’t need us every day, but if you’re facing a test tool decision, keep Calleo in mind. A conversation at the right time can save you time, money and a lot of pain. Plus, you may be missing some of the recent game‑changing innovations.

How Calleo Makes Your Life Easier

With Calleo, you get the right test tool for your situation, at a great price, with someone in your corner who’s done this hundreds of times before.​

Here’s what you can expect when you work with us:

  • You tell us what you’re trying to test, how your teams work, and your constraints.​
  • We narrow down tool and licence options for you.​
  • We help you understand the benefits, any trade-offs, and costs.​
  • We arrange demos or a trial license so you can see the tools in action.​
  • Once you’ve bought, we’re here to help you get started, handle renewals, and keep you up to date.​

Why Not Just Go Direct?

In theory, you could try to go straight to OpenText (formerly Micro Focus). However, in practice, unless you’re a very large enterprise, you’ll be pointed to a partner.

As a Gold-level OpenText partner, we are fully integrated into the OpenText structure, with access to their people, processes, pricing and product insight that most customers never see.

The real question isn’t “direct vs partner”, it’s “which partner actually understands test tools, your context and how you buy?”​

Calleo’s whole business exists to do this thinking with you. We manage the entire process, saving you time and costing you nothing extra.

The result is better value, fewer nasty surprises, and tools that stay useful for more than one project.​

When To Remember Calleo

So remember Calleo next time…  

  • You’re planning a new project and know the existing tools will not do the job.
  • You’re stuck in licence hell and suspect you’re paying too much/using too little.
  • You’re pretty sure you need a performance, test management or automation test tool, but aren’t sure which one.
  • You want to sense‑check your options with someone who lives and breathes test tools.

Whenever you’re facing a test tool decision, keep Calleo in mind. A quick conversation at the right time can save you money, time and a lot of pain.

Stephen Davis
by Stephen Davis

Stephen Davis is the founder of Calleo Software, a OpenText (formerly Micro Focus) Gold Partner. His passion is to help test professionals improve the efficiency and effectiveness of software testing.

To view Stephen's LinkedIn profile and connect 

Stephen Davis LinkedIn profile

20th January 2026
cut test maintenance

4 Ways to Cut Test Maintenance Effort with AI

Automation maintenance is a pain. It’s a frustrating time drain that nobody enjoys. Unfortunately, teams are doing more of it than ever, with modern solutions changing like the wind and each new release jeopardising script integrity. Thankfully, AI-driven automation is here to help.

2025 top testing articles

2025 Roundup: Check Out The Top 5 Testing Times Articles

Thanks to your support, 2025 was another excellent year for Testing Times and our 10,000+ subscribers. We explored a wide range of software testing topics, including test automation, performance testing, Jira fatigue, tester authority, and more. Below is a quick look at the five newsletters with the most reactions this year, and why they resonated so strongly.

Is WFH worth the risk

Remote Testing: Is Working From Home Worth The Risk?

Increasingly, organisations expect remote and hybrid testers to use borrowed tool licences, unstable VPNs, and software never designed to leave the office. That creates significant compliance and security risks that can turn into serious long‑term problems. It’s not the testers per se, but remote execution over on‑prem licences is a software audit waiting to happen. Read on to learn why a compliance nightmare isn’t the only reason your test setup might not be fit for distributed and home‑working team members.

Effortless automation

Solved: 4 Common Test Automation Headaches

Software teams know the story all too well: automation promises speed and reliability, but reality often brings fragile scripts, phantom failures, and endless rework. In the end, the technology intended to accelerate releases ends up bogging things down. Or at least, that’s how things used to be… Today’s AI-powered functional

Test the Untestable

Test the Untestable: Unlock Savings & Accelerate Your Project

Testers have long been asked to test earlier, faster, and more often. In truth, however, when critical APIs, integrations, or microservices aren’t ready, testing gets stuck. We’ve all been there, raring to go, like greyhounds in the slips…  but with nothing to test, and increasingly concerned about the impending last-minute panic.

The Test Tools You Need

Testers: Will We Finally Get The Tools We Need?

During the 2008 credit crunch, companies slashed technical investment. The mantra “do more with less” stuck—and 17 years later, testers are still paying the price as demands, complexity, and expectations have soared. It’s no coincidence that we’re witnessing an increasing number of high-profile software failures and cyber attacks. Yet, there’s still little willingness to invest in the right test tools and training.

Test Automation Fails Smaller Teams

Why Test Automation Fails for Smaller Teams

Many small software teams turn to test automation, expecting substantial time and cost savings. However, they often fail to achieve any of these goals; instead of seeing a return on investment, they end up spending more effort and cost fixing their automation packs. This failure can leave lasting scars, deterring people from embracing automation and realising its many benefits…

breaking up with legacy tools

When to Move on From Legacy Test Tools

I often speak to people who want to abandon legacy test tools and transition to shiny new solutions. They cite several reasons for the switch, many of which are valid, while others need greater consideration to avoid a negative or costly outcome. On the other hand, I also speak to people who are reluctant to ever change tools, even though they’d see incredible benefits.

Shift Left

Shift Left Testing: 4 Myths and Why They Matter

Shift-left testing has become one of the most talked-about software development ideas. It sounds deceptively simple: test earlier in the process to avoid late surprises. But while the phrase is repeated at countless conferences and stand-ups, it is often misunderstood, misapplied, or reduced to a box-ticking activity (like many other testing initiatives).

Is speed destroying quality

Are Faster Releases Destroying Software Quality?

The relentless obsession with ever-faster software delivery puts increased pressure on projects and teams, forcing them to adopt new processes and behaviours, but at what cost? The need for speed has transformed release frequency into a core metric, but is this relentless pursuit of speed undermining quality?

Insights

Search

Related Articles

To get other software testing insights, like this, direct to you inbox join the Calleo mailing list.

You can, of course, unsubscribe 

at any time!

By signing up you consent to receiving regular emails from Calleo with updates, tips and ideas on software testing along with the occasional promotion for software testing products. You can, of course, unsubscribe at any time. Click here for the privacy policy.

Sign up to receive the latest, Software Testing Insights, news and to join the Calleo mailing list.

You can, of course, unsubscribe at any time!

By signing up you consent to receiving regular emails from Calleo with updates, tips and ideas on software testing along with the occasional promotion for software testing products. You can, of course, unsubscribe at any time. Click here for the privacy policy.