How does ISTQB compare to FSTC? ISTQB software testing certification is arguably far superior to FSTC based on the following: ISTQB certification is the #1 software testing certification in the U.S. and the world, while FSTC is relatively unknown. ISTQB certification is requested in software tester job postings in the U.S. and the world by employers large and small, while FSTC is not requested by employers. ISTQB certification through ASTQB and AT*SQA will add you to the Official U.S. List of Certified Software Testers™ but FSTC will not. ISTQB certification through ASTQB and AT*SQA gives you points toward your Testing Tiers® software tester ranking level, while FSTC does not. ISTQB follows rigorous standards of quality and psychometric analysis to ensure validity, while FSTC appears to be of low credibility because it does not follow industry standards for the types of questions, the number of possible answers, or the passing percentage (moreover, the certificate for this exam is in English, which is misleading because the exam is in Spanish). Learn more about ISTQB certification from ASTQB, the official representative of ISTQB in the United States. Get a software testing job with your ISTQB certification: Are you looking for your first software testing job, have been laid off from your current testing job, or do freelance software testing? Add yourself to the AT*Work™ Software Tester Directory. AT*Work™ helps ISTQB certified software testers find software testing jobs. To appear in AT*Work™, you must earn your ISTQB certification through ASTQB and AT*SQA – it’s another free benefit.
