Portals have become the front end for many organization's interactive initiatives and companies to deliver a wide variety of information and services to its end customers. Normally customers have high expectations regarding functionality, security, privacy of personal data, accuracy of information etc, hence its prime to ensure that the management of company website is carried out in a planned and professional manner, ensuring effective communication and delivery of excellent services to customers.

A website should fulfil broad quality objectives, such as functionality, usability, compatibility, stability, data privacy, appropriate accessibility of content and a certain commitment to services. The award of the mark “Qutemark” is recognition that your organization has adequate procedures and processes in place to provide reliable and dependable information and services through your website.

What is Website Quality Certification?

Our Qutemark certifications have been created to offer a very useful service to the entire internet population, the official international website quality certification (WQC). In those days, everyone is talking about being more on quality, reliability being greener than their neighbor, and they want to be sure that, if some tells that he is quality certified, he responds to some really high quality specifications. That’s why we created this standardization by means of Qutemark Website Quality Certifications.

What is our mission?

One day, the whole internet world will be Quality Certified and it will be like a network of trusted and reliable virtual information’s paradise.

Why Website Quality Certification?

We believe that every Qutemark certified product must be part of an international standard, to be sure that there are no people or company trying to benefits from the quality certifications wave, without really being qualified. We hope that the Official International Website Quality Certification that we created will help keeping a high level of quality for every quality certified product that had been approved by the Qutesys certifications team.

As business environments get tougher, companies need to be able to make their products or services stand out from the competition. By achieving Qutemark status they can do this and so generate new and keep hold of existing customers. An enterprise that develops software products or deliverers of software services choose to gain Qutemark certification for several reasons: 

• to show that they are serious about delivering quality service and products to their customers
• independent proof that their products or services meet the highest safety and quality standards
• being associated with the our brand as been part of a consumer buying decision
• It truly improves their business through better operations, marketing, service and turnover.

What are the Website Quality Certification features & benefits?

Increase traffic, sales and loyalty online by showing customers they can buy, browse, and share with confidence because your website is quality certified by Qutemark, the global leader in website quality certifications.

• Display the #1 website quality certification mark on the Internet: Our Website Quality Certification Seal shows your site visitors that you are quality certified by the leader in online trust and gives them the confidence to buy, click, and sign in.
• Establish your business legitimacy: Authentication is an established and proven process used by Qutemark that shows the world that Qutesys has verified your identity and that you are the rightful owner or operator of your Web site.
• Protect visitors and your site from performance issues & security threats: Qutemark WQC Level IV & Level V certifications monitors your websites thereby giving you a daily review of your Web site to help protect it from being blacklisted by search engines and to reduce the risk of infecting your customers' computers when they browse your Web site.
• Stand out in search results: Qutemark customers can stand out from the competition and Qutesys helps to increase traffic to your site. At google.com Qutemark WQC business got increase click rates by an average of 10 percent. Learn more: SEO/SMM solutions

How Quality Certification helps enterprises / professionals?

Where you can find Website Quality Certifications?

Take a look at the header / bottom section of the websites you browse over internet, recent mobile application you downloaded, software you purchased chances are you will see the Qutemark (Quality Tested Mark) symbol there. But that's not all. The Qutemark symbolizes quality delivered not just to the general public but also to businesses and for the consumer, the Qutemark means quality, functionality and reliability bought home. For enterprises it offers a real opportunity to demonstrate best practice, reduce risk and liability as well as achieve greater value for business.

How Website Quality Certification can help online businesses?

In a survey of the UK adult population 75% of them stated that the presence of a certification helped them choose between products. Happy confident customers will bring unrivaled benefits to a business. Providing good, honest quality products and services means that you will retain existing customers, attract new ones and be more recommended than your competitors. 73% of UK adult’s state that they are happier to recommend certified product companies while 93% believe independently certified product is safer. Customers today need to know that they are spending their money wisely, on a good product or service that will last and do what it claims to do. Qutemark helps you prove to this to them.

What are Website Quality Certification guidelines & standards?

Our certifications are voluntary in nature, and are largely based on ISO / SEI guidelines, which provides general rules for third party certification system of determining conformity with product standards through initial testing and assessment of a quality management system and its acceptance followed by surveillance that takes into account. All Qutemark certifications are carried out in accordance with Global Standards, which are amenable to certification. Our Quality Tested Certification is based on International / National standards for Public and Private Software products / applications / websites to fulfil the needs of the developers and users for a quality certification. Qutesys used broad integrated engineering based evaluation methods for the assessment and comparison of the complex quality scheme. 

International Standard (ISO/IEC 23026:2006 Software Engineering – Recommended Practice for the Internet - Web Site Engineering, Web Site Management, and Web Site Life Cycle), Guidelines for Indian Government Websites developed by National Informatics Centre, Department of Information Technology, Government of India, Guidelines published by STQC for National Quality Certifications of Websites & web applications  etc.

What are Website Quality Certification schemes?

The scheme had two broad categories for Certification:

• Qutemark Approval Certification: Provided to the Company for having a capability to develop software products as per the guidelines in the scheme.

• Qutemark Website Quality Certification: Provided to a cloud computing solutions, software product/s, web applications, website/s, and internet portal/s as per the guidelines of the Scheme.

What are the different levels of Quality Certification for enterprises?

Qutemark website certification represents a set of technical requirements taken from international best practices, recommendations, standards and guidelines to ensure the quality of online services. The five quality levels with distinct assessment criteria applicable to all websites & portals regardless of size, type of services or products provided, are:

• Level I: Tested for Functionality.

• Level II: Tested for Level I + Usability / User Experience

• Level III: Tested for Level I + Level II + Compatibility of a website against diversified IT environments.

• Level IV: Tested for Performance aspects & applicable to transactional / services websites

• Level V: Tested for Security aspects & applicable to transactional / services websites

What is Qutemark Quality Certification process?

How to become a Qutemark Website Quality Certification Licensee?

By becoming a Qutemark licensee, you are demonstrating your commitment to delivering consistent quality to your customers and your business.  The renowned integrity and quality of the Qutemark means that the process rigorous.  However, we are here to help you at every stage.

What are next steps to apply for a Website Quality Certification Licensee?

1.       Register for Qutemark Certifications program

2.       Select the appropriate Qutemark scheme

3.       Request a quotation

4.       Submit an application (online / email or by post)

5.       Initial product/service testing

6.       Initial assessment

7.       Qutemark License issued

8.       Qutemark symbol can be used on your product & marketing material

What’s included in the Qutemark / Website Quality Certification package?

• Qutesys license or permission to use the Qutemark word and logo in association with your Qutemark product or service. 
• Qutemark Marketing Tool Kit with CD of logos.
• Automatic directory listing in the consumer web portal.
• Option for a press release by our PR agency.
• Option to purchase Qutemark merchandise for your staff.

How much it costs for Website Quality Certifications?

Qutesys solutions rails on TaaS (Testing as a Service) based “Pay as you Go” model making it highly affordable for every client irrespective of their business nature. Hence, if you are a start-up, small & medium business or a large enterprise you can avail our flexible “pay as you go” services schemes and there by get a quality certification on your website.

To know more details on our flexi pricing options please contact our sales team here

Where to make an enquiry?

The Qutemark (Quality Tested Mark) is a registered certification mark owned and operated by Qutesys. It is one of the most recognized symbols of certification offers true value to consumers, businesses and procurement practices. Qutemark certification aims at providing Third Party Guarantee of quality, functionality, reliability of software products. Presence of Qutemark on a software product is also an assurance of conformity to the specifications. The conformity is ensured by regular surveillance of the licensee's performance by surprise inspections and testing of samples, drawn both from the market and production. With external accreditation, benefits include risk reduction, increased customer satisfaction and access to new customers around the world.

For knowing more, request for services, detailed pricing on our Website Quality Certification  services, please send us a request.