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Case Study: KPN tests its design system 30x faster with Applitools Visual AI

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Key facts · TL;DR
Company
KPN
Industry
Telecommunications
Challenge
Device-based design-system testing was slow
Headline result
Component testing cut from 2.5 hours to 5 minutes

Key results

2.5 hrs → 5 min
Component testing time
from 2.5 hrs/component to 5 min for all
30x
Faster than manual testing
600
Storybook stories tested

The challenge

KPN, a Netherlands-based telecom and IT provider, maintained its Kermit design system and tested components across roughly 10 physical devices. Each component took about five minutes per device, making a full pass extremely time-consuming and hard to scale.

The solution

KPN moved to Applitools Visual AI with a Storybook integration, running automated visual tests across the design system's components as part of its pull-request workflow.

So from two and a half hours per component to five minutes running for all components.

NW
Nina Westenbrink
Software Engineer, KPN

The results, in context

With Applitools, KPN reduced testing from about two and a half hours for a single component to five minutes for all components, roughly 30x faster than manual testing. A proof of concept ran through about 600 Storybook stories in four to five minutes, letting the team gate deployments on passing visual and build checks.

Products used

Applitools Applitools EyesApplitools Visual AIApplitools Storybook integration