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Usability testing considers how easy or difficult it is for end users to use a system. A piece of software might pass all other tests, but the user may still find it difficult, confusing, or frustrating. Such flaws are usually not technical flaws in the code or architecture of a system, but rather flaws in the user interface or a process the user has to follow. Usability testing is designed to catch such flaws early.

In its simplest form, usability testing consists of having a user attempt to complete a specified task. Usability testing is, in a sense, a more subjective version of functional testing. Functional testing is designed to test whether the software performs a specified function. Usability testing tests whether the user can use the software.