# Non-functional testing
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 Non-functional testing evaluates the quality attributes of software systems, emphasizing how a solution performs and operates in various environments rather than its functional capabilities. Such tests help ensure that software meets the desired performance, reliability, usability, and other non-functional standards. By implementing non-functional testing, teams can consistently achieve scalable and efficient software solutions that meet both user and business requirements, elevating the overall user experience and software reliability. 

**Topics**
+ [Indicators for non-functional testing](indicators-for-non-functional-testing.md)
+ [Anti-patterns for non-functional testing](anti-patterns-for-non-functional-testing.md)
+ [Metrics for non-functional testing](metrics-for-non-functional-testing.md)

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS Well-Architected. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query wellarchitected` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).