Free to start, flat pricing after
You can sign up and run real tests without a credit card, and the product is free while in beta. Paid plans are public and flat: Solo at $99/month for freelancers, then Starter at $299/month and Professional at $499/month for teams, with quotas that reset monthly. No per-seat surprises, no “contact us” gate in front of the price list.
Why the cheapest option usually costs more
Open-source frameworks are free the way a puppy is free. Someone has to write the scripts, keep them working every time the UI shifts, maintain the device infrastructure, and triage flaky failures at release time. That someone is usually your most senior engineer — at a cost far above any tool subscription.
Testnova attacks the real cost center: maintenance. Tests are generated from plain English, grounded in your live app, and repaired automatically when the app changes. The suite stays green without a human babysitting it.
What every plan includes
- Web testing on real browsers, and mobile testing in the cloud — emulators on every plan, real Android devices on Starter and up.
- API testing from the same platform and the same cases.
- AI-generated test cases and scripts, saved to your own repository.
- Bug reports with reproduction steps, Jira push, email and Slack summaries.
- Self-healing tests on paid plans, with fixes proposed as pull requests.
Against the alternatives
Enterprise test platforms commonly run to five figures a year before onboarding fees. Hiring a dedicated automation engineer costs multiples of that. A flat monthly subscription that writes, runs, and repairs the tests itself is the affordable option not because it does less, but because it removes the labor that made QA expensive in the first place.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free tier?
Yes. You can start free with no credit card, and while Testnova is in beta the platform is free to use. Paid plans exist for teams that need higher quotas.
How much does Testnova cost after the free tier?
Solo is $99/month, Starter is $299/month, and Professional is $499/month, all with public, flat pricing and monthly quota resets. Enterprise plans with custom quotas are available through sales.
Is a cheap QA tool reliable enough for production releases?
Price and reliability are separate questions — what matters is whether results are honest. Testnova never repairs a genuine defect into a passing test: real bugs stay red and become reports with reproduction steps, while only environmental drift (a moved button, a changed selector) is self-healed.
Do I have to talk to sales to see pricing?
No. Pricing is published on the site, and you can sign up and start testing the same day. Sales conversations are only for enterprise plans with custom requirements.
Is there a cheap AI-powered QA tool that still does real testing?
Yes — that is exactly what Testnova is built to be. You get AI that writes, runs, and maintains real tests on real browsers and devices, at public flat pricing that starts free and stays far below hiring an automation engineer or buying an enterprise platform.
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