Rainforest QA vs Testim

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Quote on request

Quote-based. Human-executed runs are billed separately from automated ones and are the expensive component.

Quote-based beyond the free tier; priced by annual test runs.

Free tier for a small number of automated tests.

Free plan with a limited monthly run allowance.

Emerging

Rainforest QA · since 2012

Established

Tricentis · since 2014

• The human fallback covers scenarios automation genuinely cannot reach.
• Anyone on the team can author a test.
• Results in minutes, integrated into the deployment pipeline.

• Smart locators handle everyday UI churn well.
• The escape hatch to real JavaScript keeps complex cases possible.
• Reusable shared steps keep large recorded suites maintainable.

• Human runs get expensive quickly at any real frequency.
• Human testers lack product context, so results need interpretation.
• Web only.

• Test logic lives in the vendor's cloud rather than your repository, which complicates review and branching.
• Run-based pricing punishes running the full suite on every commit.
• Post-acquisition roadmap is bound to the wider Tricentis strategy.

Teams that need broad release-gate coverage including flows nobody wants to automate.

Teams with fast-changing UIs that need maintenance to stay low.