Feature checklists rarely decide anything. What decides it is the pricing metric, who has to write the tests, and which limitation you can live with.
Entry price
Quote on request
Quote onlyQuote on request
Quote onlyWhat drives the bill
The metric that actually scales your invoice.
Quote-based beyond the free tier; priced by annual test runs.
Enterprise quote-based licensing, typically annual and sized by concurrent runners plus authoring seats.
Free tier
Free plan with a limited monthly run allowance.
Free trial.
Open source
Self-hostable
No-code authoring
Languages
Platforms
Fits teams
Adoption
Established
Tricentis · since 2014
Emerging
Leapwork · since 2015
Strengths
Limitations
Best for
Teams with fast-changing UIs that need maintenance to stay low.
Enterprises where business users must own automation and Citrix or mainframe is in scope.
All of these integrate with: Jira, Jenkins.
Pricing last reviewed August 2026 and is indicative only — confirm on each vendor’s own page.