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Head-to-head · Test Management Software

QMetry Test Management vs Kiwi TCMS

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score QMetry Test Management #2 in Test Management Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request · 15-day trial Free trial✓ 7 of 7 features Visit QMetry
Kiwi TCMS #42 in Test Management Software 6.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Kiwi TCMS

QMetry Test Management leads on 0 checks, Kiwi TCMS on 1, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreQMetry Test Management · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly Kiwi TCMS
  • Free trialonly QMetry Test Management

QMetry Test Management scores higher on our rubric for test management software: 9.3 against 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #42.

Kiwi TCMS offers free plan; QMetry Test Management doesn't.

QMetry Test Management is the better fit for regulated teams needing traceability and audit controls. Kiwi TCMS is the better fit for open-source teams needing flexible test management.

  • QMetry Test Management fits best

    Regulated teams needing traceability and audit controls

  • Kiwi TCMS fits best

    Open-source teams needing flexible test management

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Side by side

Feature QMetry Test Management 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Kiwi TCMS 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 6.9
Ranking #2 in Test Management Software #42 in Test Management Software
Best for Regulated teams needing traceability and audit controls Open-source teams needing flexible test management
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Pricing on request · 15-day trial $35/mo
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 15 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Support Community, Docs Email, Community, Docs
Integrations 20+ integrations 18 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features QMetry Test Management 7/7 · Kiwi TCMS 7/7
Requirements linking ✓ ✓
Test case management ✓ ✓
Test planning ✓ ✓
Test run tracking ✓ ✓
QA reporting ✓ ✓
Automation integrations ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
Our review
Pros
  • Requirements, tests, executions, and defects stay traceable
  • AI supports authoring, flaky-test detection, triage, and optimization
  • Approvals, e-signatures, and audit-oriented tracking support governance
  • Free self-hosted Community Edition with a public container image
  • Bug-tracker and automation integrations, including JIRA and pytest
  • Plans cover self-hosted, SaaS, on-premises, and AWS-hosted deployments
Cons
  • No free plan and pricing requires contact with sales
  • The full feature set may exceed teams needing simple test tracking
  • Separate enterprise and Jira-oriented offerings require plan selection
  • Self-hosted options require teams to manage their own server
  • Managed Hosting reaches $2,000 per instance monthly
  • Enterprise authentication features are limited to the Enterprise plan
Our verdict

QMetry Test Management is a test management platform for agile, DevOps, and enterprise software teams. It covers test case authoring, organization, versioning, sharing, reuse, test suites, execution tracking, reporting, and traceability…

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Kiwi TCMS is an open-source test management system for QA teams handling manual and automated testing. It supports test plans, test cases, test runs, result tracking, bug reporting, telemetry, visual reports, access control, and user…

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  1. QMetry Test ManagementTest Management Software 9.3Pricing on request · 15-day trial
  2. Kiwi TCMSTest Management Software 6.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • QMetry Test Management — where it wins

    • Requirements, tests, executions, and defects stay traceable
    • AI supports authoring, flaky-test detection, triage, and optimization
    • Approvals, e-signatures, and audit-oriented tracking support governance

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan and pricing requires contact with sales
    • The full feature set may exceed teams needing simple test tracking
    • Separate enterprise and Jira-oriented offerings require plan selection

  • Kiwi TCMS — where it wins

    • Free self-hosted Community Edition with a public container image
    • Bug-tracker and automation integrations, including JIRA and pytest
    • Plans cover self-hosted, SaaS, on-premises, and AWS-hosted deployments

    Where it doesn't

    • Self-hosted options require teams to manage their own server
    • Managed Hosting reaches $2,000 per instance monthly
    • Enterprise authentication features are limited to the Enterprise plan
  • QMetry Test Management9.3/10 · Pricing on request · 15-day trial

    A traceability-focused test platform for regulated teams, with contact-sales pricing.

    Visit QMetryFull verdict →
  • Kiwi TCMS6.9/10 · Free plan

    A flexible open-source test hub with self-hosted, SaaS, and enterprise deployment options.

    Visit Kiwi TCMSFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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