QMetry Test Management vs Squash TM

QMetry Test Management9.3Visit Squash TM8.9Visit

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

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Squash TM #5 in Test Management Software 8.9/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Squash TM

• QMetry Test Management fits best

  Regulated teams needing traceability and audit controls

• Squash TM fits best

  Open-source teams with substantial test operations

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Side by side

Feature	QMetry Test Management 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Squash TM 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Test Management Software	#5 in Test Management Software
Best for	Regulated teams needing traceability and audit controls	Open-source teams with substantial test operations
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 15-day trial	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	15 days	30 days
Free trial length	15 days · no card needed	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Community, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	20+ integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features QMetry Test Management 7/7 · Squash TM 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 Community edition with core test asset management Covers requirements, execution, exploratory testing, reporting, and traceability Integrates with Jira, GitLab, CI/CD tools, and major test frameworks
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	Premium starts at €2,000 annually, excluding tax Server pricing varies by declared users Its breadth may exceed the needs of simple scheduling teams
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… Read the review →	Squash TM is a test management platform for QA teams coordinating manual, exploratory, BDD, and automated testing. Its shared repositories cover requirements, test cases, and Gherkin-based assets, while traceability connects requirements… Read the review →

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

• Squash TM — where it wins

  • Free Community edition with core test asset management
  • Covers requirements, execution, exploratory testing, reporting, and traceability
  • Integrates with Jira, GitLab, CI/CD tools, and major test frameworks

  Where it doesn't

  • Premium starts at €2,000 annually, excluding tax
  • Server pricing varies by declared users
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of simple scheduling teams

• 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 →
• Squash TM8.9/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad open-source test management suite, with paid pricing aimed at larger deployments.

  Visit Squash TMFull verdict →