QMetry Test Management vs TestPlanIt

QMetry Test Management9.3Visit TestPlanIt9.1Visit

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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TestPlanIt #4 in Test Management Software 9.1/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 6 of 7 features Visit TestPlanIt

• QMetry Test Management fits best

  Regulated teams needing traceability and audit controls

• TestPlanIt fits best

  Self-hosted teams wanting open-source flexibility

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Side by side

Feature	QMetry Test Management 9.3/10 Visit ↗	TestPlanIt 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Test Management Software	#4 in Test Management Software
Best for	Regulated teams needing traceability and audit controls	Self-hosted teams wanting open-source flexibility
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 15-day trial	$84/mo
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	Email, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	20+ integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features QMetry Test Management 7/7 · TestPlanIt 6/7
Requirements linking	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
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-hosting under the AGPL-3.0 license Covers manual, automated, exploratory, and milestone-based testing Connects with Jira, GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD tools, and 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	Self-managed deployment requires operational ownership Hosted plans start at $99 per month Workspace hibernates after inactivity on the Essentials 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… Read the review →	TestPlanIt is an open-source test management platform for development and QA teams managing manual and automated testing. Its feature set spans hierarchical test case repositories, templates, custom fields, shared steps, attachments,… 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

• TestPlanIt — where it wins

  • Free self-hosting under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Covers manual, automated, exploratory, and milestone-based testing
  • Connects with Jira, GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD tools, and test frameworks

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-managed deployment requires operational ownership
  • Hosted plans start at $99 per month
  • Workspace hibernates after inactivity on the Essentials 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 →
• TestPlanIt9.1/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible test management platform with free self-hosting and paid hosted tiers.

  Visit TestPlanItFull verdict →