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Head-to-head · Test Management Software

Squash TM vs QA Touch

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score 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
QA Touch #6 in Test Management Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 7 of 7 features Visit QA Touch

Squash TM leads on 0 checks, QA Touch on 0, and 8 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 scoreSquash TM · 8.9/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Squash TM

Squash TM scores higher on our rubric for test management software: 8.9 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #6.

Squash TM is the better fit for open-source teams with substantial test operations. QA Touch is the better fit for teams wanting a free, feature-rich test repository.

  • Squash TM fits best

    Open-source teams with substantial test operations

  • QA Touch fits best

    Teams wanting a free, feature-rich test repository

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Side by side

Feature Squash TM 8.9/10 Visit ↗ QA Touch 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.8
Ranking #5 in Test Management Software #6 in Test Management Software
Best for Open-source teams with substantial test operations Teams wanting a free, feature-rich test repository
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Tickets, Community, Docs Email, Community, Docs
Integrations 20 integrations 21+ integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Squash TM 7/7 · QA Touch 7/7
Requirements linking ✓ ✓
Test case management ✓ ✓
Test planning ✓ ✓
Test run tracking ✓ ✓
QA reporting ✓ ✓
Automation integrations ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • Free plan supports 3 projects, 100 test cases, and 10 test runs
  • Requirements traceability, execution workflows, reporting, and defect management
  • Broad integrations plus API and automation-result synchronization
Cons
  • Premium starts at €2,000 annually, excluding tax
  • Server pricing varies by declared users
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of simple scheduling teams
  • Free plan limits projects, cases, runs, issues, and requirements
  • Advanced security features are reserved for the Unlimited plan
  • QA Touch Automate is separate from the listed plan features
Our verdict

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…

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QA Touch is a cloud-based test management platform from DCKAP Inc. for QA teams and software organizations that need a shared repository for test cases, requirements, plans, execution runs, defects, and reports. Its scope covers both…

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  1. Squash TMTest Management Software 8.9Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. QA TouchTest Management Software 8.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • QA Touch — where it wins

    • Free plan supports 3 projects, 100 test cases, and 10 test runs
    • Requirements traceability, execution workflows, reporting, and defect management
    • Broad integrations plus API and automation-result synchronization

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan limits projects, cases, runs, issues, and requirements
    • Advanced security features are reserved for the Unlimited plan
    • QA Touch Automate is separate from the listed plan features
  • Squash TM8.9/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

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

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  • QA Touch8.8/10 · Free plan

    A broad, free-entry test repository with strong traceability, integrations, and automation support.

    Visit QA TouchFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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