Katalon today
At 5 seats
$417
Professional (Katalon Studio, , promo first 3 seats) plan
- Contract
- Enterprise is an annual contract
- Free plan
- Free Studio: author and run tests locally, record and playback, local execution; no AI...
Cheaper than Katalon (3)
Compared at 5 seats, same currency.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Katalon | States that Katalon doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KeployPro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$95$19 × 5 seats | $322 less | HIPAA BAA | Cancel anytime | Playground plan is free forever: 30 test suite generations, 100 test runs... |
 BrowserStackLive Team, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$150$150, includes 5 users | $267 less | Visual regression testing | Not found | Trial: Trial subscriptions last 30 days or other period granted by BrowserStack |
 PractiTestTeam ( view), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$245$49 × 5 seats | $172 less | Nothing extra found | Fees charged in advance, non-refundable and non-cancelable | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
Flat tiers (3)
Priced in tiers, where Katalon charges per seat.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Katalon | States that Katalon doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sauce LabsLive Testing, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$49/moLive Testing plan, starting price | Not comparable | Visual regression testing | Annual plans charged up front; enterprise plans invoiced annually... | Trial: Free trial offered on Live Testing, Virtual Device Cloud and Real Device... |
 BugBugCore, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$99/mo yearlyCore plan, starting price | Not comparable | Visual regression testing | Subscription Term is the minimum term of the user's liability | Free-forever plan: unlimited local runs, 15 tests, 4 test suites, 1 user, 1... |
 ApplitoolsStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$667/mo yearlyStarter plan, starting price | Not comparable | Visual regression testing | Not found | Trial: Free trial offered; length not stated |
Other options (6)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Katalon | States that Katalon doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TestSpriteEnterprise, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$995$199 × 5 seats | $578 more | Nothing extra found | Fees payable in advance when subscribing; payment due within 30... | Free plan with 150 credits per month, 1 environment, 30 days run history... |
| LambdaTest (TestMu AI)Virtual Live, read Oct 29, 2026 | $15/mo yearlyVirtual Live plan, starting price | Not comparable | Visual regression testing | Not found | Free tiers across products, including 100 minutes of web and mobile... |
 FunctionizeGrowth, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$20/moGrowth plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Enterprise: 12-month minimum | Free plan with 800,000 credits/mo, all agent capabilities and 5 parallel... |
 ShiplightPro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$60/moPro plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Enterprise is contract priced; Pro yearly is billed upfront for a year | Free forever: every core feature, 5 members, $10 one-time signup credit... |
 MomenticPay-as-you-go, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$125/moPay-as-you-go plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | 2,000 credits per month, hard stop at the limit (runs pause), no credit... |
 QA Wolfread Oct 29, 2026 |
$1/runUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Statements of Work auto-renew for their stated term; either party... | Trial: Every new team gets free runs to get started (amount and duration not stated) |
No price found, or contact sales (8)
- ACCELQhybrid
- BarkoAgentcontact the vendor
- ContextQAhybrid
- mablhybrid
- Percy (BrowserStack)hybrid
- testRigorhybrid
- Tricentis Testimhybrid
- Virtuoso QAsales led
Questions
What is the cheapest alternative to Katalon?
Keploy, at $95 at 5 seats, $322 less than Katalon. Computed from each vendor's published prices.
Is there a free alternative to Katalon?
Yes. 7 AI software testing tools have a free plan, including Keploy, TestSprite, LambdaTest (TestMu AI), Functionize, Shiplight.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Katalon's own category, AI software testing tools. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Katalon doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Katalon's, which doesn't prove Katalon lacks it. How prices are read.