Shiplight today
Starts at
$60/mo
- Contract
- Enterprise is contract priced; Pro yearly is billed upfront for a year
- Free plan
- Free forever: every core feature, 5 members, $10 one-time signup credit, 30-day...
Cheaper than Shiplight (3)
Compared by starting price, same currency.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Shiplight | States that Shiplight doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LambdaTest (TestMu AI)Virtual Live, read Oct 29, 2026 | $15/mo yearlyVirtual Live plan, starting price | $45 lessstarting price | Native mobile testing, API testing, Visual regression testing, Parallel cloud execution and 1 more | Not found | Free tiers across products, including 100 minutes of web and mobile... |
 FunctionizeGrowth, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$20/moGrowth plan, starting price | $40 lessstarting price | Parallel cloud execution | Enterprise: 12-month minimum | Free plan with 800,000 credits/mo, all agent capabilities and 5 parallel... |
 Sauce LabsLive Testing, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$49/moLive Testing plan, starting price | $11 lessstarting price | Native mobile testing, Visual regression testing, Parallel cloud execution, Public API | Annual plans charged up front; enterprise plans invoiced annually... | Trial: Free trial offered on Live Testing, Virtual Device Cloud and Real Device... |
Flat tiers (3)
Priced in tiers, where Shiplight charges by use.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Shiplight | States that Shiplight doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BugBugCore, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$99/mo yearlyCore plan, starting price | $39 morestarting price | Visual regression testing, Parallel cloud execution, Public API | 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 | $607 morestarting price | Native mobile testing, API testing, Visual regression testing, Parallel cloud execution | Not found | Trial: Free trial offered; length not stated |
 BrowserStackLive Team, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$150$150, includes 5 users | Not comparable | Native mobile testing, API testing, Visual regression testing, Parallel cloud execution | Not found | Trial: Trial subscriptions last 30 days or other period granted by BrowserStack |
Other options (6)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Shiplight | States that Shiplight doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MomenticPay-as-you-go, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$125/moPay-as-you-go plan, starting price | $65 morestarting price | Native mobile testing, Parallel cloud execution, Public API | Not found | 2,000 credits per month, hard stop at the limit (runs pause), no credit... |
 KeployPro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$95$19 × 5 seats | Not comparable | API testing, HIPAA BAA | Cancel anytime | Playground plan is free forever: 30 test suite generations, 100 test runs... |
 PractiTestTeam ( view), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$245$49 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Public API | Fees charged in advance, non-refundable and non-cancelable | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
 KatalonProfessional (Katalon Studio, , promo first 3 seats), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$417$83.33 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Native mobile testing, API testing, Parallel cloud execution, Public API | Enterprise is an annual contract | Free Studio: author and run tests locally, record and playback, local... |
 TestSpriteEnterprise, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$995$199 × 5 seats | Not comparable | API testing, Parallel cloud execution | Fees payable in advance when subscribing; payment due within 30... | Free plan with 150 credits per month, 1 environment, 30 days run history... |
 QA Wolfread Oct 29, 2026 |
$1/runUsage price | Not comparable | Native mobile testing, Parallel cloud execution | 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) |
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Questions
What is the cheapest alternative to Shiplight?
LambdaTest (TestMu AI), at $15/mo yearly by starting price, $45 less than Shiplight. Computed from each vendor's published prices.
Is there a free alternative to Shiplight?
Yes. 7 AI software testing tools have a free plan, including LambdaTest (TestMu AI), Functionize, BugBug, Momentic, Keploy.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Shiplight'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 Shiplight doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Shiplight's, which doesn't prove Shiplight lacks it. How prices are read.