Simple Pricing # Priced per API. Scoped to you. No lock-in. Every plan includes the complete framework build, unlimited executions, automated maintenance, and human-verified bug reports. Pricing ## Calculate your custom rate USD INR AUD CAD NZD Local prices are indicative at today’s exchange rates; contracts are quoted in USD. How many APIs do you need covered? 60 APIs 10500+ Rate at this volume: **$26** / API / month Smaller orders pay a higher per-API rate; the more you cover, the cheaper each API gets. **No API docs?** We'll generate a full OpenAPI spec you keep — **+$500 one-time**. Requires read access to your backend so we can map the API. (Up to ~120 APIs; larger surfaces quoted.) Execution environments staging included · each extra **+20%**/mo Staging *included* Dev SIT / UAT Pre-prod Production *🔒 never tested — by design* $1,560per month $3,720one-time build $22,320first-year total [Get this quote →](#book) Priced **per API** — you pay for exactly what you cover, never rounded up to a bundle. Includes build, unlimited execution, maintenance & bug reports. Need 500+? Talk to us for custom volume rates. Or start with a preset ### Pilot up to 60 APIs · live in 2 weeks $1,554/mo + $3,711 one-time build * ✓ Chained API suite, senior-reviewed * ✓ Unlimited execution on every deploy * ✓ Maintenance + triaged bug reports * ✓ You own the code [Start a pilot](#book) MOST POPULAR ### Growth up to 120 APIs · live in ~4 weeks $2,639/mo + $6,600 one-time build * ✓ Everything in Pilot * ✓ Coverage-gap report each cycle * ✓ CI/CD pipeline integration * ✓ Priority triage & scheduling [Book a demo](#book) ### Scale 300+ APIs · rolling delivery Custom volume-tiered rates * ✓ Everything in Growth * ✓ Expansion to UI & mobile layers * ✓ Dedicated coverage strategy * ✓ Test-case & traceability docs [Talk to us](#book) ✓ No per-run charges ✓ Open-source Java, RestAssured & REST — yours to keep ✓ Cancel with 30 days' notice * Unlimited runs are subject to a Fair Usage Policy of 15 full-suite executions per day per environment — a run every ~30 minutes of a working day, beyond even elite CI cadence. It exists to protect staging performance and prevent load-testing abuse; custom limits for high-frequency CI/CD are available on request. Pricing includes one primary execution environment (staging or sandbox); each additional environment (dev, UAT, pre-prod) adds 20% to the monthly fee. The math ## What the same coverage costs everywhere else. Take a typical 60-endpoint API surface and price the first year of automated coverage four ways. The numbers aren't close. In-house SDET hire Hourly QA agency Per-test platform pricing QA Watch (60 APIs) Year-1 cost $118k–146k salary + benefits Glassdoor, 2024–25 ~$50–80/hr, open-ended scope ~$40/test/mo × 180–300 tests ≈ $86k–144k/yr ≈ $22k all-in build + 12 months Time to coverage ~3 months to hire, then ramp 4–8 weeks Weeks — you drive the tool First batch in 5 days, live in 2 weeks Execution costs Your infra bill Billed hourly Metered runs / parallelism tiers Unlimited runs bundled* Maintenance when APIs change Their job — if they stay More billable hours Your team's job Included + self-healing If you stop paying Attrition risk, knowledge walks Code quality varies Tests locked in the platform You keep the full Java codebase Illustrative comparison at 60 endpoints (≈180–300 TDS outcome tests). Per-test platform figure based on published list rates of incumbent managed-testing services (~$40/test/month). Pricing questions ## The four questions everyone asks. Why per-API instead of per-test? + Because an endpoint is a number you can count and verify — test counts can be inflated. One "API automated" means the endpoint is covered end-to-end and chained into its workflow, with its meaningful outcome tests (typically 3–5: happy path, auth/permission, validation/error, boundary), all defined by the public TDS v1.0 standard. You never pay more because we wrote more scripts. The rate is computed to my exact endpoint count? + Yes — there are no bands to round you up. A team with 40 APIs pays the 40-API rate on exactly 40 endpoints, not a padded 50-API bundle. The per-API rate falls smoothly as volume grows; the calculator above shows the exact figure at any count. What happens when my API changes or grows? + Changes to in-scope APIs are covered by the monthly fee — maintenance and self-healing are included, so the suite stays green as your API evolves. Net-new endpoints beyond the contracted volume are simply added at the (lower) per-API rate for your new total. Can you run the suite against multiple environments (dev, UAT, staging)? + Yes. Every plan includes one primary execution environment — normally staging or sandbox. Because the suite is fully reusable, each additional environment (dev, UAT, pre-prod) is a simple add-on of **+20% of your monthly fee per environment**, covering its own configuration, test data, run capacity, and separately triaged failure reports. Production is never touched — that's a security guarantee, not a price point. How does billing work? + The one-time build is billed as each weekly batch is accepted — you pay for delivered, runnable coverage, not promises. The monthly subscription starts only at first go-live. Contracts are quoted in USD on a 12-month term, and an all-in option (build amortised into the monthly) is available if you prefer zero upfront cost. What makes us different ## Not another testing platform you have to drive. A ### API-first, by design Most platforms lead with UI and treat APIs as an afterthought. We start where your product's real logic lives — the API layer — with proper chained, stateful coverage. B ### A senior owns your coverage The machine builds; an experienced QA engineer reviews, hardens, and derives the scenarios your team didn't think to ask for. Judgment, not just generation. C ### You own everything Tests are written in open-source Java & RestAssured. The code is exportable and yours from day one — stop any time and keep it all. D ### Done for you, priced to save You don't operate a platform or hire a team. 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