Katalon
Record a web/API/mobile test in Katalon Studio, then run it locally or in TestCloud.
OUR TAKE
Pick Katalon for QA teams who will stay on Free locally or buy a yearly Studio seat. Free has no Studio AI agents or parallel suites.
Good fit
QA teams who will stay on Free locally or buy a yearly Studio seat.
Poor fit
Developers who want code-first Playwright in CI (Playwright).
Free · Professional $1
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · katalon.com/pricing
OUR TAKE
Pick Katalon for QA teams who will stay on Free locally or buy a yearly Studio seat. Free has no Studio AI agents or parallel suites.
Good fit
QA teams who will stay on Free locally or buy a yearly Studio seat.
Poor fit
Developers who want code-first Playwright in CI (Playwright).
Free · Professional $1
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · katalon.com/pricing
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · katalon.com/pricing
Free
Author and run locally; record & playback; basic web/mobile
$0
Professional
000 / seat / year as printed, with a Save 55% offer on the first 3 seats (page also shows ,199). Unlimited AI sessions; parallel execution; integrations. Confirm the promo at checkout
Lowest paid
$1
Enterprise
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-10-28·katalon.com/pricing
Before you pay
Good fit
QA teams who will stay on Free locally or buy a yearly Studio seat.
Poor fit
Developers who want code-first Playwright in CI (Playwright).
Watch out
Free has no Studio AI agents or parallel suites
Instead, try
Playwright if own the suite in-repo; Cypress if JS runner you host
Compare Katalon with
Limits, in full
- 01
Free has no Studio AI agents or parallel suites
- 02
$1,000 is a yearly seat, and the $2,199 / 55% line needs a checkout read.
- 03
Not a per-PR cloud sandbox
If Katalon isn't it
Why: own the suite in-repo.
Free· open source,Apache-2.0
No hosted cloud runner in coreChecked 2026-10-23·playwright.dev
vs Katalon
Why: JS runner you host.
Free· paid from$67/mo
Cloud Starter caps recorded results at 500 / monthChecked 2026-10-23·cypress.io/pricing
vs Katalon
Why: synthetic monitors if you do not want a desktop IDE.
Free· paid from$24/mo yearly
Hobby is 1,000 Playwright runs and 10 uptime monitorsChecked 2026-10-22·checklyhq.com/pricing
vs KatalonLimits & alternatives3 limits · Playwright, Cypress, Checkly instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Free has no Studio AI agents or parallel suites
- 02
$1,000 is a yearly seat, and the $2,199 / 55% line needs a checkout read.
- 03
Not a per-PR cloud sandbox
If Katalon isn't it
Why: own the suite in-repo.
Free· open source,Apache-2.0
No hosted cloud runner in coreChecked 2026-10-23·playwright.dev
vs KatalonWhy: JS runner you host.
Free· paid from$67/mo
Cloud Starter caps recorded results at 500 / monthChecked 2026-10-23·cypress.io/pricing
vs KatalonWhy: synthetic monitors if you do not want a desktop IDE.
Free· paid from$24/mo yearly
Hobby is 1,000 Playwright runs and 10 uptime monitorsChecked 2026-10-22·checklyhq.com/pricing
vs Katalon