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TesterArmy: Buy vs Skip (Agency QA Automation Decision)

IF your agency ships client web or mobile builds on every pull request and needs end-to-end coverage without owning device infrastructure, THEN start on the Free tier (5 test runs, 1 concurrent run, 2 projects) to validate plain-language flow generation, and move to Hobby at $99/month once you exceed 5 runs or need GitHub and Slack integrations. IF you are running continuous regression across several client repos with parallel CI jobs, THEN the Startup plan at $299/month (1,000 test runs, 10 concurrent runs) is the realistic floor, because concurrency and run volume are the gates that break first. IF the client requires white-label reporting, DEFER, since no white-label program is documented and reports carry the TesterArmy brand.

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TesterArmy: Buy vs Skip (Agency QA Automation Decision)

“IF your agency ships client web or mobile builds on every pull request and needs end-to-end coverage without owning device infrastructure, THEN start on the Free tier (5 test runs, 1 concurrent run, 2 projects) to validate plain-language flow generation, and move to Hobby at $99/month once you exceed 5 runs or need GitHub and Slack integrations. IF you are running continuous regression across several client repos with parallel CI jobs, THEN the Startup plan at $299/month (1,000 test runs, 10 concurrent runs) is the realistic floor, because concurrency and run volume are the gates that break first. IF the client requires white-label reporting, DEFER, since no white-label program is documented and reports carry the TesterArmy brand.”

When is it the right choice?
  • Client delivery runs on GitHub Actions or GitLab CI and you want tests triggered on every pull request rather than a separate QA calendar
  • Your team maintains mobile builds for iOS and Android and would otherwise pay for a device farm to run the same flows
  • Flaky end-to-end suites are eating retainer hours, and plain-language flow descriptions let a delivery lead author tests without deep framework knowledge
  • Authentication-heavy client apps are the norm, and stored credentials plus OAuth and one-time-password inboxes remove the manual login step from each run
  • You bill at least one client on a continuous testing retainer that can absorb $99 to $299 per month in tooling cost
When should you skip it?
  • The engagement requires client-branded dashboards and reports, because TesterArmy does not publish a white-label option
  • Client work is static marketing sites or brochure builds where a 5-run Free tier already covers everything and paid tiers add no delivery value
  • Your QA stack is already standardized on a recorder-based tool the team has scripted and trained on, making a migration cost hard to justify
  • Clients demand on-premise or self-hosted test execution, which the published plans do not describe
  • Project volume stays under 2 active client repos, so the 2-project cap on Free and Hobby plans fits and the Startup tier's 1,000 runs go unused
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