QA Wolf Pricing
What You'll Actually Pay in 2026
QA Wolf's managed service (Coverage as a Service) still does not publish a rate card — that's the product Guardian actually competes with. They also added a separate self-service AI Platform. We note it, then focus on managed economics.
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Data sources: Platform rates (1¢/AI credit, 15¢/runner minute) from (qawolf.com/pricing, checked August 19, 2026). Managed Coverage as a Service per-test rates (~$40–44/mo) confirmed via direct sales and Vendr (58 purchases; median ACV $83,100/year), checked August 19, 2026. Managed rates reflect web browser testing; mobile and GPU scenarios are higher. This page is independent analysis — confirm current rates with QA Wolf.
Quick Answer
Managed Coverage as a Service is still hidden pricing. Sales-confirmed ~$40–44/test/month for web, often ~$8,000/month at ~200 tests; Vendr median ACV ~$83,100/year. That is the product Guardian competes with. Separately, QA Wolf sells a self-service Platform with published meters (1¢/AI credit, 15¢/runner minute) — you automate and maintain. Do not confuse the two.
Guardian (managed only, published): from $3,500/mo (1 flow ≈ 5–12 QA Wolf managed tests), cancel anytime. Compare all QA Wolf alternatives →
Categories: managed vs self-service
Guardian only sells managed coverage. QA Wolf sells managed and a self-service AI product. Compare managed to managed; treat self-service as a different category.
Managed (the real comparison)
Coverage as a Service
Pricing still hidden — sales / "let's talk" only.
- Pay per test under management (quote)
- Engineers create, run, investigate, and maintain
- Zero-flake / human-verified bug reports
- Competes with Guardian and other managed services
Scale tables and Guardian comparisons below are for this product only.
Self-service (separate category)
Platform AI
You automate and maintain. Rates published; not a managed SLA.
- 1¢ per AI credit
- 15¢ per runner minute
- AI mapping, bulk automation, UI-change help (per their marketing)
- Guardian: no self-serve tier — managed only
Real product, different buyer. Do not use Platform meters to score managed value.
How to read this page: Managed QA Wolf pricing was always opaque and still is. The new Platform does not fix that for teams buying people-backed coverage. The rest of this article is managed vs Guardian — same category, published rates vs hidden.
Managed service: how Coverage as a Service is priced
Numbers below are for QA Wolf's managed offering — not Platform AI credits.
Managed web browser baseline. Sales-confirmed, not a public rate card. Volume discounts require negotiation.
Most managed engagements start at ~200 tests, putting the practical floor at approximately $8,000/month.
Based on 58 purchase records in Vendr's dataset, checked August 19, 2026. Range: $57K–$271.2K/year depending on scale and negotiation.
Key issue (managed): Per-test pricing scales linearly until you negotiate a volume discount. Unlike Guardian — where the per-flow rate automatically decreases as you add flows — you need a sales cycle to know the managed bill. Their self-serve Platform shifts a different kind of uncertainty (credits and runner minutes) onto DIY teams — it does not make managed rates public.
Real Cost at Scale
QA Wolf at $40/test vs. the equivalent Guardian coverage. One Guardian flow covers what QA Wolf bills as 5–12 separate tests.
| QA Wolf Tests | QA Wolf Cost/mo | Equivalent Guardian Flows | Guardian Cost/mo | Est. Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | $2,000 | ~5–10 flows | $3,500 | Similar at entry |
| 100 | $4,000 | ~10–20 flows | $3,500 | ~13% less |
| 200typical min | $8,000 | ~20–40 flows | $3,500–$5,500 | ~44% less |
| 500 | $20,000 | ~50–100 flows | $5,500–$11,000 | ~59% less |
| 1,000 | $40,000 | ~100–200 flows | $11,000–$21,500 | ~59% less |
Guardian costs calculated from published rates at qaguardian.com/pricing. QA Wolf costs at $40/test baseline (lower with negotiated volume discounts).
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Third-Party Market Data · Vendr (58 purchases, checked Aug 19, 2026)
QA Wolf Median ACV: $83,100/year
~$6,925/month · Range: $57K–$271.2K/year
Compare with Guardian Pro
$5,500/mo
50 flows · published rate · no negotiation
Vendr data reflects actual enterprise contracts. Individual pricing varies significantly based on test count, negotiation, and contract length. This figure is directional context, not a guarantee of what you'll pay.
What's Included in QA Wolf's Fee
- Test creation — QA Wolf engineers write every test from scratch
- Ongoing maintenance — all selector updates, flow changes, and bug fixes
- Hosted infrastructure — unlimited parallel test runs on their cloud
- Human-verified bug reports when tests fail
- Zero-flake guarantee — financially incentivised to keep tests stable
- Dedicated Slack channel + customer success manager
The monthly fee is all-in — no additional per-run charges. Mobile (iOS/Android via Appium) and GPU-intensive testing are separate line items.
What's Included in Guardian's Fee
- Flow creation — AI-drafted, senior-engineer verified Playwright flows
- Ongoing maintenance — flake repair SLA of 24 hours (US business hours)
- CI/CD integration — GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Jenkins
- Human-verified failure triage — no noisy alerts
- Dedicated Slack channel + QA manager
- SOC 2 Type II aligned + HIPAA BAA available
- One-click pure Playwright export — you own every line, zero lock-in
Pricing at Scale
QA Wolf's flat per-test rate vs. Guardian's automatically decreasing per-flow rate.
QA Wolf
Managed · Coverage as a Service
- 200 Tests (Entry)$40$8,000 / mo
- 500 Tests$40~$20,000 / mo
- 1,000 Tests$40~$40,000 / mo
- Per TestMonthly
Add-On Pricing (Disclosed in Sales Calls)
Environments and browsers billed per-test/mo, disclosed via sales call only — scales with your test count.
QA Guardian
Managed only · no self-serve tier
- 20 Flows (Entry)$175$3,500 / mo
- 100 Flows$110$11,000 / mo
- 200 Flows$108$21,500 / mo
- Per FlowMonthly
Environment & Browser Add-Ons
+$1,000/mo per environment, +$1,200/mo cross-browser — both flat, same price at any flow count.
Pricing note: Managed rates are still hidden (~$40/test web baseline via sales only). Self-service Platform meters (1¢/credit, 15¢/min) are public but a different category — tables above are managed only.
Common Questions About QA Wolf Pricing
Answers based on sales data, Vendr figures, and direct comparisons.
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