Predictable pricing. No surprises.
One flat monthly rate — no per-test inflation, no run overages.
Starter
Cover your Critical Path.
- 20 Flows Included
- 24h Flake Repair
- Async Support (Slack / Email)
- 1 Environment
- Single Browser Testing
- 30-Day Artifact Retention
Pro
Full regression confidence.
- 50 Flows Included — 2.5× more coverage
- 1-Year Artifact Retention
- Next-Day Flake Repair
- Bi-Weekly Sprint Alignment Call (15 min)
Enterprise
For teams needing enterprise-grade support.
- SSO / SAML
- Private Network Support
- Custom Premium SLA options (as low as 4-hour)
- 3-Year Artifact Retention
- Dedicated Strategic Syncs
90-Day Paid Pilot Guarantee
Every new contract starts as a 90-day paid pilot. If you're not satisfied with the coverage and quality, we'll release you from the contract — no questions asked.
Volume Pricing — Flows Above 50
Billed on top of the Pro base ($5,500/mo) in blocks of 5 flows.
Flows 51–100
+$110/flow
Flows 101–200
+$105/flow
Flows 201–300
+$100/flow
Flows 301+
+$95/flow
Example: 60 flows = $5,500 + 2×$550 = $6,600/mo. Use the calculator to estimate any volume.
Available Add-Ons
Available on all plansOnly pay for what you need — add or remove each contract term.
Additional Environments
Add dev, staging, or pre-prod testing environments.
Cross-Browser Bundle
Run your full suite across Chromium, Firefox, and Safari/Edge.
Included in every plan
From contract to coverage in 30 days
No months-long ramp. No waiting for a hire to get up to speed.
Week 1
We set up environment access, map your critical user journeys, and open your shared Slack channel.
Week 2
Your first flows are built, verified by engineers, and running automatically in your CI/CD pipeline.
Week 3+
Coverage scales to 80% of your critical paths. Every commit runs your full flow suite automatically.
Superior Coverage with Flows
Your plan is priced by Flows — not hours, not test counts. Here's exactly what a Flow is, why it maps to real value, and how even complex user journeys count as just one.
The Flow Definition
Limit25 Interactions
Enough to cover complex flows. Includes distinct actions like clicks, inputs, key presses, or selects.
Limit10 Assertions
High-fidelity validation. We don't just check if the page loads; we verify text, data accuracy, UI states, and URL routing.
Limit3 Minutes Execution
A generous buffer. Playwright is fast — most flows run in under 45 seconds. This guarantees quick results so you can ship faster.
Fair Use Policy: If a scenario exceeds these limits (e.g., an end-to-end full site tour), it counts as multiple Flows.
Flow Bundling: Simple workflows can count as a single flow. For example, three logins (admin, supervisor, and user) fit within a flow's limits.
Aligned Incentives
Hourly billing encourages slow work. Per-test billing encourages “bloat” (splitting one test into five). Flow Pricing aligns our goals with yours: covering the maximum amount of ground in the most efficient way possible.
Total Predictability
Never worry about a run-away bill. If you need 10 critical paths tested, you know exactly what it costs. No “setup fees,” no “debugging hours,” no surprises.
Focus on Business Value
We don't count arbitrary tests. We count User Journeys. A “Flow” corresponds to a feature your user actually experiences, like “Sign Up,” “Purchase,” or “Reset Password.”
See "Flows" in Action
From simple checks to revenue-critical paths, here is how we measure them.
Login Flow
The 'Smoke Test' Essential
- 1Visit login page
- 2Fill email & password
- 3Click "Sign In"
- 4Verify URL changes to /dashboard
- 5Verify "Welcome back" toast message appears
Search & Filter Flow
Validating Core Features
- 1Enter "Running Shoes" in search
- 2Press Enter key
- 3Select "Price: Low to High"
- 4Verify at least 1 result exists
- 5Verify item 1 price < item 2 price
- 6Verify URL contains ?sort=price_asc
Create Project Flow
Complex Form Handling
- 1Navigate to "Projects" tab
- 2Click "New Project"
- 3Fill Name & Select Team
- 4Check "High Priority" box
- 5Select Date via Date Picker
- 6Fill Description & Click Create
- 7Verify success modal appears
- 8Verify modal auto-closes
- 9Verify new project in list
Guest Checkout Flow
The Revenue Driver
- 1Add item to Cart & Checkout
- 2Fill Name, Email, Address
- 3Fill City, State, Zip
- 4Fill Phone & Continue
- 5Select Express Shipping
- 6Enter Credit Card Details
- 7Enter Expiry & CVC
- 8Click "Place Order"
- 9Verify "Thank You" page
- 10Verify Order ID generated
The Old Way vs. The Guardian Way
Building an internal QA team is expensive and slow. Traditional outsourcing delivers low-quality code. We fixed both.
| Capability | In-House SDET | Traditional QA Services | QA Guardian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | ~$140k+/yr salary | Hourly billing | Flat monthly fee |
| Time to first coverage | 3–6 months | 2–4 months | 30 days |
| Parallel execution | Manual setup | — | |
| You own the test code | Proprietary | ||
| Done-for-you maintenance | — | Billed hourly | |
| CI/CD integration | Manual | Manual | |
| Live VNC debugging | — | — | |
| Video + trace recording | — | — | |
| Flake Repair SLA (tiered by plan) | — | — |
Why Engineering Leaders Choose Guardian
Many QA services sell you "hours" of manual clicking. We sell you a self-healing automated infrastructure with code you actually own and can run anywhere.
AI-Powered, Engineer-Verified
AI writes the boilerplate 10x faster, but our Senior QA Engineers verify every logic gate. You get the speed of automation with the critical thinking of a human expert.
100% Portable Playwright Code
Zero vendor lock-in. We write standard, clean Playwright/TypeScript code. If you ever leave Guardian, you take your test flow with you—it runs anywhere.
Run on Every Commit. Free.
We don't charge "per run." Hook our tests into your CI/CD pipeline and run your full regression flow 50 times a day. The price never changes.
Self-Healing Maintenance
UI changed? Selector broke? Our system detects the flake and heals the test automatically within 24 business hours. Your dashboard stays green.
Drop-in CI/CD Integration
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Jenkins — we support them all out of the box. Integrate in under 30 minutes and block deployments on flow failures.
Video + Trace Recording
Every run captures full-HD video, screenshots, and DOM traces. Debug any failure by replaying exactly what happened — no guesswork, no re-runs needed.
The Flake Repair Guarantee
Software changes fast. When a UI update breaks a flow, our team repairs it — fast. Starter plan: within 24 business hours. Pro plan: by 9:00 AM the next business day. Enterprise: custom SLA down to 4-hour resolution.