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Qase: cost, fit and limits
Qase is a cloud test management platform made by Qase Inc. that stores test cases, plans runs and reports results for QA and engineering teams, with AI credits for case generation and an MCP server for outside assistants.
What to know first
Qase sells three tiers: a free plan for up to four full users, Teams at $35 per user per month billed annually, and a custom Enterprise tier. AI generation is metered in monthly credits rather than included without limit, so the plan you pick decides how much drafting you can do. The pricing page names AWS as infrastructure and shows SOC 2 and ISO 27001 badges, but it gives no hosting region.
Qase at a glance
| Maker | Qase Inc., United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | $35 per user per month billed annually for Teams |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Test Management Software in 2026, rank 1 of 10 |
| Website | qase.io |
Who Qase is best for
Startups with a small QA group
The free plan covers four full users and two projects, which is enough to move a spreadsheet of cases into a real tool before paying anything.
Teams that generate cases from requirements
Teams includes 2,000 AI credits a month and a pay-as-you-go overage, so a team with steady story flow can estimate its AI bill from the credit rate.
Organizations that run mixed manual and automated suites
API result limits, 35-plus integrations and manual-to-autotest conversion suit teams that report framework results next to manual runs. Pipelines can push results through the API within the plan's rate limit.
Qase plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 per user, free forever | Up to 4 full users, 2 projects, 500 MB storage, 30-day data retention, 5,000 API results a month, an MCP server and a limited Quality Supervisor. |
| Teams | $35 per user per month billed annually ($42 monthly) | For 5 or more full users: 2,000 AI credits a month, unlimited projects, 35-plus integrations, 2-year retention, SAML 2.0 for a single workspace. |
| Enterprise | Custom quote | Unlimited users, 4,000 AI credits a month, multi-workspace SSO with SCIM, unlimited retention, higher API rate limits and a paid proof of concept option. |
| Collaborator seat | $10 per user per month add-on | A cheaper seat for people who need access but not full authoring, sold as an add-on to Teams. |
Checked November 2026.
What Qase does
- AI test case generation
- Teams drafts cases with AI and spends credits per request. Credits renew monthly, do not roll over, and extra ones cost $0.40 each, so quota planning matters for busy sprints.
- Manual-to-autotest conversion
- Teams can convert a manual case into an automated test, and Agentic Mode extends this to AI-driven work across a project, which helps teams whose automation lags behind their written cases.
- Hosted MCP server
- An MCP server lets an outside assistant read and write in Qase. A hosted version is on Teams, while the free plan includes an MCP server without the hosted option.
- Quality Supervisor
- A limited version is on the free plan and the full feature on paid tiers, aimed at flagging weak spots in test coverage and case quality for the team.
- API and rate limits
- Rate limits step up with the plan: 150 requests a minute on Free, 600 on Teams and 1,000 on Enterprise, which affects how fast a large pipeline can push results.
How Qase handles your data
The pricing page says Qase holds ISO/IEC 27001 certification and maintains SOC 2 and SOC 3 reports, and that a trust center comes with paid plans. It names AWS as the infrastructure provider and gives no hosting region. The website privacy policy covers site visitors and states that data of non-US users is processed in the United States. Whether customer test data trains AI models, which model provider handles AI credits and what happens at cancellation were not stated on the pages we read, so the vendor's policy was not checked for this.
Where Qase falls short in practice
- Retention caps on lower plans. Free keeps data for 30 days and Teams for two years, so a team that needs long audit history has to go to Enterprise. That is still a trade-off for teams that review old releases for audits or customer disputes.
- Credits do not accumulate. Unused AI credits vanish each month, so a team with uneven sprints pays for quota some months and buys overage in others. Quota left at month end is simply lost, so a team cannot save credits for a release crunch.
- No region on the pricing page. A buyer with residency rules cannot confirm where project data sits from the pricing page, and a dedicated cluster is an Enterprise add-on. Teams with residency rules would have to ask sales for a dedicated cluster, which is priced separately.
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Qase: common questions
How many AI credits does a Qase generation use?
The pricing page states the monthly credit quota and the $0.40 overage price but not a per-action cost in the text we read. Run a trial with ten real stories and read the usage counter before you commit. Expect usage to vary with prompt length and the number of cases requested, so measure it on your own stories first.
Can Qase read requirements from Jira?
Qase lists Jira among 35-plus integrations on Teams and Enterprise. The pricing page does not detail whether story text feeds AI generation directly, so test that path in the 14-day trial. Ask the vendor how story text, acceptance criteria and linked issues reach the generator, and whether you can limit which projects send content.
What do collaborator seats cost?
Collaborator seats are a $10 per user per month add-on on Teams and an add-on of unstated price on Enterprise. They are meant for stakeholders who read results, and the free plan does not include them. Check how your finance team will count them, because they sit outside the full-user seat count that sets the Teams minimum of five.
Does the free plan include AI?
The free plan has no AI credits. It does include an MCP server and a limited Quality Supervisor, so an outside assistant can work with the project, but generation inside Qase starts on Teams. That makes the free plan a way to test the workflow, not a way to evaluate how well the drafts fit your product.
Is there a free trial of Teams?
Yes. Teams has a 14-day trial without a credit card, and the Enterprise tier offers a paid proof of concept. Payment on Teams is by card only, while Enterprise also accepts ACH and net terms. Enterprise users should ask about contract terms for the proof of concept before the trial period ends.