Katalon

★ 3/5 · Testing

Katalon is a testing tool for quality assurance, automation, observability, or software reliability.

Pros

Katalon Studio IDE is completely free with no feature restrictions
Supports web, API, mobile, and desktop test automation from single IDE
Scalable per-node licensing for CI/parallel/headless execution

Cons

Runtime Engine nodes required for CI/parallel testing add $1800–2400 per node annually
Complex pricing across Studio, Runtime Engine, and Platform tiers
Regional pricing variations and reseller mark-ups

Cost

Katalon Studio for individuals is $180 per seat per month billed monthly, or $84 per seat per month on an annual plan for the first three seats and $150 per seat per month from the fourth seat onward; the Small Teams True Automation plan is $200 per seat per month billed monthly or $167 per seat per month billed annually; Enterprise is custom-priced; annual add-ons include True Platform at $700 per seat per year, the Katalon Runtime Engine at $1,749 per licence per year and TestCloud cross-browser or native-mobile sessions at $1,899 per session per year; a free 30-day trial covers five True Automation seats, five Runtime Engine licences and three TestCloud sessions with no credit card required.

Verdict

Best for QA teams investing in desktop test authoring who need enterprise-scale CI execution without upfront licensing.

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