Values · Access
Unlimited users on every plan.
Software shouldn't cost more because your team grows. Invite everyone who touches testing — no per-seat math, and nothing gated behind a higher tier. The software is free; paid plans only cover hosting.
Applies to both the free self-hosted release and every paid hosted plan.
How
Three pillars of unrestricted access.
The quality of your testing tools shouldn't depend on how deep your pockets are.
Unlimited users on every plan
Self-hosted or hosted, invite your whole team: QA, developers, PMs, stakeholders, contractors. No per-seat math, no growth-plan upgrade prompts.
All features on every plan
Test cases, AI automation, QuickScript, reporting, integrations. Every feature is in the self-hosted release and every hosted plan. No 'Enterprise only' tier.
Free to self-host forever
The entire product is open source under AGPL-3.0. If you can run Docker, you can run it with zero feature limits and zero licensing cost.
In practice
The per-seat pricing trap.
Per-user pricing punishes healthy team growth. Here is what that looks like in practice.
With per-seat pricing
- Hiring a new QA engineer becomes a budget line item
- Stakeholders get cut out because the 'viewer' tier costs extra
- Teams share logins to avoid the seat fee
- Contractors create authentication headaches
- Cost scales linearly with team size, not value delivered
With TestPlanIt
- Invite anyone who touches testing — zero extra cost
- Full viewer and editor accounts for the whole company
- No shared logins, no audit confusion
- Contractors get real accounts with proper permissions
- Cost is decoupled from team size entirely
Side by side
TestPlanIt vs. seat-based tools.
Unless noted, these apply to both the self-hosted release and every paid hosted plan.
| Capability | Seat-Based Tools | TestPlanIt (self-host or hosted) |
|---|---|---|
| Team size | $10–$40 per user per month | Unlimited users on every plan |
| Feature access | Advanced features gated by tier | All features on every plan |
| Projects | Capped or tiered | Unlimited on every plan |
| Self-host option | Enterprise-only or unavailable | Free under AGPL-3.0 (community support) |
| API access | Tier-gated or missing | Included on every plan (rate limits vary) |
| Migration in | Paid professional services | Import tools + optional support packs |
Your choice
Two ways to run it, one feature set.
Pay only if you want us to run it for you.
Self-host
The full product, free under AGPL-3.0 with community support. Run it with Docker, no license and no feature limits.
Hosted plan
A flat monthly rate with unlimited users and every feature. A 5-person startup and a 500-person enterprise pay the same.
Migrate in
Import tools bring your existing test data across. Optional support packs if you want help, not paid professional services as a requirement.
- Users per account
- Unlimited
- Self-hosted license
- $0
- Features included
- All
- Feature gates
- Zero
Who it's for
Who this is really for.
- Students and educators
- University QA programs and bootcamps can self-host the full product for free. No 'edu license' applications, no feature gates.
- Non-profits and open source
- Mission-driven organizations shouldn't have to argue with procurement for quality tools. Self-host the complete product at zero cost.
- Growing teams
- Hosted plans are a flat monthly rate with a per-seat cost of zero. Grow without budget conversations about who gets access.
- Stakeholders and contractors
- Real viewer and editor accounts with proper permissions for everyone who touches testing, instead of shared logins.
Invite your whole team.
Every developer, QA engineer, PM, and stakeholder. No seat fees, no feature gates, no budget conversations.