Test management outside Jira, where you pay only for the people who test. Probara keeps defects, milestones and results in one test record, read-only users are free, and Jira Cloud stays linked without your testing depending on it.
| Feature | Probara | QMetry |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | ||
| Cloud (SaaS) | Included | IncludedUS, Australia or Germany, new installs only |
| Self-hosted option | Not available | IncludedOn Jira Data Center |
| Works without Jira | IncludedNo Jira license needed | Not availableStandalone QMetry is a separate product |
| Free plan | IncludedUp to 3 users and 3 projects | IncludedUp to 10 Jira users |
| Interface in Spanish | IncludedEnglish and Spanish | IncludedEnglish, Spanish and German |
| Billing in local currencies | IncludedUSD, EUR, MXN, BRL and COP | Not availableUSD |
| Test design | ||
| Suites and folders | IncludedNested suites | IncludedFolders for cases and cycles |
| Shared steps | IncludedShared across projects from Pro | IncludedShareable test cases, across projects |
| Parameterized test cases | IncludedShared parameters across projects from Pro | PartialData set rows repeat the steps of one execution |
| Custom fields | On some plansPro | Included |
| Test case version history | On some plansCompare and restore, Pro | IncludedVersions with compare |
| Test case review and approval | On some plansPro | Add-onApprovals through the eSignature package |
| Execution | ||
| Test runs | Included | IncludedTest cycles |
| Test plans | Included | Included |
| Configurations (browsers, devices, environments) | IncludedConfiguration matrix on test plans | PartialEnvironments, no matrix |
| Milestones and releases | Included | PartialJira sprints and versions in reports |
| Exploratory testing sessions | Not available | IncludedChrome extension |
| Tracking and reporting | ||
| Built-in defect tracking | IncludedLinked to results and cases | Not availableDefects are Jira issues |
| Requirements traceability | On some plansCoverage reports from Jira and GitHub issues, Pro | IncludedTraceability and coverage reports |
| Dashboards | On some plansPro | Included30+ reports and gadgets |
| Query language | On some plansPQL tables and charts, Pro | IncludedJQL with QMetry functions |
| Automation and AI | ||
| Test automation reporting | On some plansPlaywright, Jest, Cypress, Vitest, and JUnit XML through the CLI, Pro | IncludedJUnit, TestNG, Cucumber and more |
| REST API | IncludedEvery plan | IncludedWith call limits |
| Webhooks | On some plansPro | Not availableNot documented |
| MCP server for AI agents | Included270+ tools and operations, every plan | IncludedSmartBear MCP |
| Built-in AI test generation | Not availableBring your own agent through MCP | IncludedQMetry Intelligence test case generation |
| Integrations | ||
| Jira integration | On some plansJira Cloud, Pro | IncludedRuns inside Jira Cloud and Data Center |
| GitHub integration | On some plansIssues, Actions workflows and PR comments, Pro | PartialGitHub Actions CI rule |
| Security and administration | ||
| Single sign-on | On some plansGoogle Workspace, OpenID Connect and SAML, Pro | PartialNot documented by QMetry |
| Two-factor sign-in | IncludedAuthenticator app, every plan; owners can require it | PartialNot documented by QMetry |
| Audit log | IncludedExport on Enterprise | IncludedCases, cycles, plans and configuration |
| SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report | Not available | IncludedSOC 2 Type 2 |
QMetry for Jira is sold on the Atlassian Marketplace by Jira user tier: free up to 10 users, then the tier must match every user on your Jira site. Jira itself is billed on top, free for up to 10 users and from $8.48 per user per month on Jira Standard. Probara is priced per user from the first seat, with a free plan, and on Pro, viewers do not take a seat.
Free
$0
up to 3 users
Pro
$24
per user per month, billed annually
$30 billed monthly
Enterprise
Custom
pricing and terms for advanced procurement, security or support needs
Every new organization starts with a 14-day Pro trial, no credit card required.
QMetry for Jira
$0
for up to 10 Jira users
From 11 users, priced by Jira user tier: $627 a year for 11 to 15 users, $2,090 a year for 26 to 50.
QMetry Test Management
Quote
standalone, cloud or server
The standalone product. SmartBear publishes no prices for it.
QMetry for Jira costs $0 for a Jira site of up to 10 users, so for a team that size it is cheaper than a paid Probara plan. Past 10 users, its tier has to match every user on your Jira site, however few of them test: $627 a year for 11 to 15 users and $2,090 a year for 26 to 50, with Jira itself billed on top. Probara has no seat minimum and no packs: Pro costs $24 per user per month billed annually per user per month billed annually, and you pay only for the people who write and run tests. On Pro, read-only viewers never take a seat, so the rest of the company can follow results for free, and the Free plan covers 3 users.
Yes. Probara imports test cases from CSV and XLSX files laid out in its own template, or its JSON and XML formats, with suites and steps, so a QMetry export arranged in that template moves your cases today. If you would rather have Probara read QMetry’s export as it comes, or bring over something else, ask for it with Send feedback in your profile menu in the app, or through the contact page before you sign up, and the team adds support for it.
No. On the Pro plan, Probara works with Jira Cloud: create Jira issues from defects and failed results, with their steps and evidence, keep status in sync both ways, link issues to the test cases that cover them, and build coverage reports from Jira issues. Your test cases live in Probara rather than in Jira. Jira Data Center and Jira Server are not supported.
Yes, on Pro. Native reporters for Playwright, Jest, Cypress and Vitest send each CI run into a Probara test run, attachments included, and create the cases that do not exist yet. Any other framework that writes JUnit XML reports through the open-source Probara CLI. With GitHub, you can launch GitHub Actions workflows from a run and get one results comment on each pull request. QMetry for Jira takes Playwright and Cypress results through JUnit-style reporters and connects to GitHub through a GitHub Actions rule.
QMetry for Jira includes QMetry Intelligence for AI test case generation, a Rovo agent and a SmartBear MCP server. Probara has no built-in AI generation; its MCP server, with 270+ tools and operations, reached through up to 14 tools listed by default, lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients write test cases, start runs, record results and file defects on every plan, Free included, with the same permissions as the person who connected them.
Not for Probara. In QMetry for Jira, test cases and cycles live inside Jira, so everyone who writes or runs them works in Jira, and every Jira user on the site counts toward both the Jira bill and the QMetry tier. In Probara, testers sign in to Probara itself and no one needs a Jira seat to use it; Jira Cloud stays linked on Pro. Every new organization starts with a 14-day Pro trial, with no credit card.
Prices and features as published by QMetry, checked on October 17, 2026. QMetry is a trademark of its owner.
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