# Probara vs. TestRail

> An honest comparison of Probara and TestRail: feature by feature, published pricing, and which team each one fits. Checked against TestRail’s own pricing page and documentation.

Switch from TestRail to a test management tool that starts free and charges only for the people who test. Probara bills per user from the first seat with no minimum, read-only users are free on Pro, defects live next to their results, and your TestRail cases come over in one import.

[Probara vs. TestRail](https://probara.net/compare/testrail/)

## Feature by feature

What each product offers, as published by its vendor. Probara’s column covers every plan, with the plan noted where a feature needs one.

### Platform

| Feature | Probara | TestRail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cloud (SaaS) | Included | Included (Data residency on every plan) |
| Self-hosted option | Not available | On some plans (Professional and Enterprise, 10+ seats) |
| Works without Jira | Included (No Jira license needed) | Included |
| Free plan | Included (Up to 3 users and 3 projects) | Not available (30-day free trial only) |
| Interface in Spanish | Included (English and Spanish) | On some plans (EN, DE, FR and ES from Professional) |
| Billing in local currencies | Included (USD, EUR, MXN, BRL and COP) | Partial (USD or EUR, same figures) |

### Test design

| Feature | Probara | TestRail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Suites and folders | Included (Nested suites) | Included (Suites and sections) |
| Shared steps | Included (Shared across projects from Pro) | Included |
| Parameterized test cases | Included (Shared parameters across projects from Pro) | On some plans (One run per dataset, Enterprise) |
| Custom fields | On some plans (Pro) | Included (Custom templates from Professional) |
| Test case version history | On some plans (Compare and restore, Pro) | On some plans (Enterprise) |
| Test case review and approval | On some plans (Pro) | On some plans (Enterprise) |

### Execution

| Feature | Probara | TestRail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Test runs | Included | Included |
| Test plans | Included | Included |
| Configurations (browsers, devices, environments) | Included (Configuration matrix on test plans) | Included (Browser, OS and device) |
| Milestones and releases | Included | Included |
| Exploratory testing sessions | Not available | Partial (Session template inside regular runs) |

### Tracking and reporting

| Feature | Probara | TestRail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Built-in defect tracking | Included (Linked to results and cases) | Not available (Through external issue trackers) |
| Requirements traceability | On some plans (Coverage reports from Jira and GitHub issues, Pro) | Included (Traceability reports and Jira coverage) |
| Dashboards | On some plans (Pro) | Included (Cross-project reports on Enterprise) |
| Query language | On some plans (PQL tables and charts, Pro) | Not available (None documented; filters and AI search) |

### Automation and AI

| Feature | Probara | TestRail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Test automation reporting | On some plans (Playwright, Jest, Cypress, Vitest, and JUnit XML through the CLI, Pro) | Included (Framework reporters and JUnit XML via TRCLI) |
| REST API | Included (Every plan) | Included (100 requests per minute on Essentials) |
| Webhooks | On some plans (Pro) | Partial (Pricing page is unclear for Essentials) |
| MCP server for AI agents | Included (270+ tools and operations, every plan) | Included (Every plan) |
| Built-in AI test generation | Not available (Bring your own agent through MCP) | Included (Case, BDD and script generation, every plan) |

### Integrations

| Feature | Probara | TestRail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jira integration | On some plans (Jira Cloud, Pro) | Included (Every plan) |
| GitHub integration | On some plans (Issues, Actions workflows and PR comments, Pro) | Included (GitHub issues and GitHub Actions) |

### Security and administration

| Feature | Probara | TestRail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Single sign-on | On some plans (Google Workspace, OpenID Connect and SAML, Pro) | On some plans (SAML, OAuth or OIDC, Enterprise) |
| Two-factor sign-in | Included (Authenticator app, every plan; owners can require it) | On some plans (Enterprise) |
| Audit log | Included (Export on Enterprise) | On some plans (Enterprise) |
| SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report | Not available | Included (SOC 2 and ISO 27001, every plan) |

## Pricing

TestRail prices per user with yearly billing: Essentials for up to five users, Professional, and Enterprise, which is yearly only. Probara is priced per user from the first seat, with a free plan for small teams and no seat minimum.

### Probara

- **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.

[Compare Probara plans](https://probara.net/pricing/)

### TestRail

- **Essentials**: $22 per user per month, billed yearly. Cloud only, up to 5 users. Monthly billing available.
- **Professional**: $38 per user per month, billed yearly. Adds the Spanish interface, custom roles and on-premise from 10 seats.
- **Enterprise**: $78 per user per month, yearly billing only. Adds versioning, case approvals, SSO, MFA and the audit log.

[See TestRail’s pricing page](https://www.testrail.com/pricing/)

## Frequently asked questions

### How does Probara’s pricing compare with TestRail?

Probara’s Pro plan costs $24 per user per month billed annually. TestRail’s yearly prices are $22 per user per month for Essentials, which stops at five users, $38 for Professional and $78 for Enterprise. Probara bills per user from the first seat, with no seat minimum and no packs, and on Pro, read-only viewers never take a seat, so they are free. The Free plan covers 3 users and 3 projects with no time limit, and every new organization starts with a 14-day Pro trial, with no credit card.

### Can I bring my test cases from TestRail?

Yes. Export your cases from TestRail as XML or CSV and import the file into a Probara project: your test cases arrive with their suites and steps, with priority, type and status mapped. If you want Probara to bring over anything else from TestRail, ask for it with Send feedback in the profile menu in the app, or through the contact page before you sign up, and the team adds support for it.

### Does Probara work with Jira?

Yes, with Jira Cloud on the Pro plan: create Jira issues from defects and failed results with their steps and evidence, keep status in sync both ways, link issues to the cases that cover them, and build coverage reports from them. TestRail’s Jira integration is on every plan.

### Does Probara work with our automated tests and CI?

Yes, on the Pro plan. Probara’s reporters for Playwright, Jest, Cypress and Vitest send results into a run with their attachments and create any case that does not exist yet, and any other framework sends JUnit XML through the open-source Probara CLI. From a run you can launch GitHub Actions workflows, and Probara posts one results comment on each pull request.

### Can we use AI agents with Probara?

Yes, on every plan, Free included. Probara’s 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 cases, start runs and record results, with the same permissions as the person who connected them. Probara does not draft test cases on its own; TestRail includes its own AI features and its MCP server on every plan.

### Do we need a separate tool to track defects?

No. Probara has its own defects on every plan, Free included, linked to the results and cases where they were found. On Pro, PQL queries them alongside cases, runs and results, and defects also stay in sync with Jira Cloud and GitHub issues. TestRail records defects in an outside issue tracker.

[All comparisons](https://probara.net/compare/)

Prices and features as published by TestRail, checked on October 17, 2026. TestRail is a trademark of its owner.