Test management that doesn’t bill you for your whole Jira site. Probara charges only the people who write and run tests, read-only users are free, and Jira Cloud stays linked: issues from defects, status in sync both ways and coverage reports.
| Feature | Probara | Xray |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | ||
| Cloud (SaaS) | Included | IncludedJira Cloud; US, EU or AU residency |
| Self-hosted option | Not available | IncludedOn Jira Data Center |
| Works without Jira | IncludedNo Jira license needed | Not availableRequires Jira |
| Free plan | IncludedUp to 3 users and 3 projects | Not available30-day trial only |
| Interface in Spanish | IncludedEnglish and Spanish | IncludedEnglish, German, French and Spanish |
| Billing in local currencies | IncludedUSD, EUR, MXN, BRL and COP | Not availableUSD |
| Test design | ||
| Suites and folders | IncludedNested suites | IncludedFolders and Test Sets |
| Shared steps | IncludedShared across projects from Pro | PartialStep library capped at 10 steps |
| Parameterized test cases | IncludedShared parameters across projects from Pro | IncludedDatasets, one iteration per row |
| Custom fields | On some plansPro | IncludedJira custom fields |
| Test case version history | On some plansCompare and restore, Pro | On some plansEnterprise edition only |
| Test case review and approval | On some plansPro | PartialThrough Jira workflows |
| Execution | ||
| Test runs | Included | IncludedTest Executions |
| Test plans | Included | IncludedDynamic JQL plans on Enterprise |
| Configurations (browsers, devices, environments) | IncludedConfiguration matrix on test plans | PartialTest environments, no matrix |
| Milestones and releases | Included | PartialJira fix versions |
| Exploratory testing sessions | Not available | IncludedXray Exploratory App |
| 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 | IncludedCross-project, requirement to defect |
| Dashboards | On some plansPro | Included |
| Query language | On some plansPQL tables and charts, Pro | IncludedJQL with Xray functions |
| Automation and AI | ||
| Test automation reporting | On some plansPlaywright, Jest, Cypress, Vitest, and JUnit XML through the CLI, Pro | IncludedJUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Robot and Xray JSON |
| REST API | IncludedEvery plan | IncludedREST and GraphQL, 60 requests per minute |
| Webhooks | On some plansPro | PartialThrough Jira Automation |
| MCP server for AI agents | Included270+ tools and operations, every plan | PartialClosed beta |
| Built-in AI test generation | Not availableBring your own agent through MCP | IncludedTest case generation and prioritization |
| 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 | PartialCI result import |
| Security and administration | ||
| Single sign-on | On some plansGoogle Workspace, OpenID Connect and SAML, Pro | PartialNot documented by Xray |
| Two-factor sign-in | IncludedAuthenticator app, every plan; owners can require it | PartialNot documented by Xray |
| Audit log | IncludedExport on Enterprise | PartialJira issue history; full trail on Enterprise |
| SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report | Not available | IncludedSOC 2 Type 2 |
Xray is sold on the Atlassian Marketplace by Jira user tier: the tier must match every user on your Jira site, and 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.
Standard
$10
per month for up to 10 Jira users
$100 a year for up to 10 users; $3,640 a year for 26 to 50 users.
Advanced
$12
per month for up to 10 Jira users
$4,370 a year for 26 to 50 users. Adds AI script generation and a 100-step library.
Enterprise
$27.50
per month for up to 10 Jira users
$6,600 a year for 26 to 50 users. A separate app that adds test case versioning and dynamic plans.
Xray is a Jira app, so its license tier has to match every user on your Jira site, and Jira itself is billed on top. For a Jira site of up to 10 users, Xray Standard costs $10 a month, less than a paid Probara plan for the same team. As the site grows, so does the bill, however few people test: Xray Standard is $3,640 a year for 26 to 50 Jira users. 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 Xray export arranged in that template moves your cases today. If you would rather have Probara read Xray’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. Xray imports result files such as JUnit XML and Cucumber JSON.
Yes, and 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 test cases, start runs, record results and file defects, with the same permissions as the person who connected them. Xray’s MCP server is a closed beta at the time of writing.
Not for Probara. In Xray, tests are Jira issues, 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 Xray 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 Xray, checked on October 17, 2026. Xray is a trademark of its owner.
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