Azure Test Plans vs Testiny

From $52 per user/month (Basic + Test Plans, 30-day trial)

From $18.5 per user/month (Starter, up to 25 users; viewers $3.70)

Azure DevOps Basic alone is free for the first 5 users then $6 per user/month; adding Test Plans takes it to $52. One of the more expensive per-user test management licences, but it folds into an existing Azure DevOps agreement.

Prices are published in USD: Starter $18.50 per user/month up to 25 users, Business $20.50 and Enterprise $30, with read-only viewer seats at $3.70. Testiny Server is from $300 per user/year in 5-user packages. EU-hosted with an on-premise option.

Included exploratory testing extension is free; Test Plans itself requires a licence.

Free for up to 3 users.

Established

Microsoft · since 2018

Emerging

Testiny · since 2022

• Native traceability between work items, code, pipelines and tests.
• No extra vendor if you already run Azure DevOps.
• Solid exploratory testing capture through the browser extension.

• EU hosting and self-hosting option simplify GDPR conversations.
• Genuinely quick to set up and learn.
• Fair, transparent pricing.

• Expensive per user compared to standalone alternatives.
• Weak outside the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Interface and reporting lag dedicated test management tools.

• Small feature set relative to TestRail or Xray.
• Very small vendor.
• Limited third-party ecosystem.

Enterprises fully committed to Azure DevOps.

European small and mid-sized teams wanting simple test management with local data residency.