Zephyr Scale vs QMetry Test Management

From $10 per user/month (indicative, Atlassian Marketplace tiers)

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Like Xray, priced per Jira user via the Marketplace. Zephyr Squad is a cheaper, lighter sibling product.

Enterprise quote-based pricing; Marketplace tiers exist for the Jira app.

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Widely used

SmartBear · since 2016

Established

QMetry · since 2008

• Purpose-built case repository with parameterisation and shared steps that scale better than issue-based storage.
• Cross-project reporting for programme-level quality visibility.
• Version history on test cases, which matters for audit.

• Strong analytics and programme-level reporting.
• Modular reusable test assets designed for very large libraries.
• Established in regulated industries with audit requirements.

• Two similarly named products (Squad and Scale) cause genuine purchasing confusion.
• Still bound to Jira's performance envelope.
• Per-Jira-user pricing again inflates cost for large organisations.

• Heavy interface with a real learning curve.
• Enterprise pricing and sales process.
• Overkill for teams under about fifty people.

Larger Jira organisations with test libraries big enough that reuse matters.

Large enterprises with formal QA governance and audit obligations.