Forge QA vs Ghost Inspector
Ghost Inspector is a long-established, no-code browser testing service with published prices and generous run allowances. Forge QA starts lower, writes tests with AI, repairs broken steps during the run and checks page security on every run.
The verdict
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A lower start
Forge QA starts at €19 a month instead of $125, with unlimited seats instead of five.
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Tests that repair themselves
AI drafts tests from a description. When your site changes, a broken step is repaired during the run and flagged in the report. Real bugs still fail.
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Security check and proof
Every run checks the page for redirects, skimmers and injected scripts, and keeps a Playwright trace and network log.
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When Ghost Inspector fits better
You run very high volumes, need six months of results, many test regions, a built-in email inbox, or tests longer than five minutes.
Side by side
From Ghost Inspector's public pricing page and docs, checked October 2026. Their prices are in USD.
| Feature | Forge QA | Ghost Inspector |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | €19, €49, €149 a month | $125, $249, $499 a month¹ |
| Included runs | 1,000, 5,000, 20,000 a month | 10,000, 30,000, 100,000 a month |
| Run unit | One test in one browser | One test execution² |
| At the limit | Optional overage or run packs³ | Tests pause until the next period |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card | 14 days, no card |
| Seats | Unlimited | 5, 15 or 40 |
| Browsers | Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari (WebKit) | Chrome and Firefox⁴ |
| Recorder | Cloud browser in the app, nothing to install | Browser extension |
| AI test creation | Whole tests from a description⁵ | Not found |
| Self-healing | Fallback selectors, then AI⁶ | Backup selectors you add, tried in order |
| Schedules | Every minute (cron, UTC) | Down to every minute |
| CI/CD | Scoped key per trigger (Professional+)⁷ | Many CI integrations, REST API and CLI |
| Visual regression | Baseline per test and browser (Professional+) | Screenshot comparison with a tolerance |
| Run evidence | Step screenshots, video, trace, logs⁸ | Screenshots, video, console output |
| Retention | Evidence 14–60 days by plan⁹ | 6 months of results |
| Page security scan | On every run, every plan | Not found |
| Alerts | Slack, email (Professional+); signed webhooks, Jira Cloud (Agency) | Email, webhooks, Slack and 4 more¹⁰ |
| Email testing | No | Built-in inbox from Growth |
| Runner IPs | Shared; dedicated on request (Agency) | Shared IPs in 18 regions |
| Longest single run | 5 minutes | 10 minutes |
- Ghost Inspector: $109, $225, $449 a month billed annually.
- Ghost Inspector: each browser, size or location counts.
- Forge QA: optional overage at €0.01 a run with a spending cap you set, or run packs of 1,000 runs for €5 a month (Professional+). Ghost Inspector: tests pause per its pricing FAQ; its test settings doc mentions overage fees, with no price published.
- Ghost Inspector: Chrome and Firefox in its docs and on its compare page; a marketing page also lists Edge and Safari.
- Forge QA: to change a test, ask in plain words; every field the AI changes is highlighted for your review.
- Forge QA: fallback selectors, then AI on the live page; one-click fix.
- Forge QA: GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI, Bitbucket, curl.
- Forge QA: step screenshots, video, Playwright trace, console and network logs.
- Forge QA: 14, 30 or 60 days on Starter, Professional and Agency (7 in the trial). Run results and history stay after that.
- Ghost Inspector: email, webhooks, Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Jira (beta).
As of October 2026. Sources: pricing, browser versions, test editor, notifications, IP addresses.
When to choose Ghost Inspector instead
- You run very high volumes. At 100,000 runs a month their Scale plan costs less per run than we do.
- You need six months of results history.
- You want to run tests from many geographic regions.
- You need a built-in email inbox, or alerts to Teams, PagerDuty or Opsgenie.
- Some of your tests take longer than five minutes.
Where Forge QA is different
- A lower start: €19 a month instead of $125, with unlimited seats instead of five.
- AI that writes and repairs tests: drafts from a description, ForgeAI review, and self-healing at run time.
- No extension to install. You record in a real browser that runs inside the app.
- A page security scan on every run for redirects, skimmers and injected scripts.
- Deeper evidence: a Playwright trace and network log on every run.
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