Forge QA vs mabl
mabl is an enterprise test platform for web, API and mobile, sold on custom quotes. Forge QA is a focused cross-browser web tester with published per-run prices and a security check on every run.
The verdict
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Price you can see
Forge QA plans are €19, €49 and €149 a month, and every feature is listed upfront. mabl prices its plans by custom quote.
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Nothing to install
Record in a cloud browser instead of a desktop app, and schedule tests down to every minute.
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Security check and proof
Every run checks the page for redirects, skimmers and injected scripts, and keeps a video and a Playwright trace.
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When mabl fits better
You want web, API and mobile tests on one enterprise platform, run most tests locally or in CI, need a year or more of run data, or want accessibility and performance data from the same runs.
Side by side
From mabl's public pricing page and help center, checked October 2026.
| Feature | Forge QA | mabl |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | €19, €49, €149 a month | Not published; request a quote |
| What you buy | Runs: one test in one browser | Credits, from 500 a month¹ |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card | 14 days |
| Seats | Unlimited | Unlimited participants² |
| Browsers | Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari (WebKit) | Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari (WebKit) |
| Recorder | Cloud browser in the app, nothing to install | Desktop app³ |
| AI test creation | Whole tests from a description⁴ | Agent builds tests from a description |
| Self-healing | Fallback selectors, then AI⁵ | Auto-heal, plus AI auto-heal in cloud runs |
| Schedules | Every minute (cron, UTC) | At most every 5 minutes |
| CI/CD | Scoped key per trigger (Professional+) | Many CI integrations, CLI and API |
| Visual testing | Baselines with a diff image (Professional+)⁶ | Visual assertions and visual tests⁷ |
| Run evidence | Step screenshots, video, trace, logs⁸ | Step screenshots, DOM snapshots, HAR, logs⁹ |
| Retention | Evidence 14–60 days by plan¹⁰ | 13 months |
| Page security scan | On every run, every plan | Not found |
| Integrations | Slack, email (Professional+); signed webhooks, Jira Cloud (Agency) | Slack, Teams, email, Jira and more¹¹ |
| API and mobile testing | No, web only | API included; mobile as an add-on |
| Outbound IPs | Shared; dedicated on request (Agency) | Shared fixed ranges; no dedicated IPs |
- mabl: the pricing FAQ names a starting point of 500 credits a month; the help center says credits are allocated per year and don't roll over. Browser cloud run 1 credit (1.5 with visual assertions), mobile 5, API 0.1; local and CI runs use no credits.
- mabl: billing tracks "automators", people with 30 or more test-authoring activities in a month.
- mabl: desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.
- 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: one baseline per test and browser, with a threshold; a diff image shows what changed.
- mabl: visual change detection for browser tests was retired in May 2026; visual assertions, visual tests and before/after step screenshots remain.
- Forge QA: step screenshots, video, Playwright trace, console and network logs.
- mabl: step screenshots, DOM snapshots, HAR, console logs (Chrome), step trace (Chrome and Edge, opt-in), performance and accessibility data.
- Forge QA: 14, 30 or 60 days on Starter, Professional and Agency (7 in the trial). Run results and history stay after that.
- mabl: Slack, Teams, email, webhooks, Jira, GitHub issues, Zephyr and more.
As of October 2026. Sources: pricing, usage, browsers, visual change detection, IP addresses.
When to choose mabl instead
- You want web, API and mobile tests on one enterprise platform.
- You run most tests locally or in CI, where mabl doesn't charge credits.
- You need a year or more of run data.
- You want accessibility and performance data from the same runs.
Where Forge QA is different
- You can see the price before you sign up, and every feature is listed upfront.
- Nothing to install: record in a cloud browser instead of a desktop app.
- Schedules down to every minute, in cron.
- A page security scan on every run for redirects, skimmers and injected scripts.
- Video and a Playwright trace for every run.
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7 days, 100 runs, five browsers, no credit card.