# 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 - **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. - **Nothing to install**: Record in a cloud browser instead of a desktop app, and schedule tests down to every minute. - **Security check and proof**: Every run checks the page for redirects, skimmers and injected scripts, and keeps a video and a Playwright trace. - **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. Forge QA compared with mabl | 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 | 1. 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. 2. mabl: billing tracks "automators", people with 30 or more test-authoring activities in a month. 3. mabl: desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux. 4. Forge QA: to change a test, ask in plain words; every field the AI changes is highlighted for your review. 5. Forge QA: fallback selectors, then AI on the live page; one-click fix. 6. Forge QA: one baseline per test and browser, with a threshold; a diff image shows what changed. 7. mabl: visual change detection for browser tests was retired in May 2026; visual assertions, visual tests and before/after step screenshots remain. 8. Forge QA: step screenshots, video, Playwright trace, console and network logs. 9. mabl: step screenshots, DOM snapshots, HAR, console logs (Chrome), step trace (Chrome and Edge, opt-in), performance and accessibility data. 10. Forge QA: 14, 30 or 60 days on Starter, Professional and Agency (7 in the trial). Run results and history stay after that. 11. mabl: Slack, Teams, email, webhooks, Jira, GitHub issues, Zephyr and more. As of October 2026. Sources: [pricing](https://www.mabl.com/pricing), [usage](https://help.mabl.com/hc/en-us/articles/46951187139860-How-usage-is-measured-in-mabl), [browsers](https://help.mabl.com/hc/en-us/articles/17750883682964-Multibrowser-support), [visual change detection](https://help.mabl.com/hc/en-us/articles/49054288632980-2026-05-08-Retirement-of-visual-change-learning-for-browser-tests), [IP addresses](https://help.mabl.com/hc/en-us/articles/19078731339924-mabl-static-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. ## More comparisons The same facts for the other tools, or [all of them side by side](https://forgeqa.io/compare/). - [vs Reflect](https://forgeqa.io/compare/reflect): Web, API, mobile, email and SMS, sold through sales. Strong if you need all of those. - [vs Ghost Inspector](https://forgeqa.io/compare/ghost-inspector): Published prices and big run allowances. Cheaper per run at very high volume. - [vs BugBug](https://forgeqa.io/compare/bugbug): Unlimited runs and free local runs, on Chromium-based browsers only. - [Forge QA pricing](https://forgeqa.io/pricing): Plans from €19 a month with unlimited seats and all five browsers. ## Compare it on your own site. 7 days, 100 runs, five browsers, no credit card. --- Source: https://forgeqa.io/compare/mabl · Start a free trial: https://app.forgeqa.io/#signup Summary: Forge QA vs mabl: published per-run prices against quote-based credits, browsers, recorder, self-healing, evidence and page security scanning. Checked October 2026.