Forge QA vs Reflect
Reflect, now part of SmartBear, is a capable no-code testing tool that covers web, API, mobile, email and SMS. Forge QA focuses on testing the journeys on your website in every browser, with published 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. Reflect publishes no prices; every plan is "Contact Sales".
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Every browser, every plan
Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari (WebKit) on every plan, with nothing to request. Reflect's pricing table shows four browsers on every plan, but its sign-up page lists cross-browser as a Premium feature.
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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 a screenshot after every step.
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When Reflect fits better
You need API, email, SMS or native mobile app tests in the same tool, already use SmartBear tools like Zephyr or QMetry, or want 3 parallel web runs on the first plan (up to 5 on Enterprise).
Side by side
From Reflect's public pricing page and docs, checked October 2026.
| Feature | Forge QA | Reflect by SmartBear |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | €19, €49, €149 a month | Not published¹ |
| What you buy | Runs: one test in one browser | Credits² |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card | 14 days, no card |
| Seats | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Browsers | Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari (WebKit); every plan | Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari³ |
| Recorder | Cloud browser in the app, nothing to install | Cloud browser, screen-shared |
| AI test creation | Whole tests from a description⁴ | AI prompt steps, in-app agent |
| Self-healing | Fallback selectors, then AI⁵ | Recorded selectors, then AI Assistant |
| Per-step settings | Timeout, failure mode, scroll into view, AI assist, cookie banners | Timeout, failure mode, scroll into view |
| Schedules | Every minute (cron, UTC) | Hourly to monthly |
| CI/CD | Scoped key per trigger (Professional+)⁶ | REST API, CI guides, GitHub PR checks |
| Visual regression | Baseline per test and browser (Professional+) | Element baselines, pixel comparison |
| Run evidence | Step screenshots, video, trace, logs⁷ | Video, console and network logs |
| Evidence retention | 14–60 days by plan⁸ | Not found |
| Page security scan | On every run, every plan | Not found in public docs |
| Integrations | Slack, email (Professional+); signed webhooks, Jira Cloud (Agency) | Slack, email, Jira and 9 more⁹ |
| API, email, SMS testing | No | API included; email and SMS paid add-ons |
| Native mobile apps | No, web only | Real devices, 5 credits a run |
| Fixed outbound IP | Shared; dedicated on request (Agency) | Static IP on some plans¹⁰ |
- Reflect: Premium, Advanced and Enterprise are "Contact Sales".
- Reflect: 5,000, 20,000 or 40,000 credits a month (Premium, Advanced, Enterprise). A web run costs 1 credit, mobile 5, API 0.1. Whether each browser counts separately was not found.
- Reflect: the pricing table shows these four browsers on every plan; the sign-up page lists cross-browser as a Premium feature. Non-Chrome browsers run desktop tests only. Whether Reflect runs Apple's Safari app or WebKit was not found. Forge QA's Safari (WebKit) is Safari's engine, not Apple's Safari app.
- 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. Reflect: recorded selectors in order, then the AI Assistant.
- Forge QA: GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI, Bitbucket, curl. Reflect: REST API with many CI guides.
- 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.
- Reflect: Slack, email, Jira, Azure DevOps, Linear, GitHub, TestRail, Xray, Zephyr, Zephyr Squad, QMetry, SAP Cloud ALM.
- Forge QA: shared runner IPs. Reflect: static IP at no extra cost on Premium and Enterprise (and Zephyr Advanced), enabled by support.
As of October 2026. In our own Reflect account, cross-browser testing, email testing, SMS testing and static IP were listed as add-ons behind a "Request Access" button. Plans and features change. Sources: pricing, credits, resilient tests, email and SMS, integrations.
When to choose Reflect instead
- You need API, email, SMS or native mobile app tests in the same tool as your web tests.
- You already use SmartBear tools like Zephyr or QMetry, or track bugs in Azure DevOps or Linear.
- You want suite workflows with decisions, emails and waits between test runs.
- You want parallel web runs included: 3 on the first plan, up to 5 on Enterprise.
Where Forge QA is different
- You can see the price before you sign up, and every feature is listed upfront.
- Five browsers on every plan, with nothing to request.
- A page security scan on every run that looks for redirects, skimmers and injected scripts.
- A Playwright trace and a screenshot after every step, alongside video and logs.
- Your own AI key and model on Agency, through OpenRouter.
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7 days, 100 runs, five browsers, no credit card.