Compare: mabl
AI Testing Platform and mabl compared
mabl builds tests from a chat prompt and a trainer; AI Testing Platform uses plain-English steps in YAML files. Both heal changed elements and both export to Playwright.
mabl's positioning addresses QA teams, developers who want to shift testing left and enterprise organizations, and its pricing page lists mobile app testing as an add-on.
AI Testing Platform fits a team that wants tests readable by people who do not write code, a check per test on the pull request, healed steps kept for review, and a triage card for each failure. It is in early access and covers web and API tests.
What both do
- Changed elements are handled by auto-heal instead of failing the test.
- Tests can be exported to Playwright in TypeScript.
- Runs are possible locally, in CI and in a hosted cloud.
Where the approaches differ
Authoring
AI Testing Platform: Plain-English steps written in a YAML file in the repository.
mabl: mabl's docs describe a chat prompt that generates a test outline, with manual editing in the mabl Trainer.
Local and CI runs
AI Testing Platform: Local runs in Chromium; the same command with --cloud runs in hosted browsers.
mabl: mabl's docs state local and CI Runner runs are sequential and Chrome-only, and cloud runs execute in parallel.
Pricing
AI Testing Platform: Published plan prices with limits on tests and cloud runs.
mabl: mabl's pricing page describes credits for cloud runs and pricing by quote.
Published facts, side by side
| Dimension | AI Testing Platform | mabl |
|---|---|---|
| Test authoring | Plain-English steps in YAML files in tests/ | A browser test starts from a chat prompt ("Start chatting") describing what to test; the mabl agent generates a test outline and builds the steps, and tests can be edited manually in the "mabl Trainer". "Generate against local app" builds the test headlessly on the user's machine via the mabl Desktop App for apps on localhost or a private network. [1] |
| Maintenance | Locator and layout changes healed and recorded for review; behaviour changes fail and go to triage | Auto-heal uses an "element history" of attributes collected when a step is recorded; it applies to recorded steps but not to custom find steps using a CSS selector or XPath, and is tracked per environment. "Advanced auto-heal" uses generative AI in cloud runs, attempted only after the test has run successfully in a plan at least 5 times. [2] |
| Execution | CLI runs locally in Chromium; --cloud runs in parallel on hosted browsers, EU or US region | Three execution environments: local (Desktop App or CLI), self-hosted "CI Runner", and mabl cloud; cloud runs execute in parallel, while local and CI Runner runs are sequential, Chrome-only and return pass/fail without artifacts. [3] |
| Browsers | Chromium, Firefox, WebKit | Supports Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari (WebKit); training and local execution use Chrome only (the browser path can point to another Chromium browser such as Edge). [4] |
| CI | GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI; Jenkins (Beta) | Named integrations: Google Cloud Build, Jenkins, Bamboo, Azure DevOps, GitHub (app and mabl Action), GitLab, Octopus Deploy and CircleCI (Orb); other CI/CD tools via a built-in curl command builder. [5] |
| Export | Playwright (TypeScript) | "mabl tests export" exports tests as Playwright (TypeScript), Selenium IDE, JSON or CSV; mabl-generated tests and some step types (for example JavaScript snippets, API steps, file uploads) are not supported in Playwright/Selenium exports. [6] |
| Self-hosting | CLI runs locally; self-hosted runners Planned (roadmap) | With the mabl CLI, the "CI Runner" runs tests inside the user's own CI/CD containers; plan executions and parallel runs are not supported there. [3] |
| Pricing model | Per plan: Free $0, Team $390/month, Scale $1,290/month, Enterprise quoted; billing starts at beta | Credit-based for cloud runs, with "a starting point of 500 credits per month for cloud test runs" shared across test types; "Unlimited local and CI tests"; no dollar prices published, pricing by quote. Pricing page lists "unlimited cloud concurrency", "Unlimited apps, environments, and workspaces" and "Unlimited Participant licenses"; mobile app testing is an add-on. [7] |
mabl facts verified on from their public docs and pricing pages. AI Testing Platform column from its declared capability statuses.
- https://help.mabl.com/hc/en-us/articles/17683632328852-Getting-started-with-browser-tests
- https://help.mabl.com/hc/en-us/articles/19078583792404-How-auto-heal-works
- https://help.mabl.com/hc/en-us/articles/17780538073108-Test-execution-overview
- https://help.mabl.com/hc/en-us/articles/17750883682964-Multibrowser-support
- https://help.mabl.com/hc/en-us/articles/17753017054228-CI-CD-integrations
- https://help.mabl.com/hc/en-us/articles/19084077703444-Exporting-tests-from-the-CLI
- https://www.mabl.com/pricing
Questions
What is a mabl alternative with published prices?
AI Testing Platform publishes plan prices on its pricing page. mabl's pricing page describes a credit model and pricing by quote.
Can both export to Playwright?
Yes. mabl's docs describe exporting tests as Playwright (TypeScript), Selenium IDE, JSON or CSV, with some step types not supported in the export. AI Testing Platform exports to Playwright in TypeScript.
How do Momentic and mabl differ?
See the Momentic comparison. Each comparison lists facts from that vendor's own docs, so the two tables can be read side by side.
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