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Posts built from the catalogue data: status changes, pricing, new tools, category guides, methods for checking a tool against its documentation, and what the data shows about AI in QA. Every number is dated and every fact links its source.
26 posts in 6 categories, newest first within each category. As of .
Status changes
Acquisitions, shutdowns and renames, dated and sourced.
AI testing tool acquisitions: a dated table
Every acquisition event recorded for AI testing tools in the catalogue, sorted by date, with counterparty, evidence level and source.
AI testing tool status changes, June to September 2026
Eight status events for AI testing tools dated June to September 2026: two acquisitions, two renames and four shutdowns, each with a source.
AI testing tools that have shut down
A dated log of the eight shut-down events recorded for AI testing tools in the catalogue, with evidence level, source and category hub for each.
Renamed AI testing tools and vendors
Every rename event recorded for AI testing tools and their vendors, with former and current names, date, evidence level and source.
Tricentis acquisitions in the AI testing tools catalogue
The six status events that name Tricentis, from the QASymphony merger in 2018 to Tabnine in 2026, with the current status of each tool.
Pricing changes
Pricing models and published prices, as printed and dated.
AI testing tools with published prices: September 2026 baseline
How many of 330 AI testing tools print documented prices, by category, as of 2026-09-24, with the full price table for test data generation tools.
Free tiers in AI testing tools: September 2026 baseline
How many of 330 AI testing tools document a free tier, by category, as of 2026-09-24, and what the catalogue counts as a free tier.
Pricing models across 330 AI testing tools: September 2026 baseline
Documented pricing model counts for 330 AI testing tools as of 2026-09-24, the baseline that later monthly pricing updates compare against.
Usage credits, outcome-based and managed-service pricing: September 2026 baseline
Every AI testing tool with documented outcome-based or managed-service pricing, plus the usage-credits count, as of 2026-09-24.
New tools
Tools added to the catalogue, and what their documentation covers.
330 AI testing tools at launch: what the catalogue lists
The AI QA Directory lists 330 AI testing tools at launch. Counts by category and status, how discovery worked and the inclusion rules.
AI testing tools founded in 2024 or later
Three catalogue tools have a recorded founding year of 2024 or later. The list, the evidence level of each year, and how many tools have no year.
IDE test agents and unit test generators: creation, output and agent integration
All 31 IDE test agents and unit test generators in the catalogue, with how tests are created, the output format and coding-agent integration.
MCP servers for testing: all 28 tools in the catalogue
The 28 MCP servers for testing in the AI QA Directory, with vendor, surfaces, open-source licence and status, as of 2026-09-24.
Category guides
One category explained on the facts, with counts and evidence levels.
Agentic end-to-end testing tools: 54 tools on the facts
How the 54 agentic end-to-end testing tools in the catalogue create tests, what they output, where they run and how they price, as of 2026-09-24.
AI test management tools: 29 tools on the facts
How the 29 AI test management tools in the catalogue create test cases, where they run, how they price and which changed status, as of 2026-09-24.
Mobile AI testing tools: 30 tools on the facts
The 30 mobile AI testing tools in the catalogue: creation, hosting, pricing and status, plus mobile coverage across all categories, as of 2026-09-24.
Unit test generation tools: 17 tools on the facts
The 17 unit test generation tools in the catalogue, with creation approach, hosting, free tier, pricing model and status, as of 2026-09-24.
Visual AI testing tools: 6 tools on the facts
The 6 visual AI testing tools in the catalogue: surfaces, hosting, pricing, prices and status, plus accessibility counts, as of 2026-09-24.
Methods
How to check an AI testing tool against its public documentation.
How to check self-healing claims in AI testing tools
How to tell a documented self-healing mechanism from a vendor-stated claim, with counts per evidence level and examples from the catalogue.
How to check test output ownership in an AI testing tool
How to tell from public docs whether an AI testing tool's tests run only on its own runner or export standard Playwright, Cypress or Selenium code.
How to read an AI testing tool pricing page
Pricing model types, free tier versus free trial, credits and usage units, and why the catalogue never estimates an enterprise quote.
How to read evidence levels: documented, vendor-stated, not documented
What each evidence level in the catalogue means, which pages count as documentation, and when a fact carries the "verify before relying" flag.
AI in QA
What the catalogue data shows about AI in testing, measured against documentation.
AI coding agents and testing tools: what the documentation shows
How many AI testing tools document an integration with AI coding agents, how many mention MCP, and which categories document it most often.
Proprietary runner versus standard code in AI testing tools
How test output splits across 330 AI testing tools: proprietary runner, mixed, standard framework code, and output not documented.
Self-healing in AI testing tools: documented versus claimed
The self-healing fact across 330 AI testing tools by evidence level and category, and why it differs from the self-healing capability count.
Vendor claims versus documentation across 330 AI testing tools
How many AI testing tools carry vendor claims, and for each main fact the share documented, vendor-stated or not documented.