Scout QA
By Katalon, Inc.. Category: Autonomous exploration. Homepage
Katalon's documentation describes Scout as an AI agent that explores a web app from a URL and reports findings. Saved test cases can be written as step-by-step instructions or as plain-language intent. Runs happen in Scout's own cloud runner. The first passing step-by-step case records a Playwright script that can be downloaded for other pipelines. The docs state that intent cases adapt as the UI changes. The Scout CLI runs in GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins and other CI systems. A Claude Code skill, a Kiro power and Cursor rules drive the CLI from coding agents.
Description written from the vendor's documentation.
Status
Status: Active
Facts
| Fact | Value | Evidence | Source | Verified on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Active | Documented | docs.scoutqa.ai | |
| AI capabilities | Documented | docs.scoutqa.ai | ||
| Test creation | Documented | docs.scoutqa.ai | ||
| Test output | Mixed | Documented | docs.scoutqa.ai | |
| Surfaces | Documented | docs.scoutqa.ai | ||
| Hosting | Documented | docs.scoutqa.ai | ||
| Pricing model | Vendor-stated | scoutqa.ai | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Vendor-stated | scoutqa.ai | |
| CI integrations | Documented | docs.scoutqa.ai | ||
| Self-healing | Documented | Documented | docs.scoutqa.ai | |
| Agent integration | Scout skill and plugin marketplace for Claude Code (github.com/scoutqa-dot-ai/claude-code), Scout power for Kiro (github.com/scoutqa-dot-ai/kiro) and Cursor rules (github.com/scoutqa-dot-ai/cursor-rules), all driving the Scout CLI (npm @scoutqa/cli) | Documented | docs.scoutqa.ai |
Published prices
No prices are published.
Vendor-stated, verbatim
What Katalon, Inc. says about its product, quoted as published and not confirmed in documentation.
“Findings land in your workspace within minutes.”
“Need to share Scout with someone new? Point them to the Quickstart so they can launch their first exploration in under ten minutes.”
“Scout provides professional-grade testing for free. No QA team needed.”
Alternatives
Tools in the same category (Autonomous exploration), ordered by the number of shared creation and surface values, then by name. Each line lists documented facts that differ from Scout QA.
- Prufa: documents output Proprietary runner
- QA.tech: documents output Proprietary runner; creation by prompt to test
- SmartBear BearQ: documents output Proprietary runner
- WebQA Agent: documents output Proprietary runner; hosting self-hosted
- AegisRunner: documents hosting hybrid
- AI QA Framework (brentkastner): documents hosting self-hosted
Questions
Is this page a review of Scout QA?
No. This page is a fact sheet. Each fact shows its evidence level, its source and the date it was checked. We do not rate or rank tools.
Does Scout QA have a free tier?
Yes. Scout QA has a free tier. This is stated by the vendor and not confirmed in documentation, checked on 2026-09-24.
What test output does Scout QA produce?
Output: Mixed. This is documented, checked on 2026-09-24.
Is Scout QA still available?
Status: Active, checked on 2026-09-24.
Sources
- Scout - Your AI Quality Companion (homepage) Opened
- Scout Plans & Pricing (returned HTTP 404 on two attempts) Opened
- Scout terms (redirects to Katalon Terms of Service) Opened
- Scout docs: Meet Scout Opened
- Scout docs: llms.txt documentation index Opened
- Scout docs: Changelog Opened
- Scout docs: Quick Start Opened
- Scout docs: Quick Run Opened
- Scout docs: Test Cases Opened
- Scout docs: Test Runner Opened
- Scout docs: Scout CLI Opened
- Scout docs: Claude Code Skill Opened
- Scout docs: Cursor Rules Opened
- Scout docs: Kiro Power Opened
- Scout docs: PR Review with GitHub Actions (Coming Soon) Opened
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