Katalon
Katalon is an AI-augmented test automation platform designed to streamline and enhance software testing across various environments.
Our verdict
Who it's for
AI-augmented test automation platform for web, mobile, desktop, and API testing.
Who should look elsewhere
Test scripts are written only in Groovy, so teams already fluent in Python, C#, or JavaScript cannot use their preferred language the way Selenium, Playwright, or TestComplete allow.
Pros
- +Comprehensive testing across multiple platforms (web, mobile, desktop, API)
- +AI augmentation enhances test automation capabilities
- +User-friendly with easy setup and integrations
Cons
- −Test scripts are written only in Groovy, so teams already fluent in Python, C#, or JavaScript cannot use their preferred language the way Selenium, Playwright, or TestComplete allow.
- −The free Studio IDE only covers local, manual execution; running tests in CI/CD pipelines or headless via the command line requires the separately paid Katalon Runtime Engine, which is licensed per node and runs roughly 1,800 to 2,400 dollars per node per year, so parallel-execution costs scale steeply.
- −Reviewers repeatedly report the IDE becoming sluggish and prone to hangs on large test suites, with execution slower than leaner code-native frameworks.
- −It is oriented toward functional testing and has no built-in performance or load testing, so teams needing those must add a separate tool.
Key features
- ✓AI-augmented test automation
- ✓Web testing
- ✓Mobile testing
- ✓Desktop testing
- ✓API testing
- ✓Easy setup
- ✓One-click integrations
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | — | month | Community support & docs; Training and certification; Low- full-code testing |
| Create | $84 | month | Community support & docs; Training and certification; Low- or full-code testing |
| Expand | $168 | month | Community support & docs; Training and certification; Low- and full-code testing |
| Scale | — | month | Community support & docs; Training and certifications; Low- and full-code testing |