Side by side
aqua vs Hawzu
Both stand on quality assurance software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Choose aqua if your team needs test management alongside requirements linking, test planning, and QA reporting, with manual and automated testing in one platform. Its integrations, deployment choices, and access controls may suit teams with specific workflow or authentication needs. Look elsewhere if a dedicated mobile app is essential or if read-only Guest access does not meet your needs.
Visit aquaChoose Hawzu if your team wants test management tied to release readiness, with support for imported CI reports and connected issue trackers. Look elsewhere if you require self-hosting, SSO, or SCIM, or if Hawzu itself must run recorded test scripts.
Visit HawzuThe facts
| aqua | Hawzu | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Extension, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | Extension, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | See the plans | Growth: $20 per member a month |
| Plans published | 14 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | aqua-cloud.io | hawzu.com |
| On quality assurance software | #1 of 29 | #5 of 29 |
aqua: what it does well
- Supports manual and automated tests in a centralized platform.
- Requirements view helps identify requirements without test coverage.
- AI can generate requirements, test cases, and test data from input.
- Offers cloud and on-premise deployment.
- Permissions can control more than 100 actions.
What to know first
- There is no dedicated mobile app.
- The free Guest plan is read-only.
- Requirement Management starts at €89/month billed annually.
Hawzu: what it does well
- Connects test cases, requirements, executions, defects, releases, and analytics.
- Scores release readiness and provides go/no-go verdicts.
- AI generates test cases from requirements, specifications, or PDFs.
- Imports five listed report formats and maps results to test cases.
- Free plan includes five people and three projects.
What to know first
- Cloud-only deployment.
- Hawzu does not run Recorder scripts.
- Free plan limits history to 90 days.
- SSO and SCIM are not currently supported.