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Visitaqua vs QA Sphere
What both publish
| Fact | aqua | QA Sphere |
|---|---|---|
| AI test generation | The product can generate requirements, test cases and test data from project input. | Its AI can create individual or bulk test cases from requirements, specifications, spreadsheets and screenshots. |
| Company | LinkedIn lists aqua cloud as a privately held software-development company founded in 2016 with 11–50 employees and headquarters in Cologne, Germany. | QA Sphere is a product of Hypersequent FZCO, a privately held company based in Dubai, UAE. |
| Documentation | The documentation site contains more than 600 pages covering product use, integrations, automation and installation. | The documentation covers quick start, test management, integrations, import/export, REST API, CLI, reports, administration, release notes and support. |
| Headquarters | Cologne, Germany | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Integrations | Documented integrations include Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Selenium, JMeter, Ranorex, SoapUI and other testing tools. | Documented integrations include Jira, GitHub Issues, GitLab, Linear, Notion, Slack, webhooks and MCP. |
| Product | aqua is an AI-powered requirements, test and defect management system for regulated industries, agencies and SaaS companies. | QA Sphere is an AI-powered test management system for managing test cases, planning test runs, and tracking results and testers. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.7 out of 5 from 15 reviews | 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.7 out of 5 from 28 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews |
| Reporting | Dashboards, KPI alerts and a Report Wizard provide charts, external data and media for QA reporting. | Built-in reporting covers results, coverage, traceability, run scorecards and team effort. |
| Security | The maker states that aqua is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant, and describes it as DORA ready. | The service says data exchanges use HTTPS/TLS encryption and describes role-based access, two-step authentication, audit logs, and 24/7 active monitoring. |
aqua plans
- GuestFree
- Test Runner DEV — Full TR license, billed annually€19 a month
- Test Runner DEV — Full TR license, billed monthly€29 a month
- Test Runner DEV€29 a month
- Requirement Management — Full RM license, billed annually€89 a month
- aqua Suite€99 a month
QA Sphere plans
- FreeFree
- Standard$12 a month
- Business$24 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick aqua if…
aqua suits teams managing requirements and manual or automated testing across projects. Its cloud and on-premise deployment options and integrations may fit teams with varied testing and authentication needs.
Pick QA Sphere if…
QA Sphere may suit testing teams that need to manage cases and runs, connect issues, and report on QA activity. Its free plan is limited to three users, while teams needing SAML 2.0 SSO or SCIM provisioning can look to Business features.