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This is the true cost of hourly QA contractors

On top of the hourly rate to create and maintain the tests, make sure you know how much you’ll pay to run the tests in parallel — costs that add up fast if you ship and test frequently.

Estimate the up-front and ongoing costs of hourly QA contractors.

Team & billing rate

Team size is a good indicator of your app’s testing footprint.

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125 tests

Test creation & maintenance

2 hours per test case on average.

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~1.5 hours on average.

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Daily runs

You should run the suite at least daily, or more if you deploy continuously.

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One-time test creation

250 hours

~31 business days

5,000 tests / mo

125 tests running 2 time(s) per day

375 tests / mo

563 hours / mo

Cost of hourly QA contractors

Not including infrastructure costs.

4 contractors

$438,750

Test creation

One-time cost

$16,250

Compare WITH QA Wolf Winner

Expect to pay for setup and upkeep infrastructure costs for running your automated E2E tests.

Most teams run tests sequentially, which can take hours. Running tests in parallel is more ideal, yet non-trivial to set up.

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