Tesbo vs Testmo
Most tools on this list charge per person. Testmo mostly does not, and neither does Tesbo, which makes this the most like-for-like comparison in the set. The differences are hosting, AI, and what happens as you grow.
Claims last checked against Testmo’s own pages on Aug 22, 2026
The short answer
Testmo is a well-made unified tool covering manual tests, automation runs and exploratory sessions, priced in team blocks rather than per seat. It starts at $99 a month for ten users. Tesbo is $30 per workspace a month, with no blocks, and can be self-hosted free. Pick Testmo for its unified reporting. Pick Tesbo for a flat price at any size, or to run it yourself.
At a glance
- Testmo Team is $99 a month and includes 10 users. Tesbo Cloud Pro is $30 a month for the whole workspace.
- Testmo steps up in blocks: Business is $399 a month per 25 users, Enterprise is $599 a month per 25 users.
- Testmo offers 15% off annual plans. Even so, $99 a month is $1,188 a year against Tesbo’s $360.
- Testmo has no on-premise option — it is a cloud application only. Tesbo Community is free and self-hosted.
- Single sign-on is on Testmo’s Enterprise plan. It is included with Tesbo.
- Testmo brings manual, automated and exploratory testing into one reporting view, which is genuinely good.
Where Tesbo is different
No block to step up into
Testmo’s price moves in chunks: $99 a month up to ten users, then $399 a month per twenty-five. Crossing eleven users quadruples the bill. Tesbo stays at $30 a month for the workspace whether you are three people or fifty.
You can run it yourself
Testmo is cloud only and says so plainly. If your test data has to stay inside your own network, Tesbo Community is free forever, self-hosted, with unlimited projects and members.
Single sign-on without the top plan
On Testmo, SSO arrives on Enterprise at $599 a month per twenty-five users. On Tesbo it is included. For a team that needs SSO for policy reasons rather than scale, that is a large gap.
The cases get drafted for you
Both tools have AI features. Tesbo’s is the centre of the product: describe the behaviour, get a full case back, review it, keep what is right. And you bring your own provider key, so there are no credits to buy.
Tesbo and Testmo, side by side
| Capability | Tesbo | Testmo |
|---|---|---|
| How it is pricedTestmo is not strictly per seat either, which makes it the closest model to ours here. | Per workspace. $30 a month billed annually, any number of people. | Team blocks. $99 a month for 10 users, then $399 a month per 25. |
| Cost for a team of 10 | $360 a year | $1,188 a year at list, less 15% if paid annually |
| Cost for a team of 20 | $360 a year | $4,788 a year at list on Business |
| Run it on your own servers | Yes, free forever | No — cloud only |
| Single sign-on | Included | Enterprise plan only |
| Manual, automation and exploratory in one place | Manual and automation; exploratory is lighter | All three, unified, and it is their strongest feature |
| Free tier | Community self-hosted, plus a free cloud tier | Trial only |
| What the AI costs | You bring your own AI provider key. Usage is billed by your provider at their rate. | Testmo AI is included on all plans |
What it costs
Testmo publishes three plans, priced in blocks rather than per seat. Team is $99 a month and includes ten users. Business is $399 a month per twenty-five users and adds custom role-based access control. Enterprise is $599 a month per twenty-five users and adds single sign-on, a full user audit log, two-factor enforcement and unlimited API-only users. Annual plans get 15% off list, and there is no on-premise option — Testmo describes itself as a cloud web application. Tesbo Cloud Pro is $30 per workspace a month billed annually, $360 a year for unlimited members, and Tesbo Community is free forever self-hosted. Prices read from both vendors’ own pricing pages on 22 August 2026.
What it costs at your team size
Testmo at list price, before its 15% annual discount, against Tesbo Cloud Pro at $360 a year. Testmo’s plan blocks mean the team size decides which plan you are on, so the jumps are steps rather than a smooth line.
| Team size | Tesbo | Testmo |
|---|---|---|
| 10 people | $360 | $1,188 (Team) |
| 20 people | $360 | $4,788 (Business) |
| 50 people | $360 | $9,576 (Business, two blocks) |
Take 15% off the Testmo column if you pay annually, and add more if you need Enterprise for single sign-on, which is $599 a month per twenty-five users. Testmo’s unified view of manual, automated and exploratory testing is genuinely ahead of ours, so if that is what you need, the price gap is buying you something real rather than nothing.
Bringing your data across
Testmo exports to CSV and has a REST API with webhooks, so moving out is a supported path. Its automation run history is the part that needs thought, because that is where Testmo keeps the most detail.
- 1Export one Testmo project to CSV and check how your case fields map.
- 2Import into a scratch Tesbo project and confirm steps and expected results survived.
- 3Point your CI at Tesbo’s API so new automated results land in the new place from the next build onward.
- 4Keep Testmo running for one release cycle so you can compare the two reports side by side.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Tesbo if
You are about to cross one of Testmo’s block boundaries and quadruple your bill. You need to self-host. You need single sign-on without buying the top plan. Or you want the AI drafting to be the main way cases get written.
Pick Testmo if
You want manual testing, automated runs and exploratory sessions in one unified reporting view — Testmo does this better than we do. Or you are a team of ten or fewer where $99 a month is comfortable and the unified reporting is worth it.
Testmo vs Tesbo: common questions
Can I import my test cases from Testmo?
Yes. Testmo exports to CSV and has a REST API. Import the cases into Tesbo, then point your CI at Tesbo’s API so new automated results go to the new place. Plan the automation run history separately, since that is where Testmo holds the most detail.
Is Testmo per user or flat?
Somewhere in between, which is why this comparison is closer than the others. Team is $99 a month including ten users; Business and Enterprise are priced per twenty-five-user block at $399 and $599 a month. So you are not paying per head, but you do jump when you cross a block. Tesbo does not have blocks.
What does Testmo do better than Tesbo?
Bringing manual tests, automated runs and exploratory sessions into a single reporting view. That is what Testmo is built around and it does it well. Tesbo covers manual and automated results, with lighter exploratory support.
Can I self-host Testmo?
No. Testmo states it is a cloud web application with no on-premise option. If self-hosting is a requirement, Tesbo Community is free forever on your own servers.
Try it against your own suite
If you are near ten users, work out what the next Testmo block costs you and compare it with $360 a year.
Sources
Last verified Aug 22, 2026.
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