Katalon is a paid product with a free trial, 30 days long. The free plan includes 30-day trial with Studio Enterprise full access, 5 True Automation seats included, and 5 Katalon Runtime Engine licenses included. No credit card is required to sign up.
About
Katalon is a software testing platform that combines test automation, test management, test execution, and production insights in one product family. Katalon Studio supports web, mobile, API, and desktop test authoring with no-code, low-code, and full-code workflows, while TestOps stores manual and automated test cases, runs, requirements, defects, and release evidence.
The platform also includes TestCloud for parallel execution on real browsers and mobile devices, and TrueTest for production journey analysis and coverage gap detection. The pricing page lists a 30-day trial with 5 True Automation seats, 5 Katalon Runtime Engine licenses, 3 TestCloud sessions, and 5 admin seats plus unlimited platform viewers, with no credit card required.
- Web, mobile, API, and desktop testing
- No-code, low-code, and full-code authoring
- Manual test management and release evidence
- Parallel cloud execution on browsers and devices
- Production journey analysis and coverage gaps
- 30-day trial with 3 TestCloud sessions
- 5 True Automation seats in trial
- 5 Runtime Engine licenses in trial
Free Tier Value
This free trial lasts 30 days and the page explicitly says no credit card is needed, so it has low signup friction. The trial includes full Studio Enterprise access plus 5 automation seats, 5 runtime licenses, and 3 TestCloud sessions, which is roughly comparable to a meaningful slice of the $180/month Studio plan; that makes the trial worth about $180/month on a buyer’s comparison basis, though it is time-limited rather than perpetual.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 30-day trial with Studio Enterprise full access.
- 5 True Automation seats included.
- 5 Katalon Runtime Engine licenses included.
- 3 TestCloud sessions included.
- 5 admin seats included.
- Unlimited platform viewers included.
See Katalon pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Katalon Studio
- seat
- 1
- AI agents for test generation, failure analysis, and self-healing
- MCP server integration
- Unlimited AI sessions
- Advanced web, mobile, API, and desktop testing
- Debugging
- Data-driven testing and test data binding
- Parallel execution
- Unlimited and dynamic test suites
True Automation
- seat
- 1
- Everything in Katalon Studio
- AI agents for autonomous manual test execution and test generation
- MCP server integration
- Manual testing and centralized test management
- Advanced team reports and analytics
- Visual testing
- Test case history and versioning
- Free cloud sessions, admin seats, and unlimited platform viewers
True Platform
- seat
- 1
- TestOps plus TestCloud
- Test management, reports, and analytics
- Cloud execution sessions
- For manual testers, QA managers, and stakeholders
- No Studio access required
Katalon Runtime Engine
- license
- 1
- Run Studio tests from the command line on your own machines
- Works with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab, AWS, and Docker
TestCloud - Cross-Browser
- session
- 1
- Parallel automated tests across desktop and mobile browsers
- Instant live testing on desktop browsers
- No setup needed
TestCloud - Native Mobile
- session
- 1
- Parallel automated tests and live testing for native apps and mobile browsers
- Runs on a large cloud of real iOS and Android devices
- No physical device lab needed
Pricing extracted from Katalon's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Katalon free forever?
No. Katalon offers a time-limited trial, about 30 days long, after which you subscribe to a paid plan or lose access.
Does Katalon require a credit card?
No. You can start on Katalon's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Katalon's free tier?
When the trial ends you keep access only by moving to a paid plan. The cheapest is True Platform at $70 / seat / month.
What is Katalon's free tier worth?
Katalon's free tier is worth about a 30-day free trial. That maps to an FTV score of 54/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
