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beacon.sh vs Testifly

beacon.sh and Testifly are both uptime & monitoring tools. beacon.sh is aimed at developers and enterprise, while Testifly is aimed at developers and small businesses. Only beacon.sh has a free plan.

beacon.sh

Open-source memory layer that carries lessons across coding agents

Testifly

Autonomous AI QA that builds and heals web app tests from a URL

PricingOpen sourcePaid · $29
Starting priceNot published$29/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial—30 days
Built forDevelopers, Enterprise, Small businessesDevelopers, Small businesses, Agencies
Platformsmacos, windows, linux, webweb
CountryUSIL
Rating——

Choose beacon.sh if

Developers and engineering teams using several AI coding agents who want shared, reviewed memory and a full record of agent activity.

  • MIT-licensed core that runs locally without lock-in to one harness
  • One timeline for every agent and machine, including token spend
  • Turns repeated walkthroughs into skills every agent can reuse

Look elsewhere if: Teams that only need a shared knowledge store for agents and people, or want to train their own models from traces (Context Engine, Overmind).

Choose Testifly if

Small software teams without a dedicated QA engineer who want end-to-end web coverage without writing or maintaining test scripts.

  • No test scripts or selectors to write or maintain
  • Unlimited users on every plan, so the whole team can see results
  • Runs in the cloud, or on-prem behind a firewall from Growth up

Look elsewhere if: Teams that test native mobile apps or want full code-level control over their test suite (Playwright, Checkly).

beacon.sh vs Testifly pricing

beacon.sh

  • Open source$0MIT-licensed local endpoint, JSONL traces, local dashboard
  • Beacon Cloud$020+ agents, 50 findings, session search over MCP, daily digest
  • Cloud Pro$20/moBilled annually (save 25%); unlimited findings, memories over MCP
  • Cloud Team$30/seat/moBilled annually plus $10/mo base, up to 20 seats, shared traces
  • EnterpriseCustomApproval gates, SSO, RBAC, audit logs, your own bucket and region

Testifly

  • Starter$29/mo50 tests, 5,000 runs/mo, unlimited users; 20% off yearly
  • Growth$89/mo225 tests, 50,000 runs, blast radius, integrations, on-prem
  • Business$249/mo750 tests, 200,000 runs, 2 projects, unlimited environments
  • EnterpriseCustomCustom limits, dedicated support, custom contract terms

beacon.sh · Key features

  • Session capture across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode and 20+ other harnesses
  • OpenTelemetry-based event model stored as local JSONL by default
  • Reviewed memories and skills served to agents over MCP and Agent Skills
  • Cloud findings with one-click skills, fix prompts and an evidence trail
  • Full session replay with prompts, commands, edits, approvals and tokens
  • Terminal trace browser and read-only local dashboard

Cons

  • Pro and Team prices are shown only with annual billing
  • Team price is listed as $30 per seat in one place and $40 in the comparison table
  • Free cloud tier caps findings at 50

Testifly · Key features

  • Autonomous flow discovery that maps pages and features from a URL
  • Zero-authoring end-to-end test generation from the discovered flows
  • Login handling for password, social, magic link or custom flows
  • Self-healing selectors and test updates when feature behavior changes
  • Root-cause analysis with session video replay for failed tests
  • CI/CD gate, staging and production runs, and scheduled monitoring

Cons

  • Web applications only, with no native mobile app testing
  • Jira, Linear, Notion, Slack sync and blast radius need Growth or higher
  • Starter and Growth cover a single project

beacon.sh vs Testifly: FAQ

Do beacon.sh and Testifly have a free plan?

beacon.sh has a free plan. Testifly has no free plan, a 30-day free trial.

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