aqua vs Casely

aqua is a test management tool for quality assurance, software testing, and workflow management. It supports manual and automated testing in one platform, with a requirements view to identify requirements not covered by tests. Its AI can generate requirements, test cases, and test data from user input. Integrations include Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Ranorex, UFT, Selenium, JMeter, SoapUI, MSSQL, Oracle, PowerShell, and UnixShell, alongside a REST API. Deployment is available through cloud or on-premise options. aqua supports LDAP authentication, Single Sign-On, and permissions that can control more than 100 actions. The maker states that it is ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant, and DORA ready; subscriptions include continuous support. The FAQ says there is no dedicated mobile app. Guest access is free with unlimited seats and read-only access. Test Runner DEV costs €19.00 per month billed annually or €29.00 per month billed monthly. The maker advertises a 30-day trial.

Casely turns software requirements into QA test cases through a conversation with Claude. It accepts PDF, DOCX, XLSX, TXT, and Markdown files, as well as pasted text. Before writing cases, Casely proposes coverage by module, estimates case counts, flags specification gaps, and waits for approval. Its test design uses equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tables, state transitions, and error guessing. The tool can follow the columns, order, tone, and ID scheme of an existing test-case file. Exports include one Excel file and a Markdown file for each case; the Excel output is described as importable into TestRail, Qase, Zephyr, and Xray. When requirements identify API endpoints, it can create a Postman collection with an environment file and run instructions, without embedding credentials. Casely runs with Claude Code, claude.ai, and the Claude desktop app. A browser version with uploads and team review is in early access. The QA skill is free, open source, and MIT-licensed.