CloudQA vs Cucumber.js
CloudQA
cloudqa.io
Cucumber.js
cucumber.ioSide by side
| Figure | CloudQA | Cucumber.js |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $119/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Test Automation Software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.8 (#5) |
| Integrations | Documented integrations include Jira, Jenkins, Travis CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, GitHub, GCP, AWS CodePipeline, Slack, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Confluence, TestRail, Applitools, Sauce Labs and BrowserStack. | Cucumber says it is not a browser automation tool, but works with browser automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver. |
| Security | CloudQA says it uses a PCI-certified payment processor and does not store card information on its systems. | The project says it has a security policy that explains how to contact maintainers about security issues. |
| Support | The pricing page lists email, screen-sharing, and in-app chat support; QA-as-a-Service includes premium priority support. | The FAQ directs users with questions to the Cucumber community and lists Cucumber School online training for deeper learning. |
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In their own words
CloudQA
CloudQA is a cloud-based test automation platform for web testing. Its recorder captures actions such as clicks, typing, and dropdown selections to create repeatable test cases. The platform lists functional, performance, security, API, and accessibility testing, with support for multiple datasets and switching between environments. CloudQA says its AI can repair broken locators after minor interface changes and summarize test failure reasons. Documented integrations include Slack, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Confluence, TestRail, Jira, Jenkins, Travis CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub, and GCP. Slack failure notifications are limited to scheduled test suites and TruMonitor workflows. The free Kickstart plan includes local automated execution, unlimited API tests, seven days of test history, and Chrome. Scale Up adds cloud executions, scheduling, and one month of history; unlimited cloud runs are subject to fair use. Scale Up is $11,999 a month, with annual pricing shown as $99/m. Synthetic monitoring and native mobile apps require separate licensing.
Cucumber.js
Cucumber.js checks software against executable specifications written as plain-text scenarios, reporting whether each scenario passes or fails. It is the JavaScript implementation of Cucumber and runs on Node.js. Scenarios use Gherkin syntax and are usually kept in `.feature` files alongside the software in source control. Step definitions connect each Gherkin step to code that carries out its described action; expressions can use Cucumber Expressions or regular expressions, but not both syntaxes in a single expression.
The tool runs feature files from the command line and can run in continuous integration, including parallel execution. Reporter plugins can produce results, and reports can be published to Cucumber Reports with `--publish`. Published reports are public and deleted after 24 hours. Cucumber.js is available as the `@cucumber/cucumber` npm module, installed as a development dependency with npm or Yarn. The setup requires Node.js and one of those package managers. It is free and open source, with Linux, macOS, Windows, and self-hosted platforms listed. It works with browser automation tools, but is not itself one.