mabl
Tricentis (Tosca platform)
The broadest single platform for a product team, with self-healing designed around keeping what a test checks and new checks for code written by coding agents
The governance pick: agents for automation, performance and release readiness with human review gates, and the deepest SAP coverage
- UI, API, performance, accessibility
- Agent instructions
- Pre-PR checks
- 14-day trial
- SAP and packaged apps
- Review gates and audit
- Gartner Leader
- Proprietary test format
- Credit-metered cloud runs
- Enterprise sales only
- Heavy for one team
Key Takeaways
- mabl — Low-code platform for browser, mobile, API, performance and accessibility tests. April 2026 added persistent agent instructions and runtime recovery; October 2026 added pre-PR checks for coding agents. Gartner Challenger, October 2026.
- Testim — Tricentis bought Testim in February 2022. It is sold as Tricentis Testim for web, mobile and Salesforce, with self-healing AI locators, Testim Copilot and Tricentis's agentic test automation.
- Tricentis platform — Tosca, qTest and an AI Workspace launched March 2026 that coordinates agents for automation, performance and release readiness, with human review gates. Gartner Leader.
- Bottom line — mabl for product teams that want one modern platform. Testim for lighter Tricentis-backed SaaS testing. Tosca and the agentic platform for SAP-heavy enterprises that need governance.
Why is Testim compared with Tricentis?
Because Tricentis owns it. Tricentis bought Testim in February 2022 and sells it as Tricentis Testim. So the real choice is between mabl and one of two Tricentis products: Testim, the low-code SaaS tool for web, mobile and Salesforce, or Tosca with the agentic quality engineering platform Tricentis launched on March 10, 2026.
All three now sell agents that create, heal and triage tests. They differ in who they are built for and how much control they give a reviewer over what the agents change. Facts verified against vendor pages and announcements through October 31, 2026; scores match the Best AI Testing Tools 2026 guide.
How do the features compare?
Feature matrix
| Feature | mabl | Tricentis Testim | Tricentis Tosca platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | |||
| Who owns it | Independent (mabl) | Tricentis, since Feb 2022 | Tricentis |
| Authoring | Low-code trainer; cloud generation from browser, CLI or IDE | Recorder + visual editor; plain-language agentic creation | Model-based Tosca; natural-language creation in qTest |
| Surfaces | Browser, mobile, API, performance, accessibility | Web, mobile, Salesforce | Web, SAP GUI and Fiori, packaged apps, performance |
| Agents | |||
| Self-healing | Yes; harness keeps requirements intact on heal (vendor claim) | AI locators self-heal | Vision AI across interfaces |
| Failure triage | Plain-language failure explanations, conversational results | Root cause analysis | Agentic Quality Intelligence for release readiness |
| Human oversight | Agent Instructions encode team standards | Inherits Tricentis controls; less documented | Review gates, approvals and audit in the execution path |
| Coding-agent integration | Pre-PR checks for coding agents (Oct 2026) | Not documented for Testim; Tricentis MCP covers Tosca and qTest | Remote MCP servers for Tosca, qTest, NeoLoad |
| Buying (Oct 2026) | |||
| Published prices | Quote only | Quote only | Quote only |
| Trial | 14 days; 500 cloud credits/mo to start; local runs free | Free sign-up | Demo through sales |
| WTF score (/20) | 15 | 13 | 15 |
mabl
mabl's April 2026 release, branded Active Coverage, added Agent Instructions (team standards applied to authoring, failure analysis and recovery), cloud test generation, runtime recovery and Atlassian Rovo integration. In October 2026 it added checks on coding agents' changes before a pull request. Prices are quote-based; cloud runs consume credits and local runs are free.
mabl
- Widest single-platform coverage of the three for product teams: UI, API, performance and accessibility
- Built the self-healing pitch around keeping test intent, which is the right risk to address
- Checks coding agents' changes before a pull request is opened
- Tests live in mabl's format, so leaving means rewriting
- Credit-metered cloud runs need a cost model before generated tests multiply
Testim
Testim records user flows into a visual, low-code editor. Its AI locators find elements and self-heal when the app changes, Testim Copilot turns a description into a reusable JavaScript step, and Tricentis's agentic test automation can build tests from a plain-language description, including for Salesforce.
Testim
- Lighter SaaS entry into the Tricentis ecosystem
- Strong Salesforce edition, including Lightning elements
- Free sign-up to evaluate
- Roadmap now set by Tricentis, which also sells Tosca to the same buyers
- Narrower documented surface than mabl: web, mobile and Salesforce
Tricentis Tosca and the agentic platform
The March 2026 platform centres on an AI Workspace that coordinates agents for test automation (now with SAP GUI), performance testing, natural-language test creation in qTest and release-readiness analysis. Human review gates, approvals and audit trails sit in the execution path. Tricentis reported about $500 million in 2025 ARR and more than 3,000 customers.
Tricentis
- Deepest packaged-app coverage, especially SAP
- Governance designed in: human review gates, approvals and audit across agents
- One vendor for automation, test management, performance and change-impact analysis
- Enterprise sales cycle and no published pricing
- Heavier to adopt than either SaaS tool for a single product team
Related questions
- Which AI testing tools are worth shortlisting in 2026?
- Where do AI testing agents fail, and how should you roll them out? (partner site CTAIO)
- Should you buy a managed QA service instead?
- What does mabl cost and who is it for?
- What is in the Tricentis agentic platform?
Frequently asked questions
Is Testim owned by Tricentis?
Yes. Tricentis acquired Testim in February 2022. It is now sold as Tricentis Testim, with editions for web, mobile and Salesforce, and it includes Tricentis's agentic test automation.
What is the difference between Testim and Tosca?
Both are Tricentis products. Testim is a SaaS, low-code tool for web, mobile and Salesforce teams that record and refine flows. Tosca is Tricentis's model-based enterprise automation suite, with the deepest support for SAP and packaged applications, and it is the centre of the agentic quality engineering platform Tricentis launched in March 2026.
Is mabl better than Testim?
For a product team testing a web app and its APIs, mabl covers more in one platform: browser, mobile, API, performance and accessibility tests, plus checks for coding agents' changes. Testim is the better pick for Salesforce testing or for teams that want to stay inside the Tricentis ecosystem.
How did Gartner rate mabl and Tricentis?
In the first Gartner Magic Quadrant for Agentic Software Quality Assurance Platforms, dated October 6, 2026, Tricentis announced a Leader placement and says it placed furthest on completeness of vision. mabl announced a Challenger placement.
Final verdict
- Choose mabl if one product team needs UI, API and performance coverage on one platform and wants agent checks on AI-written code.
- Choose Testim if Salesforce is the main target, or you want a lighter SaaS tool with Tricentis behind it. Testim review.
- Choose Tosca and the Tricentis platform if you test SAP and packaged apps across many teams and need audited human approval of agent work.
Sources
- Testim, Testim and Tricentis announcement (Feb 2022); Tricentis, Tricentis Testim.
- Tricentis, Agentic quality engineering platform (Mar 10, 2026); Silicon UK/Business Wire, Tricentis remote MCP servers (Jun 24, 2025); 01net/Business Wire, Tricentis record ARR (May 7, 2026).
- PR Newswire via WGN, mabl Active Coverage (Apr 23, 2026); mabl, Pricing; RuntimeWire, mabl pre-PR checks (Oct 21, 2026).
- mabl Challenger in Gartner MQ (Oct 2026); BriefGlance, Tricentis Leader in Gartner MQ (Oct 9, 2026).
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