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QMetry Test Management for Jira runs inside Jira. If you're weighing other Jira apps, here's what working with AIO Tests, Xray and Zephyr looks like day to day, and how to compare them with QMetry on one real sprint.
QMetry Test Management for Jira (QTM4J) runs inside Jira and focuses on reusable test cases for agile teams, with its own automation API. Teams compare it with other Jira apps when they want automated results to arrive with less scripting, reports that go out on their own, or test status that developers can see on the story.
We make AIO Tests. We haven't tested QMetry hands-on, so this post doesn't compare QMetry feature by feature; it describes the other apps and gives you a way to compare them yourself.
1. AIO Tests
- Tests next to the work: test cases sit inside AIO Tests, linked to the Jira stories they cover, and stay out of your backlog.
- Bugs developers can act on: a bug raised from a failed step arrives with the summary and steps filled in, and the story shows its cases, last result and bugs.
- Automation without scripts: ready-made reporters for Cypress, Playwright, Postman (Newman) and Katalon send results straight in; JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber and Robot Framework results import too.
- Reports that send themselves: 20+ reports, any of them emailed on a schedule as PDF or Excel; saved reports are shared with the project.
- No set-up project: a new project works as soon as the app is enabled, and can copy another project's settings.
Compare: AIO Tests vs QMetry.
2. Xray
The most installed test management app for Jira. Tests are Jira issues, so they work with JQL and boards; they also appear in your backlog, and each project needs issue types and mappings set up. Reports can be shared and exported but not scheduled. Compare: AIO Tests vs Xray.
3. Zephyr
SmartBear's Jira app. Tests live inside Zephyr, with folders, versioning, BDD, Call to Test and custom fields on individual test steps. Automated results come in through scripts and API uploads, and reports can't be scheduled. Compare: AIO Tests vs Zephyr.
Compare them on one sprint
- Pick three or four stories from the current sprint and write their test cases in each app.
- Run them as a small regression cycle, with one developer taking part.
- Fail a step on purpose and raise a bug: check what's filled in, and whether the developer sees it on the story.
- Send one automated run from your CI pipeline.
- Build the report your manager asks for before a release, and see whether it can go out on a schedule.
- Check what moves from QMetry: test cases, folders, cycles and history.
Every app above has a 30-day free trial on the Marketplace.
What it costs
Both apps charge for every user on the Jira site. For a 25-user Jira site, AIO Tests costs $575 a year and QMetry $1,045 (Jira Cloud, Standard edition, Atlassian Marketplace, October 2026). Both are free for Jira sites with up to 10 users.
Still comparing? Read our guide to Jira test management tools. Ready to move? See how to keep your test history in our guide to Jira test management migration.
FAQ
What's the best QMetry alternative? If you want ready-made automation reporters, scheduled reports and bugs on the Jira story, try AIO Tests. If you want tests as Jira issues, Xray.
Can I move from QMetry to AIO Tests? Yes, test cases import from Excel or CSV. Questions? Book a demo.
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