# Alternatives to Katalon

> Source: https://theagentsindex.com/katalon/alternatives/ (re-verified)
> Updated: 24 October 2026

## At a glance

| Name | Best for | Starts at | Better than Katalon at | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Katalon](https://theagentsindex.com/katalon.md) | mixed-skill QA teams automating web, mobile, API and desktop tests in one platform | Free, then $1,000/seat year | — | 24 October 2026 |
| [Functionize Studio](https://theagentsindex.com/functionize.md) | QA and dev teams testing enterprise web apps like Salesforce, ServiceNow and Workday | Free, then $20/month | Multi-agent, Agent permissions | 24 October 2026 |
| [Applitools](https://theagentsindex.com/applitools.md) | QA and dev teams validating web and mobile UI, including AI-generated front-end code | From $667/month billed annually | Agent permissions, Claude | 24 October 2026 |

The ones people open most here come first, then the closest matches.

## Shortlist

### 1. Functionize Studio

Agentic end-to-end test platform that builds, runs and repairs tests against your live web app.

**Where it improves on Katalon:**
- [Multi-agent: yes — The architecture splits the work between a planning agent and an execution agent, with the plan written so a second agent can act on each ordered step.](https://www.functionize.com/architecture)
- [Agent permissions: yes — You set how far the agent may go and every edited step writes a restore point you can inspect or roll back with one click, so changes are reversible.](https://www.functionize.com/architecture)
- [Pooled budget: yes — Growth, Scale and Enterprise draw agent work from one team-wide credit balance; only individual allocations are described as unpooled.](https://www.functionize.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against Katalon:**
- [Writes code: partial — It authors complete tests from a plain-language sentence, but the vendor positions coding agents as the writers of application code and Studio as the independent check on it.](https://www.functionize.com/)
- [Claude: no — The reasoning and element models are Functionize's own rather than a hosted frontier model; Claude appears only as an MCP client that calls Studio, not as a model option.](https://www.functionize.com/)
- [GPT: no — The vendor answers the wrapper question directly: the element model and data layer are in-house and no third-party model endpoint sits under a result.](https://www.functionize.com/architecture)

[View Functionize Studio](https://theagentsindex.com/functionize)

### 2. Applitools

Visual AI and no-code end-to-end testing platform for web, mobile and AI-generated UI.

**Where it improves on Katalon:**
- [Agent permissions: yes — The MCP server enforces what a connected agent may settle: review gates on the server side require verified visual evidence before a test or baseline can be resolved.](https://applitools.com/solutions/agentic-testing/)
- [Claude: yes — Claude Code is named as a natively supported agent environment for the Eyes MCP server, set up through standard MCP client configuration.](https://applitools.com/solutions/agentic-testing/)
- [In your pipeline: yes — CI/CD pipeline integration is a Starter-tier line item and the Eyes page names GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and CircleCI for automatic checks on pull requests.](https://applitools.com/platform/eyes/)

**Trade-offs against Katalon:**
- [Writes code: partial — Autonomous turns a plain-English description into executable test steps, and TestGenAI generates Cypress test code from a recording, but it authors tests rather than application source code.](https://applitools.com/platform/autonomous/)
- [Runs autonomously: partial — Tests run unattended on a schedule and in CI and maintenance is grouped automatically, but baseline resolution is deliberately gated behind a human authorisation step.](https://applitools.com/solutions/agentic-testing/)
- [GPT: partial — GitHub Copilot is listed as a supported agent environment, which implies OpenAI models in the loop, but no page states that GPT models themselves can be selected or configured.](https://applitools.com/solutions/agentic-testing/)

[View Applitools](https://theagentsindex.com/applitools)