Tesbo
What it is
Tesbo is a test management platform that uses project context to draft test cases for QA teams. Its Context Engine reads Jira and Linear stories, existing cases, and product documentation, then links generated cases to source requirements and documents. A requirements traceability matrix fills as cases are generated. Engineers can approve, edit, or reject cases; the site says human review is required before anything reaches the repository. Test management includes nested suites, priorities, detailed steps, bug tracking, test runs, plans, and reports. Reporting covers pass rates, flaky-test detection, and risk hotspots. Its MCP server can provide project context to Claude, Cursor, or a user's own agent under human-approval rules, and audit logs record actions by agents and people. Tesbo is offered as a web app, API, or self-hosted deployment. The Community edition is described as a complete open-source product under Apache 2.0 and is free forever; self-hosting leaves deployment, storage, security, and provider costs to the customer. Cloud Launch is free, and Pro is $40 a month, billed monthly. Cloud subscriptions are per workspace and renew automatically unless canceled before renewal.
For and against
For
- Drafts cases from project stories and documentation.
- Links generated cases to source requirements.
- Includes test runs, plans, bug tracking, and reports.
- Offers self-hosting and a free Community edition.
Against
- Self-hosting costs for deployment and infrastructure remain with the customer.
- Cloud subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled before renewal.
- Launch is limited to two projects and 500 MB.
- Downgrading to Launch requires reducing data or exporting it.
The verdict
Tesbo brings case generation, traceability, test management, and reporting into one workflow with human approval controls. Its free self-hosted Community edition and cloud plans serve different deployment needs, but self-hosting has customer-managed costs and responsibilities.
Who it suits
Tesbo is aimed at QA engineers and QA managers working on test design, coverage, and release evidence. It may suit teams that want context-linked test cases with a human review step.
Plans and prices
Community
Self-hosted · Unlimited projects and team members · Unlimited test cases, plans, runs, and activity · 1 core agent
Read 7 Oct 2026 · tesbo.io
Launch
Up to 2 projects · 500 MB total workspace storage · Up to 3 team members · Unlimited activity within 2 projects
Read 7 Oct 2026 · tesbo.io
Pro
Unlimited projects and team members · Unlimited test cases, plans, runs, and activity · 5 GB total workspace storage · Full agent marketplace
Read 7 Oct 2026 · tesbo.io
On the record
- Audit
- Tesbo says its audit logs record every action by an agent or human.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Cloud billing
- Tesbo Cloud is priced per workspace rather than per seat, and subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled before renewal.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Context sources
- The Context Engine reads Jira and Linear stories, existing test cases, and product documentation before generating cases.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Downgrade
- After downgrading to Launch, customers must reduce projects and storage to 2 projects and 500 MB or export data before the downgrade takes effect.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The Tesbo MCP server can provide project context to Claude, Cursor, or a user's own agent under human-approval rules.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site presents Tesbo for QA engineers and QA managers, emphasizing test design, coverage, and release evidence.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Tesbo describes itself as an AI-driven test management platform that uses project context to draft test cases.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Runs, plans, and reports include pass rates, flaky-test detection, and risk hotspots.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Review
- Engineers can approve, edit, or reject generated cases, and the site says nothing reaches the repository without human review.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Self-hosted limits
- The Community plan leaves deployment, storage, security, and provider costs to the customer.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Tesbo can run on infrastructure managed by the customer, and the pricing page describes the Community edition as the complete open-source product under Apache 2.0.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Test management
- Tesbo includes nested test suites, priorities, rich steps, bug tracking, test runs, plans, and reports.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Traceability
- Generated cases cite their source requirements and documents, and the requirements traceability matrix fills from case generation.tesbo.io · read 7 Oct 2026