This is the true cost of hourly QA contractors

On top of the hourly rate to create and maintain the tests, make sure you know how much you’ll pay to run the tests in parallel — costs that add up fast if you ship and test frequently.
Estimate the up-front and ongoing costs of hourly QA contractors.

Team & billing rate

Developers on your team

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Team size is a good indicator of your app’s testing footprint.

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Billing rate per hour

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Tests for 80% coverage
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0 tests

Test creation & maintenance

Time to create each test

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2 hours per test case on average.

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Time to investigate & fix a failed test

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~1.5 hours on average.

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Daily runs

You should run the suite at least daily, or more if you deploy continuously.

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One-time test creation
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~123 business days
Tests to run
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0 tests / mo
123 tests running 2 time(s) per day
Failed tests
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0 tests / mo
Time to maintain tests
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0 hours / mo

Cost of hourly QA contractors

Not including infrastructure costs.

QA team to hire
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Yearly bill
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Test creation

One-time cost

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Expect to pay for setup and upkeep infrastructure costs for running your automated E2E tests.

Most teams run tests sequentially, which can take hours. Running tests in parallel is more ideal, yet non-trivial to set up.
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