SpurTest sells QA confidence. agent-qa gives you QA memory you own.
SpurTest is shaped around managed and e-commerce QA workflows. agent-qa is a general-purpose, repo-owned harness for teams that want engineers, and their agents, verifying product changes directly.
Try agent-qa, the source-available path away from vendor workflows toward repo memory.
agent-qa vs SpurTest
| Capability | agent-qa | SpurTest | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source access | SpurTest is not positioned as a repo-owned framework with published source, so behaviour you disagree with is a support ticket. With agent-qa it is a pull request. | ||
| Repo-owned YAML | SpurTest keeps the test intent inside its own product. agent-qa keeps intent, config, hooks, memory and suites beside the code they cover, where your engineering process already works. | ||
| Coding-agent native | A coding agent cannot click through a hosted editor. agent-qa ships MCP tools, packaged Skills and a CLI, so the agent that changed the code writes the test, runs it and reads the failure without leaving the loop. | ||
| Bring your own LLM | Whoever picks the model sets your quality ceiling and your bill. agent-qa lets you point at any provider, any compatible endpoint, or a model on your own hardware, and change it in one line. | ||
| Local and CI execution | One command on a laptop, in CI, and from an agent. No run depends on somebody else's control plane being up, and nothing queues behind another tenant. | ||
| Web and mobile QA | Web, Android and iOS from the same natural-language flow and the same evidence model. The surface is a target named in a file, not a different product tier. | ||
| Memory, cache, hooks | Execution memory, a validated action cache and sandboxed hooks compound. A suite that has been running a month is faster, cheaper and better informed about your app than the day it was written. | ||
| No platform lock-in | Every durable asset stays in your repository. Cancel agent-qa tomorrow and the tests, the memory and the evidence are still there and still readable. |
Why teams switch from SpurTest
Your tests stop being hostages
Every test you write in SpurTest makes leaving SpurTest more expensive. That is not an accident, it is the business model. Every test you write with agent-qa is a YAML file in your repository: reviewed in a pull request, portable to any runner, and still yours the day you cancel.
Built for coding agents, not dashboards
Your team already ships code with coding agents, and a coding agent cannot click around SpurTest's interface. agent-qa ships MCP tools, packaged Skills and a CLI, so Claude Code, Cursor and their peers author the test, run it and triage the failure inside the same loop that wrote the change.
General-purpose beats vertical-shaped
SpurTest's workflows lean toward e-commerce confidence checks. Your product is not a template. agent-qa tests whatever your users actually do, any web flow, any mobile flow, described in plain English and versioned with the code that implements it.
Managed QA workflows buy comfort and cost you compounding. agent-qa puts the verification loop, and everything it learns, back inside your engineering team.
Frequently asked questions
Is agent-qa a good SpurTest alternative?
Yes, and the reason is structural rather than a feature count. SpurTest is a managed QA product oriented around e-commerce and workflow confidence, which means the asset you are building lives on their side of the line. agent-qa is a source-available QA agent with no paid tier, governed by FSL-1.1-ALv2: tests are plain-English YAML in your repository, runs execute on your laptop, in your CI, or from your coding agent, and every run writes back into memory committed beside the tests. The suite gets better at your app whether or not you renew anything.
How much does agent-qa cost compared to SpurTest?
SpurTest is priced on managed product plans, so the bill tracks how much you test. agent-qa has no paid tier, no seats and no platform fee; FSL-1.1-ALv2 governs permitted use. You pay for the model tokens and infrastructure you already control, on the provider you choose, and the validated action cache takes roughly 60% of the tokens off a matched rerun. Adding coverage does not add a line item.
How do I migrate from SpurTest to agent-qa?
You are re-describing intent, not porting code, which is why this is far smaller than a normal test migration. List the user journeys SpurTest watches for you, then write each as an agent-qa YAML test. The intent is the migration. Run npx agent-qa init, write each critical flow as a plain-English YAML test, and let the runtime work out the selectors and the recovery. Most teams move a smoke suite in an afternoon, and there is nothing to un-pick later because the output is files in your own repository.
Does agent-qa cover web and mobile like SpurTest?
Yes, and from the same file. agent-qa runs end-to-end tests on web, Android and iOS with one natural-language format, one memory store and one evidence model, so a flow written once survives being pointed at another surface. agent-qa covers mobile E2E as a first-class target alongside web, with the same YAML authoring and evidence trail.
Do I lose anything by leaving a managed QA workflow?
You trade a vendor-run comfort layer for direct control, and gain speed. Failures land as artifacts and classified evidence in your workflow rather than tickets in someone else's queue, and coding agents can act on them immediately because they live where the code lives.
Sources
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Where agent-qa pulls ahead of SpurTest
The parts of agent-qa that answer what SpurTest leaves you carrying.
Natural-language tests
Write actions and assertions in plain English; agent-qa resolves them against the live interface.
Learn about natural language testsPlain-English YAML
Describe the behavior once; it stays as reviewable YAML in your repository.
Learn moreExecution memory
Turn successful runs into reviewable, evidence-backed memory that makes every future run faster.
Learn about memoryProven before it is used
New knowledge must pass replay and live evidence before guiding a run.
Learn moreFaster warm runs
Reuse proven flows and supersede stale facts instead of rediscovering them.
Learn moreA run leaves evidence
Elements that resolved, a flow that worked, and timings that are real, all attached to the steps that produced them.
Built for Humans & Agents
Humans and agents author the same reviewable YAML, backed by your repository, skills, and MCP.
Learn about MCP and skillsSkills and MCP for agents
Skills teach the workflow; MCP validates, runs, and returns artifacts.
Learn moreVersion controlled, built for teams
Tests, knowledge, and rules stay as reviewable files shared by teammates, agents, and CI.
Learn about configurationFiles, not a database
Tests, config, memory, and rules stay as files your team can inspect and own.
Learn moreLearning arrives as a diff
New memory and issues arrive as pull-request diffs, with their evidence.
Learn moreOne commit everywhere
Humans, coding agents, and CI share the same knowledge from one commit.
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* This comparison is based on publicly available information. Product capabilities and pricing can change; verify details with each vendor before making a purchase decision.