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Quorum vs Zephyr

Looking for a Zephyr alternative?
Pay for the people who test.

Zephyr is billed on every user of your Jira site; Quorum, per person who uses it. Designer writes the test cases of a Jira story with AI, asks about the rules the story leaves open, and creates what your QA accepts as Zephyr test cases. Reporter, coming soon, is the test management part.

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Side by side

Zephyr and Quorum,
row by row.

What each one is, what it costs and how it works with Jira. Zephyr’s column comes from its own pages as of October 2026; tags show which Quorum product a row is about.

  • What it is

    Zephyr
    Test management in Jira, “designed as a dedicated testing system of record, not an extension of Jira work items”, with no-code automation.
    Quorum
    DesignerReporterComing soonDesigner designs the test cases of a Jira story with AI. Reporter keeps, runs and reports on them.

  • Pricing model

    Zephyr
    An Atlassian Marketplace app, billed on every user of your Jira site, not only the people who test. Zephyr has Standard and Advanced editions.
    Quorum
    Per person: Designer per person who designs cases, Reporter per tester. Never per user of your Jira site.

  • List price

    Zephyr
    App listing, cloud: up to 10 users $10 a month. Above that, per user a month: $6.81 up to 100 users, $4.33 up to 250, $2.10 up to 1,000. Other editions are priced separately.
    Quorum
    Designer Pro $39 a month or $390 a year (Power $79). Reporter $12 per tester a month or $120 a year.

  • Free plan and trial

    Zephyr
    A 30-day trial from the Atlassian Marketplace.
    Quorum
    No free plan. A 7-day free trial, card needed, one per person.

  • Jira integration

    Zephyr
    A Marketplace app: link test cases, cycles and plans to any Jira issue type. Jira Cloud, Server and Data Center.
    Quorum
    A separate web app connected to Jira Cloud with an API token: nothing to install in Jira. Jira Server and Data Center are not supported.

  • AI test case generation

    Zephyr
    Zephyr Skills and the Zephyr Agent for Rovo generate structured test cases from Jira work items or prompts, on Standard and Advanced; generated cases carry an AI_generated label and nothing is created automatically.
    Quorum
    DesignerDesigner reads the story, its epic and linked tickets, drafts the suite and turns each rule the story leaves open into a question instead of a guess. Every case and every change is a proposal your QA accepts.

  • Bugs from failed tests

    Zephyr
    Link test cases, cycles and plans to any Jira issue type.
    Quorum
    ReporterComing soonFrom a failed result, AI drafts the Jira bug (steps, expected and actual result, environment). Nothing is created until a person accepts it.

  • Import from other tools

    Zephyr
    Import from CSV, Excel (via CSV) or other Zephyr instances (via XML).
    Quorum
    No automatic import yet. Designer sends new cases to your current tool, so you can start without moving anything.

  • Hosting

    Zephyr
    Jira Cloud, Jira Server and Jira Data Center.
    Quorum
    Cloud only, for Jira Cloud.

What Quorum adds

AI-assisted.
Never autonomous.

In our view, a test case is only as good as the rule it checks, and generating first leaves the cleanup to you. That is why the AI asks, proposes and drafts, and a person decides.

  • AI that asks instead of guessing

    When a story leaves a rule open, Designer asks, with concrete options: blocking when the answer changes what a case expects, an assumption stated out loud when it does not. Cases that rest on an open question are flagged.

    Designer

  • Proposals your QA reviews

    Every new case and every change arrives as a proposal, a diff your QA accepts, edits or rejects. Nothing reaches Jira or your test tool until a person accepts it.

    Designer

  • Bug drafts, not bug spam

    From a failed result, Reporter’s AI drafts the Jira bug from the case, the failed step, your note and the story. A person edits and accepts it; only then is it created and linked.

    ReporterComing soon

Which to choose

Pick the tool
that fits your team.

Zephyr is the better choice for some teams, and we would rather say so here than lose your trust later. Or use both: Designer works with Zephyr.

Choose Zephyr if

  • You want no-code test automation next to your manual cases.
  • Your Jira site is small: up to 10 users, the listing is a flat monthly fee.
  • You use Rovo and want AI agents that act inside Jira workflows.
  • You run Jira Server or Data Center, or need to import from Excel or CSV today.

Choose Quorum if

  • Most people on your Jira site never test, and you would rather pay per tester.
  • Your stories leave rules open, and you want the AI to ask about them instead of guessing.
  • You want to keep Zephyr and add AI test design in front of it: Designer creates Zephyr test cases.
  • You want AI-drafted Jira bugs that a person reviews before they are created.

Savings calculator

Do the math.
With your numbers.

Zephyr is preset. Enter your team size and see a year of Zephyr next to a year of Quorum Reporter, from published list prices with the source linked.

Your team today

Everyone who writes or runs test cases. Reporter is priced per tester.

Zephyr is billed on every user of your Jira site, developers and product people included, not only on testers. Up to 2,000 here; for a larger site, check the listing.

Billing period

A year for 8 testers

  • Zephyr$100

  • Quorum ReporterComing soon$960

    $120 per tester a year

Enter the people on your Jira site: Zephyr bills every one of them. Until then this counts your testers only, its lowest possible price.

At this size, Reporter does not cost less

Zephyr costs $860 less a year at list prices. Reporter’s case is then the workflow: cases that arrive from Designer already linked to their story, and Jira bugs drafted for your QA to accept.

Get notified

Reporter is coming soon. “Get notified” opens an email to us; no mailing list.

  • Billed on all 8 users of your Jira site, not only the testers.
  • Yearly licence for the next user tier up, as the Marketplace sells it.
  • Price of the app’s listing; other editions are priced separately, check the listing.
  • US dollars, before taxes. List prices as of October 2026; they can change, so check their site. Source: Zephyr on the Atlassian Marketplace (opens in a new tab).
  • A price comparison, not a feature one: other tools do things Reporter’s first version does not, such as importing cases or CI results, custom fields and shared steps.

Moving from Zephyr

No import wizard yet.
Nothing to move today.

Quorum cannot import your Zephyr cases automatically today, and we will not pretend it can. This is how teams start without moving anything.

  1. 01

    Keep Zephyr, add Designer

    Nothing moves. Designer creates the accepted cases in Zephyr, linked to their Jira story.

  2. 02

    Switch at the next release

    When Reporter launches, new cases go into a Reporter folder. Recreate only the regression cases you still run.

  3. 03

    Keep the history

    Keep Zephyr until you no longer need its old cycles. We can plan the move with you, folder by folder.

Want a hand with the move?

Tell us how many Zephyr cases you still run. We plan the move with you, folder by folder.

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FAQ

Questions about Quorum and Zephyr.

Is Quorum a Zephyr alternative?
In part, today. Quorum Designer is AI test design, not test management: it writes the cases of a Jira story and creates them in Zephyr. Quorum Reporter is the test management part, at $12 per tester a month. Reporter is coming soon: it is not on sale yet.
Do I pay for every Jira user with Zephyr?
Yes, as the Atlassian Marketplace prices it: an app is licensed for every user of the Jira site. As of October 2026 the cloud listing is $10 a month up to 10 users, then $6.81 per user a month up to 100 users, with lower rates above. Quorum Reporter is priced per tester instead.
Does Zephyr have AI test case generation?
Yes. SmartBear’s pages describe Zephyr Skills and the Zephyr Agent for Rovo, which generate structured test cases from Jira work items or prompts on the Standard and Advanced editions. Its blog says generated cases are labeled AI_generated and nothing is created automatically.
Does Quorum work with Zephyr?
Yes. Designer sends the cases your QA accepts straight into Zephyr, linked to their Jira story. You keep Zephyr for runs and reports and add AI test design in front of it, from $39 a month per person.
Can I import my Zephyr test cases into Quorum?
Not automatically yet. Start with your next release: Designer writes the new cases, you recreate the regression cases you still run, and Zephyr stays read-only for its history. For a hand-held move, write to support@usequorum.dev. Reporter is coming soon: it is not on sale yet.
Is Quorum an Atlassian Marketplace app?
No. Quorum is a separate web app that connects to Jira Cloud with an API token, so there is nothing to install in Jira and nothing billed per Jira user. Jira Server and Data Center are not supported.
Does the AI write to Jira on its own?
Never. Designer proposes cases and changes; your QA accepts each one before anything reaches Jira or Zephyr. In Reporter, a bug drafted by AI is created only after a person accepts it.

Sources

Where the facts about Zephyr come from

Read on Zephyr’s own public pages in October 2026. Prices and features change without notice, so check their site before you decide. Zephyr – Test Management and Automation for Jira (SmartBear) is a trademark of its owner; Quorum is not affiliated with it.

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Weighing another tool?
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Each comparison uses the other tool’s own public pages, dated and linked, and says when that tool is the better choice.

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