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qTest VS TestRail_

As of 4 November 2026, TestRail is named by 629 companies and qTest by 133; qTest skews to companies under 200 people (35% vs 47%), TestRail to companies over 1,000 (29% vs 44%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: qTest's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, TestRail rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

qTest: 2–200 employees
35%
TestRail: 2–200 employees
47%
qTest: 1,000+ employees
44%
TestRail: 1,000+ employees
29%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.3 · 3.1
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
133companies name qTest
629companies name TestRail
29name both
305 · 1,961postings in 90 days, qTest · TestRail
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentqTestshareTestRailshareLeans
Self-employed32%173%even
2-10 employees75%427%even
11-50 employees2015%10417%even
51-200 employees1914%14723%TestRail
201-500 employees108%8614%TestRail
501-1000 employees1511%538%qTest
1001-5000 employees2317%11118%even
5001-10000 employees75%234%even
10,001+ employees2922%467%qTest
By industry
SegmentqTestshareTestRailshareLeans
Technology & software5642%32351%TestRail
Business & finance services2922%12019%qTest
Manufacturing & industry1713%599%qTest
Commerce & trade97%223%qTest
Media & content54%396%TestRail
Utilities & infrastructure54%51%qTest
Health care32%––outside top 12
Automotive22%61%even
Consumer services & leisure22%173%even
Property & construction22%122%even
Transport, logistics & rental22%91%even
Public, community & associations11%51%even
Hospitality & travel––81%outside top 12
By country
SegmentqTestshareTestRailshareLeans
United States8765%35456%qTest
United Kingdom75%417%even
France54%112%qTest
Australia43%122%even
Germany43%234%even
India43%305%even
Poland43%122%even
Switzerland22%51%even
Netherlands22%61%even
Sweden22%71%even
United Arab Emirates11%––outside top 12
Belgium11%––outside top 12
Canada––112%outside top 12
Italy––61%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentqTestshareTestRailshareLeans
Software engineering23258%1,99384%TestRail
Quality, safety & environment4311%1185%qTest
IT operations & business systems359%201%qTest
Engineering (non-software)174%914%even
Product, program & project management144%181%qTest
General management & consulting51%20%even
logistics warehouse and transport41%10%even
Unclassified31%30%even
Administration & office10%––outside top 12
Customer service & success10%30%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%20%even
Data & AI––50%outside top 12
Sales––30%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––20%outside top 12
hospitality and food service––10%outside top 12
Cite this

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TestRail is named by 629 companies in job postings and qTest by 133; 29 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/qtest-vs-testrail)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

qTest vs TestRail: questions

Which is more used, qTest or TestRail?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, TestRail (629) over qTest (133). By website-and-DNS footprint, TestRail (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses qTest?

35% of qTest companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 47% for TestRail. 44% of qTest companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for TestRail.

Do companies run both?

29 companies name both in their postings, usually qTest in marketing and TestRail in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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