Jira Test Management Software for QA Teams
Jira runs your development. Kualitee runs your QA. Connect both and your team handles issues and sprints in Jira while your testers own Jira QA testing:
All in a platform designed for them, backed by a bi-directional sync that reflects changes on both sides.
Connect Jira With Dedicated Test Management
Jira is how the dev teams track issues, projects, workflows, sprints. This is where it was built, and it's good. And yet it was never built to track structured software testing: test cases, test suites, runs of execution, and quality assurance reporting that remain stable from release to release.
That's where Kualitee comes in. It provides a separate screen for QA to manage test cases, perform testing, and log defects, and then seamlessly syncs that information back to Jira with the existing two-way integrations. With the two teams using their own systems, nothing gets lost in between.
- ✓ Connect Jira development workflows with Kualitee QA processes
- ✓ Keep development and testing activities linked in real time
- ✓ Manage structured test cases and executions in Kualitee, not scattered Jira tickets
- ✓ Track defects through a dedicated QA workflow with severity, priority, and status
- ✓ Give QA and development shared visibility across both tools
- ✓ Close the gap between issue management and software testing
Simplify Jira Test Management With Kualitee
Connect Development & QA
Bring Jira development workflows together with a dedicated test management environment built for QA teams.
Centralize Test Cases
Create, organize, execute, and manage test cases in Kualitee instead of forcing detailed testing into general Jira issues.
Improve Defect Visibility
Give QA and developers a structured way to identify, track, prioritize, and retest defects. Synced with the linked Jira issue.
Streamline the Lifecycle
Connect development work in Jira with testing in Kualitee for a clear path from development to test to release.
Connect Jira Issues With QA Defects
Here's how those same two tools work seamlessly within a real testing cycle:
The QA tester runs a test in Kualitee and it fails. The tester assigns a defect with severity, priority, and owner in Kualitee.
Thanks to the integration, the defect now maps to a Jira issue, and that issue is brought into the developer's Jira workflow.
When the developer completes the fix, the tester retests the test case in Kualitee and marks it as passed. The defect story is now captured within Jira. QA stays in Kualitee. Development stays in Jira.
The status stays in sync.
Kualitee two-way sync ensures that issues, defects and requirements are kept in sync in both directions. Map defects and requirements to the corresponding user stories so that testers can easily create Jira issues and stories from within Kualitee's interface via the mapping wizard and vice versa.
So, the link between a failed test and what to do about it is always automatic.
Key Features of Jira Test Management Software
Everything you need in Jira software testing tool: test case management, execution, and defect tracking, all synced to Jira.
Jira Integration
Native, real-time two-way sync between Kualitee and Jira. Plus one-way push or pull if you prefer tighter control.
Issue & QA Workflow Link
Map development issues in Jira to software testing activity in Kualitee, with a clear relationship between the two.
Test Case Management
Create, organize, assign, and manage structured test cases and suites in a dedicated QA environment.
Defect Management
Capture native defects during testing with severity, priority, and status, while keeping development connected in Jira.
QA Visibility
Testers work in structured QA workflows; developers keep managing development in Jira. Both see the current status.
How to Integrate Jira With Kualitee
Connect Jira
Open the integration settings in Kualitee and select Jira. A free Kualitee plugin is also available at the Atlassian Marketplace.
Authorize Your Account
Connect your Jira account or workspace using the supported authentication, including your Kualitee API token.
Configure Your Workflow
Choose two-way sync, one-way push (Kualitee → Jira), or one-way pull (Jira → Kualitee), and map the projects and issue types you need.
Start Managing QA
Finish setup and begin connecting development work in Jira with test management in Kualitee.
Full Test Management vs Jira-Native Add-ons
| Kualitee | Jira-native add-on (Xray, Zephyr) | Jira alone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where test cases live | Dedicated QA app, synced to Jira | Stored as Jira issues | No test case support |
| Who you license | QA team only | Every Jira user | |
| Test execution & runs | Yes | Yes | No |
| Native defect management | Yes | Via Jira issues | Basic issues only |
| Free tier | Yes, free forever | No |
Jira-native add-ons keep tests inside Jira but bill against your entire Jira user count. Kualitee licenses only your testers and syncs the results back.
Jira Test Case Management, Beyond Jira Issues
A Jira issue is fine for tracking a piece of development work. It is a poor container for a test case, which needs steps, expected results, execution history, and reuse across cycles. That's the line between the two tools: Jira manages the work; Kualitee manages the testing.
In Kualitee, your QA team can:
- ✓ Create structured test cases with steps and expected results
- ✓ Organize test cases into reusable test suites
- ✓ Assign tests to specific team members
- ✓ Record test execution results in real time
- ✓ Track testing progress across the release
- ✓ Link defects directly to the tests that surfaced them
- ✓ Manage testing across multiple releases and projects
Jira manages development work. Kualitee adds the structure needed to manage software testing.
Jira Defect Management, Connected to Your Tests
When a test fails, the defect shouldn't live in a spreadsheet or a loosely tagged Jira ticket. Kualitee captures defects natively during testing and connects them to the broader development workflow in Jira, so QA and development are working from the same source of truth.
- ✓ Centralized defect tracking inside your test management platform
- ✓ Clear defect ownership
- ✓ Severity and priority on every defect
- ✓ Live defect status, synced with the linked Jira issue
- ✓ Built-in retesting once a fix lands
- ✓ QA-to-development collaboration without tool-switching friction
- ✓ Better visibility into what's still unresolved before release
Kualitee Pricing
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | Free forever | 1 project · 500 test cases · 3 users · 20 AI credits/mo · native defects · REST API · free migration |
| Hypergrowth | $12/user/mo | Unlimited projects · 100 AI credits/mo · two-way Jira sync · every integration included · SSO · mobile app · 24/7 support |
| On-Premise | ~$292/user/yr | Self-hosted deployment · minimum 10 users · full data control |
AI usage runs on published credit bundles: $30 for 250 credits, $60 for 500, $100 for 1,000. So spending stays predictable.
Frequently Asked Questions
It's the combination of Jira for development and issue tracking with a dedicated test management tool for QA. On its own, Jira has no built-in test case management, test execution, or QA reporting. Connecting it to a tool like Kualitee adds that structured testing layer while keeping Jira as the issue tracker.
Yes. Kualitee offers a native, real-time two-way integration with Jira, plus one-way push (Kualitee → Jira) and one-way pull (Jira → Kualitee) options. There's also a free Kualitee plugin on the Atlassian Marketplace.
Not properly on its own. Jira issues can be tagged and repurposed, but they lack test steps, expected results, execution history, and reuse across cycles. Teams either add a marketplace app or connect a dedicated tool like Kualitee that syncs two-way with Jira.
No. Jira is an issue and project tracker. It handles bug tracking and task assignment, but has no native module for test cases, test runs, or test execution reporting. That capability comes from an add-on or a connected test management platform.
The best test management tool for Jira is one that connects natively without forcing every test case into a Jira ticket. Kualitee is a strong pick: it's a standalone QA platform with real-time two-way Jira sync, native defect management, AI-assisted test case generation, and a free-forever tier. Jira-native add-ons like Xray and Zephyr Scale keep tests inside Jira but bill against your whole Jira user count. Kualitee lets testers work in a dedicated QA app while keeping tests and defects synced to Jira.
Kualitee's free-forever Growth plan is one of the most complete free options for Jira teams: it covers 3 users, 500 test cases, native defect management, a REST API, and AI credits, and it connects to Jira through the free plugin on the Atlassian Marketplace. Most free tiers drop either defects or integrations. Growth keeps both, so a small QA team can run real testing alongside Jira at no cost.
Connect Jira With Kualitee for Better Test Management
Keep Jira as part of your development workflow and give your QA team dedicated tools for test case management, test execution, and defect tracking.
Connect the two and build a more structured, visible, and efficient testing process. All without asking anyone to leave the tool they already know.