Execution-first Test Management

Test Case Management Designed for Real Execution

Requirements, test execution, defects, releases, observability, and reporting — one connected platform.

Hawzu releases overview — progress and defects per release

Every release and its executions at a glance — progress, defects, and ownership in one view.

The problem Hawzu solves

Traditional test case management creates activity, but very little clarity. Hawzu takes a different approach.

The Problem

Teams run thousands of tests and still can't tell if they're ready to ship

  • Executions scattered across releases, runs, and tools
  • Test cases authored carefully, but rarely traceable
  • Defects synced everywhere, but owned nowhere
  • Reports that look complete, yet explain very little

The Hawzu Approach

Execution-first.
Structured by design.

  • Executions are always anchored to releases
  • Test runs exist without corrupting reports
  • Requirements, tests, executions, and defects stay connected
  • Audit trails are preserved — not reconstructed
The Hawzu principle

Know what you're shipping — not just what you tested.

From requirement to release, everything lives in one connected workflow — so every release is a decision, not a guess.

Plan
Requirements Repository
Validate
Suites Releases Executions Defects
Understand
Observatory Reports
Govern Roles, audit trails & integrations — across every stage.
Built by engineers who've done testing

Built for real QA teams

The details experienced testers notice — the depth that only shows up when the people building the tool have actually run the tests.

Authoring
Reusable shared steps Parameterized datasets Custom fields Labels Folder-tree repository
Execution
Dynamic & hybrid test suites Release-gated executions Step-level results Native defect linking Automation result API
Governance
Roles & permissions Audit trails Requirement traceability File manager & attachments

See Hawzu in action. The whole testing lifecycle — in one workspace.

Author at scale. Folder-tree repository with shared steps, parameters, and custom fields — built for thousands of cases.

Trace everything. Manage requirements and trace coverage from requirement → test case → execution → defect.

Release-first planning. Plan release-gated executions and track progress, velocity, and health per release.

Execute with discipline. Run executions tied to releases — results, notes, and a full activity trail at every step.

Track defects natively. Full lifecycle, linked to executions and requirements, with AI surfacing similar defects as you file — no Jira required.

Understand your quality. Traceability, flaky tests, coverage, and defect aging — exportable to PDF or XLSX.

Why teams choose Hawzu

The same category as the tools you already know — a more connected way to run it.

Feature
Hawzu
Most traditional test tools
Scope
Requirements → releases → defects
Test cases only
Test suites
Dynamic (filter-based) & hybrid
Static, hand-picked
Execution model
Release-anchored
Disconnected test runs
Analytics
Curated analytics + flaky detection
Static exports
Automation
Any framework via API
Bolt-on / limited
Governance
Unified roles, audit & workspace
Separate tooling

Works with your stack

Hawzu is the management layer — keep the automation framework and trackers your team already uses. No rip-and-replace, no engine lock-in.

Bring your own automation

Keep Selenium, Playwright, Cypress — or any framework. Pipe results into Hawzu via the REST API — or push a JUnit/xUnit report in one call — so you're never locked into one vendor's engine or its execution pricing.

SeleniumPlaywrightCypressJUnit/xUnitREST API

Connect your trackers

Link the issue trackers your team lives in — or skip them entirely, since Hawzu has native requirements and defect tracking built in.

JiraGitHubGitLabAzure DevOpsLinearSlack
Observatory

See the quality behind every release

Observatory turns your test data into curated analytics — the questions QA leads actually ask, answered as ready-made charts you can drop onto dashboards.

Is automation coverage improving?

Automation over time, by priority and severity

How healthy is this release?

Execution pass / fail / blocked and release pass-rate trend

Where are defects piling up?

Defect aging and open load by assignee

Which tests can't be trusted?

Flaky-test stability detection

Is every requirement covered?

Test and defect coverage per requirement

Need a different view?

Build any chart with the custom chart builder — export to PDF or XLSX.

Practical AI, grounded in your data

Hawzu's AI works inside your testing workflow — not a bolt-on chatbot. Polish test cases and requirements, get answers from your docs, and catch duplicate defects before they pile up.

  • AI rewrite — make test-case and requirement text concise, expanded, or proofread
  • Similar-defect search — surface duplicate and related defects as you triage
  • Docs assistant — ask questions, get answers grounded in Hawzu's documentation
  • Grounded in your content — no hallucinated features or made-up behavior
Requirement or test case
AI rewrite & refine
Reviewed & approved
Executed in a release

Built to handle real-world scale

Structured and indexed for large teams — from your first requirement to your millionth execution record.

100,000+ test cases in a single repository
Millions of execution records
Zero vendor lock-in — bring your existing automation stack
  • Encrypted in transit & at rest
  • Role-based access
  • Full audit trails
  • Workspace & project isolation
  • Execution immutability
Read our security overview →

Free while we're in early access

Every feature, unlocked — no credit card, no limits. We'll announce pricing later with plenty of notice, and early adopters won't be left behind.

Early access
$0 / everything, for now

All of Hawzu, completely free:

  • Test cases, suites & manual test runs
  • Releases & execution control
  • Requirements & traceability
  • Native defect tracking
  • Observatory analytics & reports
  • AI assist + semantic defect search
  • Roles, access & audit logs
  • Integrations & CI/CD result API
Start free

No credit card required.

Questions about where pricing is headed? Talk to us.

Frequently asked questions

What is Hawzu?

Hawzu is a modern test case management platform. Plan and organize test cases, run them, and track requirements, defects, and releases — with built-in analytics and AI across the whole testing lifecycle, in one place.

Who is it for?

QA and engineering teams who want a clean system of record for testing — whether you test manually, run your own automation, or both.

Do I have to use a specific automation tool?

No. Hawzu is automation-agnostic — keep Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or any framework and report results into Hawzu via the REST API. We help you manage and analyze testing; we don't lock you into one engine.

Do I need Jira to use Hawzu?

No. Hawzu has native requirements and defect tracking, so it works standalone. If you do use Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or Linear, you can connect them.

Is it really free?

Yes — every feature is free while we're in early access, no credit card required. We'll announce paid plans later, and early teams help shape them.

Switching from another tool — can I migrate my test cases?

Yes — import test cases from a spreadsheet (Excel) today, and we'll help you move from TestRail, Zephyr, Qase, Xray, and qTest hands-on — free while we're in early access, with no big-bang migration and no lost history. Talk to us about migrating or compare Hawzu.

Is my data secure?

Role-based access control, audit logs, and scoped access tokens are built in, and your test data stays yours. See our Security page for details.

Early access · bootstrapped

Why we built Hawzu

We built Hawzu because every test management platform we tried felt like a bug tracker with test cases bolted on. We wanted a modern system where requirements, repositories, executions, defects, analytics, and AI work together — not across disconnected tools.

Hawzu is bootstrapped and in early access. We're working closely with our first teams to shape the product, and every feature is currently available at no cost.

— The team at Snoowl

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