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Donobu is an AI-driven QA platform and managed service that tests releases across functional, API, exploratory, mobile, localization and content checks, producing replayable Playwright tests.

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Introduction

Donobu’s tagline is “AI runs the tests. We own the quality.” It tests every release, locale and page of a product, combining AI agents with a service that takes responsibility for the outcome.

Coverage spans several kinds of testing: critical journeys turned into a regression suite, HTTP API tests run on Playwright with every request and response in the report, exploratory runs where an agent looks for what is broken, native Android and iOS builds, continuous QA across every market and locale, and content checks against your guidelines for tone, accuracy and freshness.

Findings come with replayable Playwright tests attached. Donobu first appeared on Hacker News in 2024 as a Mac app for web automation and testing and has since grown into a broader platform.

Launch and background: Donobu was posted to Hacker News as a Show HN on 9 October 2024.

Features

  1. Regression suites: Critical journeys kept current.
  2. API testing on Playwright: Requests and responses in the report.
  3. Exploratory agents: Point an agent at the app without a script.
  4. Mobile: Native Android and iOS builds.
  5. Localization QA: Every market and locale.
  6. Content checks: Tone, accuracy and freshness against guidelines.

Pros

  1. Playwright output: Tests are replayable standard Playwright.
  2. Free tier: A $0 plan exists.

Cons

  1. Managed tiers are costly: Service plans start at $5,500 a month.
  2. Broad scope: Some teams only need one testing type.
  1. Start on the free plan and connect a staging URL.
  2. Let an agent explore and review findings.
  3. Promote useful runs into a Playwright regression suite.

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Pricing

Donobu’s pricing shows a $0.00 a month plan and managed plans starting at $5,500 a month.

  1. Global products that ship in many locales.
  2. Companies wanting outsourced QA ownership with AI tooling.

Conclusion

Donobu covers unusual ground, such as localization and content QA, alongside functional and API testing.

Its Playwright output keeps you from being locked in.

On CheckOps, Donobu is filed under the End-to-end & functional, API & contract testing and Release & CI gates stages. Related tools listed here include QA Wolf, Rainforest QA, Applause, Playwright, Mabl and Katalon Studio. Before standardising on one, compare recent maintenance activity, the pricing model as your usage grows, and the integrations you rely on today. Information on this page was verified against the official website, documentation and repository on 11 November 2026.

Alternatives

Other tools on CheckOps that cover similar ground. Open a page, or compare one with Donobu side by side.