QA Cost Calculator

Testing effort estimate

Manual testing

Testers

Hours / tester

Rate ($/hr)

Test automation

Automation hours

Rate ($/hr)

Regression cycles

Number of full test cycles

Tools & environment

Test tools / licenses ($)

Environment / infra ($)

Defect remediation

Defects expected to be found

Avg. cost to fix / defect ($)

Overhead

Management / overhead (% of subtotal)

Estimated QA cost

Subtotal before overhead: $0

Cost composition

Manual testing (× cycles)$0

Automation (× cycles)$0

Tools & environment$0

Defect remediation$0

Overhead$0

Cost per defect found (fully loaded)$0

A bottom-up estimate from your own team rates, cycle count, and expected defect volume. Regression cycles multiply execution effort (manual + automation), not one-time tooling or defect-fix costs. Adjust any field to match your project's actual scope and rates — this is a planning estimate, not a vendor quote.