What is QA as a Service?
Software QA and technical audit services cover manual and automated testing, performance and security checks, and senior engineer code review — especially for AI-generated or inherited codebases before production launch.
QA as a Service
Your QA Team. Without the Hiring Headache.
Hiring a full-time QA engineer takes months and costs $100k+/year. Our QA retainer gives you a dedicated engineer embedded in your sprint cycle — testing every feature, maintaining your test library, and shipping quality — from month one.
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Lower Cost Than In-House
Week 1
Fully Integrated
Weekly
Status Reports
0
Hiring Risk
What's Included
Everything you'd expect from a full-time QA hire — without the overhead.
Dedicated QA Engineer
One engineer assigned to your product. They learn your codebase, your users, and your quality standards.
Sprint-Integrated Testing
Your QA engineer attends standups, picks up tickets, and delivers test results within the sprint — not after.
Growing Test Case Library
Every sprint adds to a documented test case library. Over time, you build a comprehensive regression suite.
Weekly Reports
Weekly QA status reports covering what was tested, bugs found, severity breakdown, and retest status.
Automated Regression Maintenance
On Growth and Scale tiers, we maintain and expand your automated test suite as your product evolves.
Monthly QA Health Report
Monthly summary of quality trends, test coverage metrics, and recommendations for the next sprint cycle.
Retainer Tiers
Start where you are. Scale as you grow.
Basic — 40hrs/month
40hrs
Per Month
One QA engineer, manual testing of new features, weekly bug reports, and a growing test case library. Perfect for early-stage products shipping 1–2 features per sprint.
Growth — 80hrs/month
80hrs
Per Month
Deeper coverage, automated regression suite setup, API testing, and cross-browser/device testing. For products with regular releases and growing complexity.
Scale — 160hrs/month
160hrs
Per Month
Full QA team coverage, comprehensive automated suites, performance testing, security checks, and a dedicated QA lead. For high-velocity SaaS products.
ROI vs In-House
60%
Cost Saving
A US-based senior QA engineer costs $100k+/year. Our Scale tier delivers equivalent coverage at a fraction of the cost — with no hiring risk.
Common Challenges
Problems We Help Buyers Solve
QA gaps show up as regressions, store rejections, and security findings — usually right before launch.
No regression suite
Manual smoke tests can't keep pace with weekly releases.
AI-generated untested code
Lovable and Cursor prototypes reach staging without auth or edge-case coverage.
Device fragmentation
Mobile flows break on OS versions QA didn't cover.
Late QA
Testing in launch week makes fixes expensive and stressful.
Why GreeLogix
Why Teams Choose GreeLogix
Full QA practice
Manual, Cypress/Playwright, API, k6 performance, and security testing.
AI-app specialists
We harden vibe-coded apps before production traffic.
Engineer-led audits
Code review from seniors who build Laravel, React, and Flutter daily.
Release sign-off
Go/no-go reports with severity-rated bugs — not vague pass/fail.
Typical Timeline
What to Expect Week by Week
Strategy
Week 1- ·Risk map
- ·Device matrix
- ·Automation plan
Execution
Per sprint- ·Test cases
- ·Bug reports
- ·Regression runs
Automation
Parallel- ·CI smoke suite
- ·Release checklist
Technologies
Stack & Architecture
CypressPlaywrightPostmank6BrowserStackAppiumGitHub Actions
Security & Compliance Considerations
Security testing
OWASP-focused web and API tests; pen testing available.
Confidential access
Read-only repos; anonymized test data where required.
“What a 70-engineer team could not deliver, a small senior team at GreeLogix shipped. The app went from stuck to live across mobile, web, and backend.”
Buyer Guide & Decision Framework
QA as a Service: Scope, Pricing & Buyer Guide
At-a-glance scope, pricing tiers, delivery timelines, engineering tradeoffs, and decision criteria for technical founders and product leaders.
How much does QA as a Service cost?
GreeLogix pricing tiers: Pre-Release QA Audit Sprint: $1,500 - $3,500 — One-time comprehensive audit of your web or mobile app before production launch or investor demo. Monthly QA Retainer (Sprint Integrated): $2,500 - $4,500 / mo — Embedded QA engineers participating in daily standups and testing PRs before staging merge. Dedicated Full-Time QA Engineer: $25 - $35 / hr ($4,000 - $5,600 / mo) — Senior QA automation and manual specialist 100% dedicated to your engineering organization.
Need to model sprint hours and coverage? Use our QA estimation calculator.
Key Cost Factors
- ·App complexity and number of platforms (web, iOS, Android)
- ·Automation scope vs manual-only
- ·Security or penetration testing depth
- ·Whether you need embedded QA or per-release engagement
How long does delivery take?
Smoke audit: 1 week. Full regression cycle: ongoing per sprint. Deep code audit: 5–7 business days. Phases: Strategy (Week 1); Execution (Per sprint); Automation (Parallel).
Delivery Phases
- 1.Test strategy: risk map, environments, and release criteria
- 2.Execution: test cases, bug reports with repro steps, regression suites
- 3.Automation wired into CI where ROI is clear
- 4.Release sign-off report with go/no-go recommendation
Who is it for?
- ·Teams shipping Lovable, Cursor, or Bolt prototypes to real users
- ·Founders facing investor technical diligence
- ·Products with regressions every sprint and no test automation
- ·Mobile apps needing device-matrix testing before store release
When NOT to use this service
- ·Static marketing site with no auth or payments
- ·You cannot provide staging access or test accounts
- ·You expect QA to define product requirements
Pros / Benefits
- +Catch permission and payment bugs before customers do
- +Documented release checklist for repeatable shipping
- +Investor-ready technical risk summary
Risks to Plan For
- −QA without product context files shallow tickets
- −Testing only happy paths misses edge cases in billing and roles
- −Delaying QA until launch week maximizes fix cost
How Does QA as a Service Compare to Alternatives?
Compare delivery models, cost profiles, and engineering tradeoffs before committing resources.
| Option / Approach | Best When | Primary Tradeoff / Risk | Recommended Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer-only testing | Early prototype with no paying users yet | Developers tend to test happy paths; misses subtle regression side effects, UX edge cases, and cross-browser quirks. | Early pre-revenue prototypes |
| Crowdtesting platforms | One-off device coverage without domain context | Fragmented bug reports without codebase context, inconsistent reproducibility, and zero sprint continuity. | One-off device compatibility checks |
| Automated scanning only | Known stack with mature CI; catches syntax not workflow bugs | Catches syntax and linting issues but remains completely blind to workflow breakdowns and complex business logic errors. | Baseline CI static analysis |
| GreeLogix Pod | You need production release confidence, automated regression suites, and senior QA engineers embedded in your sprint. | Requires active product owner for weekly sprint reviews and scope alignment. | Production & Scaling (Recommended) |
Why GreeLogix
Dedicated QA for AI-generated apps — we know where vibe coding cuts corners
Full practice: Cypress/Playwright, API (Postman), performance (k6), security
Code review from engineers who build Laravel, React, and Flutter daily
Free AI audit quiz as a low-friction entry to a senior debrief
Get a Clear Plan for QA as a Service
Talk to a senior engineer — scope, timeline, and cost range in one 30-minute call. No sales script.
Dedicated Manual QA Engineers: Embedded Retainer Staffing
Hiring a full-time in-house QA engineer takes months, requires recruiting overhead, and incurs significant salary and benefits costs. Our dedicated QA retainer embeds vetted senior QA engineers directly into your development team.
Your assigned engineer works exclusively on your product, learning your domain architecture, user personas, and release standards. They participate in daily standups, review PRs, and log reproduction-ready tickets directly in your project management tools.
- Seamless Workflow Integration: Native collaboration inside your Slack, Discord, Jira, Linear, or GitHub issues workflow.
- High English Proficiency & Timezone Overlap: Clear written and verbal communication aligned with North American, UK, European, and Australian timezones.
- Complete Defect Documentation: Every ticket contains step-by-step reproduction instructions, browser/OS specs, network HAR payloads, and Loom recordings.
- Shift-Left Quality Focus: QA engineers review acceptance criteria before coding starts, preventing defects before they enter the repository.
Retainer Structure: Part-Time vs. Full-Time Embedded QA
Different development cadences require different testing capacity. We structure our QA-as-a-Service retainers into flexible dedicated tiers with predictable monthly billing and zero long-term lock-in.
- Part-Time Dedicated QA (20h/week): Perfect for seed and Series A startups shipping 1–2 releases per sprint. Covers feature validation, smoke checks, and exploratory passes.
- Full-Time Dedicated QA (40h/week): Embedded senior engineer for high-velocity teams shipping continuous releases. Manages end-to-end regression suites and API tests.
- Dedicated QA Pod (Multiple Engineers + Lead): Multi-discipline team combining manual QA engineers, Playwright automation specialists, and a senior QA lead.
- Flexible Scalability: Easily scale team size up or down as sprint priorities change, with a simple 30-day notice window and zero severance overhead.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the buyer questions we hear most before a project starts.
What is QA as a Service?
QA as a Service is a monthly retainer model where you get a dedicated QA engineer (or team) integrated into your development workflow. Instead of hiring full-time or running one-off audits, you have ongoing testing coverage that grows with your product.
How does sprint integration work?
Your dedicated QA engineer attends sprint planning, picks up testing tickets in Jira or Linear, tests features as they're developed, and delivers test results before the sprint ends. We follow shift-left principles — testing happens during development, not after.
What's included in the monthly retainer?
Depending on your tier: a dedicated QA engineer, sprint-integrated testing, a growing test case library, weekly status reports, automated regression suite maintenance, and monthly QA health reports. Higher tiers include multiple engineers and automated test suite development.
How does this compare to hiring a full-time QA engineer?
A senior QA engineer in the US costs $80,000–$120,000/year plus benefits, equipment, and management overhead. Our retainer gives you the same (or better) coverage at 40–60% of the cost, with no hiring risk, no notice periods, and the ability to scale up or down monthly.
Our Process
01
Onboarding Week
Your QA engineer gets access to your codebase, staging environment, Jira/Linear, and attends their first sprint planning.
02
Sprint Integration
Testing tickets created alongside dev tickets. QA runs in parallel with development — not after it.
03
Weekly Reporting
Every Friday: what was tested, bugs found, severity breakdown, and what's queued for next sprint.
04
Monthly Review
Monthly QA health review with quality trends, coverage metrics, and recommendations for the next month.
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