40 h/month
About 2 h a day. For teams that want someone rolling out a new QA strategy.
You pay for one QA and get the output of a team
Hiring an in-house QA solves part of the problem, but it takes time, adds payroll and depends on a single person. With Quality Intelligence, a QA engineer works with agentic AI, always under human review, on a monthly contract.
Book a conversationQA with Quality Intelligence vs. hiring an in-house QA
| QA with Quality Intelligence | Hiring an in-house QA | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to start | Starts as soon as the contract is signed, with no hiring process. | Depends on job posting, screening, interviews, notice period and onboarding. |
| Payroll and overhead | One monthly contract with the consultancy, no employment overhead for your company. | Salary plus taxes, benefits and HR administration. |
| Vacations, leave and turnover | Continuity is Barroco Consult's responsibility. | Vacations, leave and resignations stop the work and restart hiring. |
| Coverage | One engineer with agentic AI covers planning, automation, execution and reporting at the scale of a team. | What one person can do in their hours. |
| Tools | We pick the best tools for the client's stack, with our own code base to speed up the start. | Depends on the individual experience of whoever you hire. |
| Monthly report | A Quality Intelligence report with risks, defects and priorities, every month. | Depends on a process your company has to build. |
| Package flexibility | 40, 80, 120 or 160 hours a month, adjusted to your product stage. | Fixed hours; scaling up or down means hiring or letting go. |
| Data security | AI runs on the client's own AI plan, and we recommend a plan with enough quota for the package hours. | Varies with whatever tools the person uses. |
| What you keep | Code implemented in your environment is yours, even if the contract ends early. | Code stays with the company. |
Packages
80 h/month
About 4 h a day.
120 h/month
About 6 h a day.
160 h/month
Full time, a dedicated QA owning all things quality.
Pricing: talk to us.
When hiring in-house makes sense
If you already have a structured quality function, QA leadership and budget to grow an internal team, hiring may be the right call. Quality Intelligence can also support that team while it forms.
FAQ
Does AI replace the engineer?
No. Agentic AI runs and speeds up the work, and every result goes through human review.
Which testing tools do you use?
We pick the best tools for your stack.
Do I pay you for AI separately?
No. AI runs on your own AI plan, to keep your data secure.
If I end the contract, do I lose the tests?
No. What was implemented in your environment is yours.
Want to know which package fits your team?
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