Manta vs Autify
Autify now spans two products: Nexus, a codeless recorder for web and native mobile tests with AI-based step maintenance, and Aximo, a newer natural-language AI agent that runs described scenarios across web, mobile, and desktop. Manta needs neither a recording nor a per-flow scenario description — it explores your web app on its own from a URL and re-learns it each run, with plain-English checks for the flows that matter. Choose Autify if you need native mobile or desktop coverage, or want a defined suite of recorded or agent-run tests; choose Manta to skip building and maintaining one.
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Where Manta wins
- Nothing to record or describe up front — Manta explores from a URL instead of replaying captured steps or running scenarios you wrote.
- No suite to maintain; both Autify products still assume a set of tests you author and own.
- Coverage grows every run, not only where a test was recorded or described.
- Autonomous exploration catches breakage in flows nobody thought to write down.
- Plain-English test plans replace step-by-step recording for the flows that matter.
Where Autify wins
- Native mobile-app and desktop testing, which Manta does not do.
- A fast, approachable recorder for building explicit test cases (Nexus).
- A natural-language autonomous agent of its own (Aximo), if you want AI-run tests you still write.
- Integrations with Slack, TestRail, and CI available today.
- Precise, editable assertions on specific steps and values.
Pricing at a glance
| Manta | Autify | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Usage-based credits per run | Paid SaaS — Aximo Core from $99/mo (annual); Enterprise is quote-based |
| Free tier | 5 run credits every month, no card | Permanent free tier (2,000 one-time credits on Aximo) |
| Platform coverage | Web apps | Web + native iOS/Android (both products); desktop on Aximo |
| How tests are created | Autonomous exploration + plain-English plans | Record in the browser/device (Nexus), or describe a scenario in plain English (Aximo) |
| CI/CD | API-triggered runs on the roadmap | Available today |
Pricing is our reading of public information as of September 13, 2026 and may have changed — confirm current plans directly with Autify.
What Autify is
Autify now ships two products. Nexus is the original codeless recorder: you record a flow — in the browser for web, or on a device for mobile — and Autify captures it as an editable test, using AI to keep the steps working as the UI changes. Aximo is newer: an AI agent that runs a scenario you describe in plain English across web, mobile, and desktop, without a recording. Both integrate with Slack, TestRail, and CI.
Either way, you still write and own a defined set of tests — a recorded flow or a described scenario. Autify's AI reduces how often you have to fix or rewrite them; it doesn't remove the need to define them.
What Manta is
Manta is an autonomous testing agent for web apps. Give it a URL and it explores like a user, builds a behavioural model, and reports what broke — with screenshots and reproduction steps. Nothing is recorded. For flows you want checked every release, you describe them in plain English. The autonomous testing guide covers the approach.
How they actually differ
| Manta | Autify | |
|---|---|---|
| How tests start | Autonomous exploration from a URL | You record a flow (Nexus) or describe one in plain English (Aximo) |
| What you maintain | Nothing | A recorded or described test set (with AI-assisted upkeep) |
| Platform coverage | Web apps | Web + native mobile, desktop on Aximo |
| Coverage growth | Every run reaches more of the app | Only where a test was recorded or described |
| Finds the unexpected | Yes | No — runs the defined set |
| CI/CD | On the roadmap | Available today |
Where Manta pulls ahead
No recording, no scenario list, no suite. Nexus needs recorded flows; Aximo needs a written scenario per flow. Either way, AI-assisted upkeep still assumes a set of tests you build and organise. Manta re-explores each run instead. Why script maintenance doesn't scale applies.
Breadth. A recorded or described suite only covers the flows someone wrote down. Manta maps more of the app every run and catches breakage nobody thought to record or describe — which matters more as AI assistants add features faster than tests get written.
Time to value. Autify needs a recorded flow or a written scenario first. Manta needs a URL.
Where Autify is the stronger choice
- Native mobile and desktop testing. iOS, Android, and desktop apps are outside what Manta does.
- Recorded, explicit test cases. If your team wants steps they can open and edit, Nexus's recorder is quick and approachable.
- A natural-language AI agent of its own. Aximo runs written scenarios autonomously across web, mobile, and desktop — useful if you want AI execution but still prefer to author each test.
- Precise step-level assertions.
- CI and tool integrations today — Slack, TestRail, pipelines — while Manta's API triggers are still coming.
Using them together
Use Autify for native mobile/desktop and any web flows you want recorded or described in detail; use Manta for autonomous web coverage across the rest of the app.
The bottom line
Autify is a solid choice if you need native mobile or desktop testing, or want a recorder or natural-language agent for explicit web tests you define yourself. Manta is the better fit for web coverage that adapts on its own, with plain-English checks for the flows that matter — and nothing to record, describe up front, or maintain.
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