Cf Clearframe

Clear pricing for stronger QA and scalable automation.

Clearframe prices framework delivery as quality architecture, implementation, and enablement — not simply as test scripting. Engagements are shaped around the size of the product, the maturity of the team, and the amount of coverage, CI, documentation, and handover required.

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Priced around outcomes, not noise.

A sustainable automation framework should give your team confidence long after the first tests are written. Clearframe focuses on structure, maintainability, reporting, sensible test data handling, and clean adoption by the people who will use the framework day to day.

Architecture first

Frameworks are designed around real delivery needs: environments, authentication, selectors, fixtures, tagging, reporting, and long-term maintenance.

Practical implementation

The goal is not a theoretical testing strategy. The goal is a usable foundation your team can run, extend, debug, and trust.

Clear handover

Documentation, walkthroughs, and working examples are included so the framework does not become a black box after delivery.

Framework and QA packages.

These ranges are designed to give teams a realistic starting point. Final pricing depends on application complexity, number of environments, authentication model, CI requirements, test data constraints, and the amount of regression coverage required.

QA / Automation Readiness Review

Entry point

A focused review for teams who know quality needs improving, but are not yet sure whether the next move is automation, process cleanup, or better regression structure.

From £500
  • QA process and regression review
  • Automation readiness assessment
  • Manual vs automated coverage guidance
  • Practical next-step recommendations

Automation Foundation Sprint

Starter build

A clean starting point for teams introducing Playwright and TypeScript automation without overcomplicating the first version.

£4,000–£6,000
  • Framework skeleton and project structure
  • Environment configuration approach
  • Example smoke tests
  • Basic reporting and documentation

Scalable Playwright Framework

Core offer

A fuller automation framework for teams that need maintainability, clearer standards, better diagnostics, and a foundation they can scale with confidence.

£8,000–£15,000
  • Playwright / TypeScript framework architecture
  • Fixtures, helpers, selectors, and page object patterns
  • Smoke and regression structure
  • CI guidance, reporting, and handover documentation

Framework + First Regression Pack

Release confidence

Framework delivery plus meaningful first coverage across high-value user journeys, designed to give the team a practical regression baseline.

£15,000–£25,000+
  • Framework build plus automated critical journeys
  • Suggested smoke and regression split
  • Failure diagnostics and maintainability review
  • Team walkthrough and improvement roadmap

Day rates and ongoing support.

Day-rate work is available where a flexible engagement is more suitable than a fixed package, especially for discovery, architecture, mentoring, rescue work, or ongoing delivery support.

Discovery / audit day

Focused review, technical direction, prioritisation, and practical recommendations.

£600/day
Standard delivery

Automation implementation, framework build-out, QA process support, and practical enablement.

£650/day
Architecture / strategy

Framework design, CI direction, test strategy, tooling decisions, and senior technical guidance.

£800/day
Complex / urgent delivery

Regulated environments, rescue engagements, tight deadlines, complex permissions, or multi-team delivery.

By scope

Support after the framework is live.

Test automation needs care after launch. Clearframe can provide light-touch review, steady delivery support, or embedded help as your team extends the framework.

Light support

£750–£1,250 / month
  • Small fixes and advice
  • Framework review
  • Light maintenance support

Growth support

£2,000–£3,500 / month
  • New automated tests
  • Maintenance and CI support
  • Ongoing QA improvements

Embedded support

£5,000–£8,000 / month
  • Regular delivery support
  • Mentoring and standards
  • Roadmap and framework ownership

What affects the final quote?

Two applications can both “need automation” while requiring very different levels of effort. Clearframe scopes work carefully so the price reflects the real delivery shape.

Usually increases scope

  • Multiple environments or user roles
  • Complex authentication or permissions
  • Unstable selectors or test data
  • CI/CD integration and reporting needs
  • Large first-pass regression coverage

Usually reduces scope

  • Clear critical user journeys
  • Stable test environment and data
  • Good test IDs or reliable selectors
  • Existing release and regression structure
  • A focused first milestone

Ready to price the right foundation?

Share the product, the current QA process, and what release confidence needs to look like. Clearframe will shape a practical route from uncertainty to structure.

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