Test Propeller

Spin up test dependencies in milliseconds

Accelerate your integration tests by restoring pre-warmed containers. Choose from 140+ database, queue, and browser pre-warmed container images, or snapshot your own.

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~/quickstart.sh

# Install the Test Propeller CLI curl -fsSL https://testpropeller.com/install.sh | sh

# Sign in

# Restore an Elasticsearch pre-warmed container CONTAINER=$(tp restore --lifetime 60s testpropeller/elasticsearch:9.3.0)

# Expose the Elasticsearch API on an unused port PORT=$(tp expose-port $CONTAINER 9200)

# Use Elasticsearch as part of your test curl "http://localhost:$PORT"

A message from the Founder

Integration testing is broken.
External dependencies force you to compromise:

Mocks and stubs are easy to start with. But they drift from reality and give you a false sense of security.
Shared environments are realistic. But tests trip over each other due to shared state and you need to maintain brittle clean up scripts.
Starting Testcontainers for every test is realistic and isolated. But it's painfully slow, clogs up your CI pipeline, and breaks your train of thought.

I saw the status quo as a tooling failure.

That's why I built Test Propeller.

Pre-warming containers eliminates the lengthy startup time.
You get realistic tests, isolated runs, and fast feedback.

Dennis Krasnov Founder, Test Propeller

Launch Elasticsearch 12 times faster than Testcontainers

2482ms until healthy

391ms until healthy, cold starts take longer due to disk access

Simple and Predictable Pricing

Personal

Free forever

No credit card required.

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What You Get

monthly credits

No credit rollover

Community support

Team

per month

What You Get

monthly credits

% bonus

2 month credit rollover

Community, email support

Enterprise

Custom to fit your needs

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What You Get

Custom monthly credits

Custom credit rollover

Community, priority email, slack support

White-glove onboarding and training

Security questionnaires

Issued monthly.

Issued monthly. Automatic volume discount vs. top-ups.

Issued monthly. Negotiated amount and volume discount vs. top-ups.

Monthly credits are valid for 30 days.

Monthly credits are valid for 90 days, so long as you're subscribed.

Monthly credits are valid for 90+ days, so long as you're subscribed.

Item	Cost
Run container	1 credit
Snapshot container	1 credit
Restore pre-warmed container	1 credit / GB restored
Self-hosted agent	1 credit / hour
Serverless agent	25 credits / GB RAM / minute

Running out of credits? Top up at any time

Pay once, without upgrading your plan. Top-up credits never expire and are consumed after monthly credits run out.

per 1000 credits

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Charged when you start a container from a container image.

Charged when you snapshot a container into a pre-warmed container image.

Charged when you restore a container from a pre-warmed container image. Larger images cost more. Image size is rounded up to the nearest GB.

Charged when you host an agent yourself. Time is rounded up to the nearest hour.

Charged when we host an agent for you. Larger agents cost more. Time is rounded up to the nearest minute.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there any limits?: Nope. Unlimited users. Unlimited parallelism. That's the beauty of prepaid credits.
Do I need to configure access to an OCI registry?: It depends. You can restore public snapshots maintained by Test Propeller without setting up access to an OCI registry. To run private container images you'll need to configure access to your OCI registry. You can snapshot a container without an OCI registry, but to share that snapshot with other agents in your organization you'll need to configure access to your OCI registry.
What happens when my credits run out?: After a short synchronization delay, your API keys will deactivate. You'll no longer be able to run containers, snapshot containers, and restore snapshots. You'll still be able to stop containers and delete snapshots. Test Propeller credits are prepaid, so you won't incur runaway overage fees leading to suprise bills.
How do I ensure I don't run out of credits?: Subscribe to a plan that has enough included monthly credits for your typical usage. Buy top-up credits in advance to cover for months with abnormally high usage. Keep an eye on your remaining credits in the Test Propeller dashboard or with the tp credit ls CLI command. You'll be notified by email when your credits are running low.
What payment methods do you accept?: We accept credit cards, debit cards, digital wallets, bank redirects, and bank transfers. Prices are in USD and you'll be billed in your local currency.
What's the refund policy?: Refunds are available within 30 days of purchase. A full refund may be granted if none of the credits have been used. A partial refund may be granted if a small portion of the credits have been used, at our discretion. Contact us to discuss refund options.