Who Is This Tool For?
Rihario is built for solo developers and indie builders who need quick confidence checks before shipping. It's designed for people who ship fast, iterate often, and care more about "does it feel broken?" than comprehensive test coverage.
Perfect For You If...
Perfect for you if…
- You build frontend apps solo or in small teams - You're building web apps, SaaS products, or frontend-heavy projects. You're the person writing the code, deploying, and making sure things work.
- You want confidence, not guarantees - You understand that AI-powered testing is probabilistic. You want to know "are there obvious issues?" not "is every possible scenario covered?"
- You don't want to write test scripts - The idea of writing Playwright or Cypress tests makes you cringe. You want to check your app, not maintain test infrastructure.
- You ship fast and iterate often - You deploy multiple times per day or week. You need quick checks that don't slow you down.
- You're pragmatic about testing - You know that perfect test coverage is impossible. You care about catching obvious problems, not edge cases that affect 0.01% of users.
Probably Not For You If...
Probably not for you if…
- You need test coverage metrics - If your stakeholders or compliance requires test coverage percentages, Rihario won't meet those needs.
- You want to replace Playwright or Selenium - Rihario isn't a replacement. It's a different approach - exploratory rather than scripted.
- You need CI/CD pipeline integration - While you could run Rihario in CI/CD, it's not designed for that. Results are probabilistic and require human judgment.
- You need compliance or audit trails - Rihario doesn't provide detailed audit logs or compliance reports for regulatory requirements.
- You want deterministic results - If you need the same test to produce identical results every time, Rihario isn't for you.
Use Cases That Work Well
- Pre-deployment checks - "Let me quickly check if my latest changes broke anything obvious"
- Visual regression checks - "Did my CSS changes break the layout?"
- Flow verification - "Does the checkout flow still work end-to-end?"
- Cross-browser checks - "Does this work in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari?"
- Accessibility spot checks - "Are there obvious accessibility issues?"
- Form validation checks - "Do my forms handle errors correctly?"
Use Cases That Don't Work Well
- Comprehensive regression testing - AI explores what it finds, doesn't guarantee all paths are tested
- CI/CD gates - Results are probabilistic, shouldn't block deployments
- Performance benchmarking - Not designed for precise performance metrics
- API testing - Focused on frontend, not backend APIs
- Mobile app testing - Web apps only, not native mobile apps
- Automated monitoring - Designed for on-demand checks, not continuous monitoring
Still not sure? Try it. There's a free tier with 5 tests per month - no credit card required. Run a test on your app and see if the results are useful to you.