Most test tools stop at the test case and push bugs to Jira. Hawzu tracks defects natively — full lifecycle, linked to the failing step, with AI catching duplicates as you file. One system, not a bug tracker bolted on.
Everything a QA team needs to file, dedupe, trace, and sign off on defects — without leaving the tool your tests already run in.
Not an issues tab bolted on. A full lifecycle — New → In Progress → Resolved → Closed, and Reopened when it comes back — with severity, priority, resolution codes, assignees, labels, custom fields, rich descriptions, and a complete history and audit trail on every field.
As you type a new defect, Hawzu compares it against your project's existing defects and surfaces the closest matches with a match score — so you can close it as a duplicate, link it as related, or jump straight to the fix someone already shipped.
Link a defect to the exact test case — down to the step that failed — and to its execution, release, and requirement. See it from every side, and surface the failed tests that don't have a defect yet.
Fifteen quick filters and smart insight groups — stale, regression risk, release blockers, needs triage. Then the analytics: open-defect aging with a critical watchlist, defect density, median time-to-resolve, reopen rate, and aging by assignee.
Release and execution Defect Insights map every defect to its executions and tests, summarize reopens, and roll up a Defect Health score. Complete or freeze a release and the defect picture is snapshotted — so your sign-off never drifts.
Prefer to keep issues in Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or Linear? Link them and Hawzu mirrors their status, priority, and assignee back in. Slack and Teams notifications and webhooks keep everyone in sync.
Real screens from inside Hawzu. Click through.
A test fails. You start writing the bug — and before you finish the title, Hawzu shows you:
You mark it a duplicate and move on — no re-triage, no re-fix.
Native defects are one half of Hawzu's connected quality loop — wired into the AI that catches duplicates, the reports that age and trace them, and the comparison with the tools that make you use Jira instead.
Every feature is free while Hawzu is in early access — no credit card required.