Sauce Labs vs Tricentis Tosca comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Sauce Labs
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
11th
Ranking in Test Automation Tools
13th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
113
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tricentis Tosca
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
1st
Ranking in Test Automation Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
100
Ranking in other categories
Mobile App Testing Tools (1st), Regression Testing Tools (1st), API Testing Tools (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Sauce Labs is 6.3%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tricentis Tosca is 20.0%, up from 15.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Functional Testing Tools
Unique Categories:
Test Automation Tools
3.0%
Mobile App Testing Tools
35.0%
Regression Testing Tools
29.5%
 

Featured Reviews

AnupKumar4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 9, 2024
Offers good stability and robust but lacks generative AI capabilities
Technical support is equally very important. If you talk about anything deployed to production, and the project is live, customers are using that, and they might face some issues, some functional issues. That's when support people play a role in identifying the fix or the incident. Based on that, we create an incident based on the customer defect or whatever. Once the incident gets raised, the support will play a role in working on that particular incident. If it's a code-based incident, administration, or integration issue, support people play a big role in resolving those issues before reaching the exact developers.
KC
Apr 13, 2023
Is easy to set up, reduces release cycle timing, and is stable and scalable
We utilize Tricentis Tosca to reduce our release cycle timing for our SAP releases. We have at least one release every quarter. We also use it for automation We have to automate thousands of test cases and complete end-to-end SAP on business processes. To manually execute these tasks, it would…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Running tests in parallel."
"One of the most valuable features is that we do not have to have the cross-platform testing vehicles in-house. Sauce Labs gives us the ability to test across platforms and that really helps give us confidence in our products."
"They update for the latest browsers and mobile phones and support a lot of combinations. They have 1,000-plus desktop combinations and browser versions, which is really great. We need that at Applause. The all-in-one testing suite aspect of it is really important because most of our clients prefer to go to one place."
"Sauce Lab analytics helped us to get detailed knowledge on test cases execution and logs."
"The insights section provides a great overall state of the automation suite and can identify trends relatively quickly. If we see a dip in our passing rate over time, we can look at what changed when the test started failing to find the root cause rather than doing a quick fix to find that the test fails a short time later."
"So far, the stability has proven to be quite good."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily test multiple browsers and versions, as well as off-loading our local environments using the SauceCloud."
"They offer a large number of devices and browser/operating system combinations for real device tests"
"The platform's most valuable feature is model-based testing, which is effective for test case design and optimization."
"As a codeless automation tool, the product offers a user-friendly experience without requiring extensive coding knowledge. Users can easily handle various applications, including web applications, SAP applications, Windows applications, and even Salesforce applications, without manual coding."
"The most important feature is its ability to support the technical automation of specific clients that we cannot use with other tools."
"The solution has plenty of features compared to other solutions."
"Very user-friendly and the low code automation is really helpful."
"I face no challenges or stability issues."
"The tool's most valuable feature is Tosca Commander."
"We like the fact that it works across mobile, desktop, web, and APIs. Due to this, the solution has a broad range of applications."
 

Cons

"Unable to segregate reports for tests that are currently being developed, and might not be returning useful results."
"I would like to see improved network connectivity and it should allow playback for native apps."
"Latency, due to Sauce Labs being a cloud-based solution, has been a concern. We work in different continents and countries, but last time I checked, Sauce Labs was only offering two data centers, one in the EU and another in the US. If you're not in either of those two places, you would have latency and issues running your test cases."
"Running tests in the SauceCloud can take longer than running in a local environment."
"When we were in development, it was a bit of a pain because we have onshore and offshore development. One of our development shops is in India, and we were running tests over there. When some of the users tried to log in, it was slow for them or we didn't have enough licenses. That was during the core development before we even launched."
"We encountered minor issues with stability from time to time but Sauce Labs continues to make improvements."
"Sauce Labs has room for improvement with its price point. Using a real mobile device, and having that dedicated to your team, costs more than actually purchasing a mobile device. We haven't tried the real devices yet. This is because of their price point."
"As a web product QA team, we sometimes need to spot check some new child site on multiple browsers and OS(es). It was a little time consuming for us since we need to click on each of the browser/OS combinations and start a new session to test. Every sprint, with new features and child pages being added, we mostly need to do the same steps over and over again."
"Primarily I'm dealing with customers looking for a cheap solution, and they are willing to try open-source automation solutions. So from this perspective, the price of Tosca is not as competitive."
"It requires some coding customization that requires expertise."
"It can be quite expensive."
"The UI does not have the option of automating the scroll bars."
"ScratchBook execution needs to be improved as Tosca crashes multiple times."
"Tricentis Tosca currently does not support any mobile testing and can be improved."
"The solution should work with the Linux platform. Right now, it only runs on Windows."
"Making it more stable would be good because we get around 90% stability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Try the free trial and work with a Sauce Labs representative to see what package works best for your application(s)."
"We pay for a specific number of VMs."
"It could be less like pay-per-use with a lower rate."
"We have an enterprise account; it has worked great for our needs."
"It is an expensive tool."
"​Now that we have an enterprise license, we no longer have to worry about minutes each month!​"
"We did initially go with Sauce Labs because of the pricing and integration."
"Go ahead please. Try it at a smaller scale."
"The licensing cost for Tricentis Tosca is expensive. It has multiple features, but to use all of its features, you have to pay for additional licenses."
"I rate the price of Tricentis Tosca a two out of five."
"I'm not sure if I'm at liberty to talk about the pricing, but it has some significant costs. For example, you have to pay a license and maintenance fee. Then the rest of the terms are negotiable. We have to consider what we need and what benefit we get from it."
"There are two licenses: single user and multiple user. A multiple-user license means that several people can work together on one project and collaborate on code stored in a central location. A single-user license is for people working alone on a one particular application. It's much cheaper than a multi-user workspace. If you are getting a large volume of licenses for an enterprise, you can probably negotiate a discount, but I'm not sure about that."
"​It is an expensive tool compared to other test automation tools. It has a lot of advantages over other tools."
"Tricentis Tosca may be relatively on the higher side in terms of pricing, but their sales rep can give pretty decent deals when asked."
"They are probably more expensive than other comparable tools, but you also get the full suite of testing tools."
"In terms of the licensing costs for Tricentis Tosca, we are spending more or less $70,000 per year. We have a very complex mechanism because there are some business users and some BI users, so the licensing structure is not simple, but support is included."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
16%
Healthcare Company
7%
Retailer
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Sauce Labs?
It has significantly enhanced our testing accuracy by approximately 50%.
What needs improvement with Sauce Labs?
Sauce Labs can include new technologies like generative AI, which can reduce the human effort in writing test cases. For example, in my current project, we reduced the time it took to complete user...
What is your primary use case for Sauce Labs?
I work as an automation engineer using Selenium WebDriver with Java, and API automation using Rest Assured with Java. I have also worked with Docker integration on AWS. Additionally, I have experie...
How does Micro Focus UFT One compare to Tricentis Tosca?
We reviewed MicroFocus UFT One but ultimately chose to use Tricentis Tosca because we needed API testing. MicroFocus UFT is a performance and functional testing tool. We tested it, and it was well...
How does Tricentis Tosca compare with Worksoft Certify?
Tosca fulfills our business needs better because it is an end-to-end solution across technologies. We like that it is scriptless, so even non-experienced staff can use it. To put it simply, with To...
What do you like most about Tricentis Tosca?
For beginners, the product is good, especially for those who are interested in the quality side of software testing.
 

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