Qa lead at a marketing services firm with 201-500 employees
Real User
Multiple test devices, effective troubleshooting, and overall useful features
Pros and Cons
  • "BrowserStack has lots of devices to choose from."
  • "Sometimes BrowserStack is really slow and devices are not loading. it is really annoying and that's why we bought several newer devices because sometimes it's affecting us a lot."

What is our primary use case?

We use BrowserStack for testing on different platforms. It's a platform that allows us to test on different devices and platforms. We're using it as a regression tool and for testing on different devices.

How has it helped my organization?

We have some requests from our users telling us that something's not working with their device and it's easy to find the bug if the user is going to provide us the OS version and the device that they have. We can go to the specific device and OS version and check it out on our end. Without BrowserStack, it could be difficult to do.

What is most valuable?

BrowserStack has lots of devices to choose from.

What needs improvement?

Sometimes BrowserStack is really slow and devices are not loading. it is really annoying and that's why we bought several newer devices because sometimes it's affecting us a lot.

There are times when the exact device does not exist with a specific iOS within BrowserStack. We're fully moving to iOS 15 and there are not many devices available with iOS 15. Those that are available are not available with other OS versions here.

It's good to have a custom setup but I understand that the testing starts with everything cleared, cookies, and incognito mode. In order to faster go through the SaaS process, it's better to have something with preset, such as when you visit the webpage on a certain date. This way, the testing is going to go faster for us. We would use it more extensively.

There are times when you're not clicking the right spot in your browser, such as the back button, and instead of using one within the browser window. We're testing a browser inside the browser and it could lead to some glitches, even though this is my mistake. I know it's my error. However, the user experience of the browser inside another browser could be improved. They could disable certain buttons or allow us to disable them.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have used BrowserStack within the last 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There have been some stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have plans to increase the usage of BrowserStack for visual testing in the future.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support because I thought none of the bugs were experiencing would be something that could be fixed quickly.

How was the initial setup?

We don't have the native BrowserStack application. We use the web application.  

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We have evaluated Sauce Labs and the devices run faster but we most likely will still stick with BrowserStack. We are looking at moving to a different platform.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend others who want to use BrowserStack to see if they can receive a promotion period, at no cost, and test it out.

I rate BrowserStack an eight out of ten.

Approximately a year ago I would rate BrowserStack a six or seven out of ten because it was very buggy.

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Senior Software QA Engineer at Seven Peaks Software
Real User
Top 10
Useful manual tests but could be more stable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of BrowserStack is the ability to do manual testing."
  • "BrowserStack operates at a slow pace, it could improve by making it faster."

What is our primary use case?

I use BrowserStack for functional testing.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of BrowserStack is the ability to do manual testing.

What needs improvement?

BrowserStack operates at a slow pace, it could improve by making it faster.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using BrowserStack for approximately three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

BrowserStack sometimes works well and other times it is very slow. The stability could improve.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have 20 percent of our users in my company using BrowserStack.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used technical support from BrowserStack.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have not used another solution in the same category as BrowserStack.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of BrowserStack is high.

I rate the price of BrowserStack a three out of five.

What other advice do I have?

I rate BrowserStack a seven out of ten.

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Automation Test Analyst at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Unique features, useful geographical mimicking, but more integration needed
Pros and Cons
  • "The main core concept behind this product is, it takes the overhead of maintaining all of your devices or particular computers. It continuously adds the latest devices that are coming into the market."
  • "While I was testing I was not 100% sure a that was properly mimicking the browsers or not. We had some issues with a browser, and the reason was the browser itself does not provide any support. If the local system does not provide any support, I think this was the problem. There should be better integration with other solutions, such as JIRA."

What is our primary use case?

We are using BrowserStack for several use cases. In our first use case, we have automated testing on the server. When you have automated testing, it uses your local browsers and BrowserStack provides the ability to integrate it with your code. Instead of using your local browsers for executing the code, it'll be executed remotely, and the integration is very easy.

Our second use case was for cross-browser testing for the same automation with the script that we have. 

In the third use case, we were having different platforms. In some of the test cases, we were using a different browser or a combination of a different browser and the different OSs that we have. For example, we had the combination of Windows with IE, and Apple and Mac, with Safari. We did tests on many devices, such as iPhone and iPad. All the devices are available. Once we have integrated it, we were easily able to switch our testing to any of the other devices that we wanted.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution has many benefits, we are not worried about maintaining devices locally in our organization. This is one of the biggest benefits. Any device that is new in the market, or any phone or OS that is launched the new version is always available. We are never worried about having access to those. In the real world, you have to buy those new devices and you have to go through a lot of processes to maintain them.

Mmaintaining the devices is the largest task. All the devices have to be checked physically for many things, such as charging. While someone else might need a device but not be able to have access when it is a physical device, there are limitations. With virtual devices, everyone can have access right away, they can log in and start using the device.

What is most valuable?

The main core concept behind this product is, it takes the overhead of maintaining all of your devices or particular computers. It continuously adds the latest devices that are coming into the market. 

You are able to can record all of your executions session. It's easy to keep track of what you have executed. The screenshots are available.

There are a lot of unique features. For example, when you want to configure the bandwidth of your internet, or if you want to test something with the low bandwidth of your internet, such as how your features are working in the low band to allow configuration of your VPN. Some websites only can be accessed from the UK and if you want to mimic the scenario where the person from the UK is accessing the site, you can do that. Geographical mimicking is also available.

What needs improvement?

While I was testing I was not 100% sure a that was properly mimicking the browsers or not. We had some issues with a browser, and the reason was the browser itself does not provide any support. If the local system does not provide any support, I think this was the problem. There should be better integration with other solutions, such as JIRA.

All the testing that I do is functional testing, such as UI testing is for mobile. I'm not sure whether it is allowing for desktop testing or not, but if it does not, they should add it for various desktop applications as well for us to have remote access.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using BrowserStack for approximately one and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The performance of the solution is good. We have not faced any issues. All of the mobile devices or and different OSs have been working well.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. You have access to all the latest devices and OSs needed. You can increase the number of users using the solution by purchasing more licenses.

We have a team of approximately 35 people, and we all are using the solution.

We do not use this solution on a daily basis but when there is a particular project our teams will use it on a daily basis for testing.

How are customer service and support?

Initially, when we were configuring the automation, we had some issues that we had to contact the technical team. The communication was through email. They do not have a large team of support agents and it would appear that they are still establishing their team.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have previously used Blisk, which is a similar solution to BrowserStack. It's a simulator for different devices you might have.

Blisk had a limited amount of devices to use. It is a simulator, it is difficult to perform tests with it. It is not a virtual system causing it to have limitations. You can have your application in different sizes and in different devices. The size of the UI will be changed according to the device, not any configuration.

When I am using BrowserStack in the VA systems and if I selected an Apple device the code and configuration will be that of an Apple device.

How was the initial setup?

There is no installation process for BrowserStack, it is a SaaS. However, the process to use the service is very straightforward. You need to choose which device and browser you want and you can start right straight away. Within two or three-step, you can start your application remotely.

What about the implementation team?

There is no maintenance required.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There are different licenses available that can be customized. You can select the features that you want only to use which can be a cost-benefit.

We have licenses to use this solution and it is on a per-user basis. It is a bit expensive compared to other tools are the market.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise those wanting to use the solution to make sure they know their specific requirements and intended usage before purchasing a license. You do not want to purchase features you do not want to use. Use the free version first and then once you understand the solution you can purchase it.

I rate BrowserStack a seven out of ten.

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Real User
Top 5
Offers wireless testing feature but challenging to replicate the real-time experience
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a stable solution. There's no lagging and jittering."
  • "There is room for improvement in pricing."

What is our primary use case?

The user experience is really good. We can integrate other SaaS and other stuff, like the banking service SaaS.

What is most valuable?

I have run the wireless testing process. The optimization in optics is good, and it automatically works well.

What needs improvement?

There is room for improvement in pricing. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for a project for around three months, mostly for credit confirmation.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's stable. Many organizations go for the largest plan because it's stable.

I would rate the stability an eight out of ten. There's no lagging and jittering.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. It's on the cloud, using real virtual devices.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

With respect to pricing, they are a bit expensive. I would rate the licensing model a six out of ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap. So, the price could be a bit decreased.

What other advice do I have?

Everyone has their own analysis. I advise them to analyze whether it's a good tool for their requirements before deploying it.

Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten because it's difficult to replicate the way we experience BrowserStack on the spot on our virtual device. But because of its growing functionalities and features, we can't shift to multiple devices, so we have to go for BrowserStack.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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Quality Assurance Lead at Wiceline
Real User
Top 20
Great product, scalable, easy to setup
Pros and Cons
  • "I have found that BrowserStack is stable."
  • "BrowserStack is scalable, but cost is significant for those living in Mexico."

What is our primary use case?

I use BrowerStack for performing automation tests. 

What is most valuable?

The BrowserStack interface is easy to use and the webinar has a lot of information.

What needs improvement?

BrowserStack could have a better price, but good things have a price.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using BrowserStack for three years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have found that BrowserStack is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

BrowserStack is scalable, but cost is significant for those living in Mexico.

How was the initial setup?

The setup of BrowserStack was easy to implement.

What other advice do I have?

It would be great if BrowserStack came with a downloadable mobile device option. The adoption of new tools on BrowserStack would be helpful. Playwright is one of these tools currently offered by Microsoft. I would rate BrowserStack a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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Senior Test Engineer at Kaara
Real User
Helpful application testing features, but network issues could be improved to support our execution
Pros and Cons
  • "Maintenance of the solution is easy."
  • "We had some execution issues."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for the solution is working on web applications, and there are also mobile, Android and IOS in BrowserStack. So, we have it in different languages and execute the parallel execution and migration. So, when executing more than 500 cases for the regularization pack, we get high success ratings for internal use.

What is most valuable?

We find the application testing features valuable.

What needs improvement?

We had some execution issues, and you would like to move to the Sauce Labs. We are based out of India and need 100% bandwidth for testing. So, on some days, we have low bandwidth, and on other days a high bandwidth. So network issues could be improved to support our execution.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for approximately two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable, and we have not had any issues with it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. I rate it a seven out of ten. Approximately 20 users are utilizing the solution.

How are customer service and support?

We have had a good experience with customer service and support. The study is minimal, and when we have issues like a parallel solution failing, we reach out to the support team, and within two days, they respond to us. Additionally, they can connect the demos and solve them and teach us how to use BrowserStack for our web or mobile applications. I rate the customer service and support team an eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

I was not involved in the initial setup, but maintenance of the solution is easy.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a seven out of ten. The solution is good but is not fully developed and can be improved by enhancing its network connections to avoid network issues. I recommend the solution to users considering it and advise them to understand their use case first and how to utilize the solution.

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Sr QA Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Top 20
Useful for cross-browser testing but has occasional connectivity issues
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is that it provides parallel and cross-browser testing. It enables us to run tests on multiple browsers or devices simultaneously."
  • "BrowserStack should work on its Internet connectivity although issues only occur occasionally."

What is our primary use case?

Our clients provide us with the BrowserStack license to perform tests on certain devices. We perform mobile app testing on different devices since it is not possible for everyone to have all of the devices on hand.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is that it provides parallel and cross-browser testing. It enables us to run tests on multiple browsers or devices simultaneously. Geolocation and globalization testing are valuable as well.

What needs improvement?

In terms of improvement, BrowserStack should work on its Internet connectivity although issues only occur occasionally.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using BrowserStack for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability of BrowserStack a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten although there are occasional connectivity issues. Our clients are both small and enterprise-size businesses.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is very good and they provide online support directly to the customer.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

BrowserStack is very easy to set up and use. I would rate the easiness of the setup a nine out of ten. The deployment only takes a few minutes and it is done by our client, not our company.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

In terms of pricing, BrowserStack is more expensive than other tools.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to people who are considering using BrowserStack is that it is a very good and useful tool. I would recommend it. Overall, I would rate it an eight of out ten.

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Quality Assurance Analyst at Mohara
Real User
Helpful for testing and useful for different devices but not stable
Pros and Cons
  • "It's helpful for me to test on different devices."
  • "The solution is slow."

What is our primary use case?

I mainly use it for using cross-platform testing. For example, using different devices mainly with it. With our current brand, with BrowserStack, we don't have other features provided. That's the only feature that I could work on right now.

What is most valuable?

For BrowserStack, it's helpful for me to test on different devices. Currently, that's the only tool that we use for testing on different devices. I don't have other devices. I only have one Android and one iOS. Other aspect ratios of different devices couldn't be tested on only two devices. That's the main purpose right now for BrowserStack.

What needs improvement?

The solution is slow.

There are limitations to the product. For example, the only things that we could validate were APK files and IPA files. For them to support machines such as Windows and Mac, or if they could add more, that would be ideal.

The pricing is more expensive than other tools. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've dealt with the solution for more than a year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I didn't appreciate much about the stability. There have been times that BrowserStack was really, really slow. That's why I am looking into a different tool.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I'm not sure about scalability. For BrowserStack currently, I only use it between Android and iOS platforms, however, I don't have the features wherein I could test on different types of machines as well, for example, testing on Windows and testing on Mac. That's a different platform as well. We also cater to web applications. In that manner, we couldn't validate web applications through BrowserStack. The only thing that we could validate was APK files and IPA files. That's the limitation of this product.

Four to five people use the solution currently.

How are customer service and support?

We didn't actually reach out to their technical support team yet.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I'm not sure if a different solution was used previously. 

How was the initial setup?

I was not involved with the setup or deployment of the solution. I can't speak to how the process went. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is very expensive. The licensing is yearly. I'm not handling the finances. I'm not sure about the cost. We have an annual plan for BrowserStack since we don't want to do a monthly bill. It's much more expensive compared to annual pricing.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I looked into LambdaTest. While currently I only have BrowserStack, I'm looking into migrating over to LambdaTest instead.

What other advice do I have?

We are customers. 

We're not using the latest version of the solution. It's a previous version. 

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

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