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We performed a comparison between BrowserStack and Visual Studio Test Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Functional Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed BrowserStack vs. Visual Studio Test Professional Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Testing across devices and browsers without maintaining that inventory is invaluable.""The speed of the solution and its performance are valuable.""Maintenance of the solution is easy.""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.""I have found that BrowserStack is stable.""It is a stable solution. There's no lagging and jittering.""BrowserStack's best feature is browser testing across different platforms, including mobile.""BrowserStack has lots of devices to choose from."

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"The solution is easy to use and they have also integrated with Microsoft.""Visual Studio Test Professional is a very scalable solution.""The solution is very stable; there's nothing in relation to stability to complain about.""The most valuable features are the SSIS reports, the deployment models, and the ability to interact with other Microsoft tools.""Visual Studio is the easiest to use.""The most valuable features of Visual Studio Test Professional are the IntelliSense and the ease of adding the NuGet packages.""The most valuable features are tools like IntelliSense and ReSharper.""It is a very common and strong product. A lot of support is available for this product."

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Cons
"It is difficult to use for someone who has little to no experience.""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.""Connectivity can sometimes mar the testing experience.""One of the biggest issues with BrowserStack is that if you don't have your network set up by the book, it's hard to get it to work with local desk machines.""Adding better integration with frameworks, particularly testing frameworks like Robot, would be of more value to customers and make their jobs easier.""BrowserStack operates at a slow pace, it could improve by making it faster.""I would like to see clearer visibility.""Customer support could be better. We tried to implement and explore this product with the vendor or reseller's help, but we haven't had any good response about the product."

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"Visual Studio Test Professional should include more automation.""The database administration could be better; you should be able to choose new tools with the development environment in Visual Studio. It could be easier to use.""The pricing of this solution should be lowered.""I would like to see more integration in the solution.""It would be great to support other languages and applications, and that is one of the things we can improve.""It needs more integration with other tools for monitoring. Microsoft also needs to make it more modern to make it work with microservices and the cloud. It is a bit outdated currently.""The integration with Git needs improving because it is a bit disjointed and unpredictable.""Sometimes, the product is too complex to use."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "This solution costs less than competing products."
  • "The price is fine."
  • "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."
  • "BrowserStack could have a better price, but good things have a price."
  • "The price of BrowserStack is high."
  • "Compared to other solutions, BrowserStack is one of the cheapest."
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  • "For the cloud services option, you buy a subscription per account or per user. This costs around $52 a month per person."
  • "I think that the pricing is quite good."
  • "The pricing is expensive."
  • "We pay for the solution annually and the price could be reduced."
  • "There is a paid version of the solution as well as a community version that is free."
  • "Visual Studio Test Professional is a very expensive solution."
  • "The tool is expensive in my region."
  • "We pay a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional, which is expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:The issue with the product stems from the fact that when we try to do a single or multiple login on multiple browsers for simulation in scenarios where users use Chrome, Mozilla, and Edge, all… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability.
    Top Answer:Visual Studio Test Professional is not an expensive solution.
    Top Answer:The solution's documentation could be improved because it keeps disappearing from the solution. There used to be references material that were incorporated in the solution, but most of it has moved to… more »
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    Overview
    BrowserStack is a cloud-based cross-browser testing tool that enables developers to test their websites across various browserson different operating systems and mobile devices, without requiring users to install virtual machines, devices or emulators.
    Visual Studio Professional Edition provides an IDE for all supported development languages. As of Visual Studio 2010, the Standard edition was dropped. MSDN support is available as MSDN Essentials or the full MSDN library depending on licensing. It supports XML and XSLT editing, and can create deployment packages that only use ClickOnce and MSI. It includes tools like Server Explorer and integration with Microsoft SQL Server also. Windows Mobile development support was included in Visual Studio 2005 Standard, however, with Visual Studio 2008, it is only available in Professional and higher editions. Windows Phone 7 development support was added to all editions in Visual Studio 2010. Development for Windows Mobile is no longer supported in Visual Studio 2010; it is superseded by Windows Phone 7.
    Sample Customers
    Microsoft, RBS, jQuery, Expedia, Citrix, AIG
    Transport for Greater Manchester, Ordina, Bluegarden A/S, CLEAResult, Jet.com, OSIsoft, Australian Taxation Office, BookedOut, Tracasa
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company55%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Marketing Services Firm9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Retailer7%
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    Computer Software Company35%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Insurance Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    BrowserStack vs. Visual Studio Test Professional
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about BrowserStack vs. Visual Studio Test Professional and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    BrowserStack is ranked 5th in Functional Testing Tools with 23 reviews while Visual Studio Test Professional is ranked 8th in Functional Testing Tools with 46 reviews. BrowserStack is rated 8.0, while Visual Studio Test Professional is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of BrowserStack writes "A user-friendly tool for performance testing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Studio Test Professional writes "Customization is a key feature as is the ability to integrate with third-party services ". BrowserStack is most compared with LambdaTest, Sauce Labs, Perfecto and CrossBrowserTesting, whereas Visual Studio Test Professional is most compared with TFS, Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, SmartBear TestComplete and OpenText UFT One. See our BrowserStack vs. Visual Studio Test Professional report.

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