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IBM DevOps Test UI vs Sauce Labs comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM DevOps Test UI
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
23rd
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Regression Testing Tools (11th)
Sauce Labs
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
9th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
113
Ranking in other categories
Test Automation Tools (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of IBM DevOps Test UI is 1.9%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sauce Labs is 4.3%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Functional Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sauce Labs4.3%
IBM DevOps Test UI1.9%
Other93.8%
Functional Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

HZ
Lead Systems Tester at Government of Ontario, Canada
Reliable test automation, and test data creation with efficient support
The solution can be improved by removing the need for object matching in the framework. The latest version has increased load time before testing can be run. The reason is that changes were made to how it works with the browser and the startup takes some time. Adjusting those changes to speed up the load time will improve the solution.
MR
Lead Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Provides multiple test environments and saves time, but should have something for inspecting mobile apps screens
With the desktop browser, we can inspect any screen with the web developer option, but they should provide something for mobiles so that we can quickly inspect elements on the device. To write the Selenium scripts, we require web locators. We have to capture them from the local and execute the script on Sauce Labs. If Sauce Labs can provide a solution where we can inspect any of the mobile devices online, it will be very helpful for us. I also faced an issue where during the execution time, the iCloud password used to expire within a certain period, which used to create pop-ups on the screen making our tests fail. That was one thing that we faced many times. If that can be improved, it will be very helpful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is 100% compatible with all sorts of database integrations and is compatible with all types of open source TFT-based applications, which makes it a great product to have."
"The most valuable feature is the UI component tester."
"By automating regression test suites using this product, we were able to show time savings of more than 1200 hours in less than ONE year."
"IBM Rational Functional Tester is very contextual."
"Test automation is most valuable because it saves a lot of time."
"The technical support is good; at least their response time is good, and whenever we ask them for help regarding deployment customizations, custom code implementation, or other code needs, they heavily support us, assign us IT engineers who work alongside us helping with code-related issues, and stay until the problem is resolved."
"The most valuable feature is the UI component tester, which analyzes the changes in UI elements and allows me to automatically adapt and change my automation testing."
"It helps in automation by using better object recognition as compared to other tools in the market."
"The abundance of device, platform, and browser combinations/versions that can be used in parallel."
"The best feature though is the fact that they use the WebDriver protocol for executing actions on their service."
"Easy to integrate with the other platform for tracking purposes."
"My general overall impression of Sauce Labs is very positive."
"Sauce Labs reduces the testing time and covers all the possible scenarios that could come up, so we don't have to worry about any scenario that we might not have missed testing manually."
"Cross-platform mobile testing. Before using Sauce Labs, I would have to setup a Selenium Grid cluster and install all versions of mobile simulators/emulators in order to test apps on different platforms."
"Sauce Labs, which blends seamlessly into Agile and ATDD processes, has made the process much smoother from a QA perspective."
"I would definitely recommend - the community and customer service are good."
 

Cons

"If in the future there is no support for mobile applications, then we will be using it less."
"The object repository used for identifying objects can be made better. It has been noticed that the RFT tool is unable to identify some objects, due to which we are unable to add them to the object repository."
"If the solution is running on Linux, there are some issues around application compatibility."
"If you look at today's current context, I wouldn't recommend RFT because there are far more advanced solutions and products available."
"They need to do a complete revamp so that even a non-technical person can manage the tool."
"The latest version has increased load time before testing can be run."
"As many of our products are moving from PC to mobile, the most important thing that this solution needs is mobile app support."
"With version 8.5 we faced workspace crash issues frequently."
"Rarely, some tests fail, seemingly without cause, and will succeed again the next time we run the tests."
"Unable to segregate reports for tests that are currently being developed, and might not be returning useful results."
"We have found that during automated testing this can be very slow. This causes inconsistencies with the tests."
"The speed can be a little slow, but other than that it's great."
"The one issue I have is the 14-day trial that a new user gets for free."
"Playback needs improvement."
"They still have very slow support and ask many excessive questions before starting to fix the issue."
"I may not know what should be improved on the platform, but I think it could offer a greater variety of testing solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing is good but the prices for the products are expensive. A single-user license may go for something like $10,000 to $30,000. There are no additional costs, and support is included within that price."
"Trial the product and see if it suits your needs."
"When you reach the Enterprise licensing tier, base level being with 10 concurrent test sessions, pricing is essentially per-unit-of-concurrency thereafter with a relatively linear increase and not much benefit for "bulk"."
"Go ahead please. Try it at a smaller scale."
"It could be less like pay-per-use with a lower rate."
"Their pricing is incredibly competitive."
"We have an enterprise account; it has worked great for our needs."
"With respect to pricing, they did a bundled discount because we went with Sauce Labs for both mobile and browser. They were very competitive on pricing and provided a bundle discount for us as a larger customer."
"It is an expensive tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
16%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise73
 

Also Known As

IBM Rational Functional Tester
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Sample Customers

Edumate
Salesforce.com, Mozilla, Zendesk, Puppet Labs, Twitter, Bank of America, Eventbrite, Bleacher Report, Okta, Intuit, Travelocity, Sharecare, CapitalOne.
Find out what your peers are saying about IBM DevOps Test UI vs. Sauce Labs and other solutions. Updated: October 2026.
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