BrowserStack vs. Oracle Application Testing Suite (legacy) vs. BitBar

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BrowserStack
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
BrowserStack is a test platform built for developers and QAs to expand test coverage, scale and optimize testing with cross-browser, real device cloud, accessibility, visual testing, test management, and test observability. BrowserStack states it currently powers over a billion tests a year for customers who include Amazon, Paypal, Well Fargo Bank, Nvidia, MongoDB, Pfizer, GE, Discovery, React JS, Apache, JQuery and several others rely on BrowserStack to test their web and mobile apps.
$0
per month Unlimited users and 5000 free screenshots
Oracle Application Testing Suite (legacy)
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
The Oracle Application Testing Suite is a legacy suite of tools. Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.1.0.1 shipped in 2017 was the last major release. Since then, two minor releases 13.2.0.1 and 13.3.0.1 were released with only smaller sets of new features.N/A
BitBar
Score 6.6 out of 10
N/A
BitBar allows users to test applications across the latest and most popular real browsers and devices. Users can scale testing by increasing test coverage and decreasing test execution time by running automated tests in parallel across browsers and devices. BitBar integrates with the user's current tech stack or CI/CD pipeline. Key Features: * BitBar offers one cloud for all testing platforms whether it be web, native, or hybrid applications. * Test an application across real…
$39
per month
Pricing
BrowserStackOracle Application Testing Suite (legacy)BitBar
Editions & Modules
Percy - Free
$0
per month Unlimited users and 5000 free screenshots
App Percy - Free
$0
per month 5000 free screenshots and 100 minutes of infrastructure
Test Observability - Unlimited Free
$0
Accessibility Testing - Free
$0
Test Observability - Observability Pro
$0.01
per month per test execution
Percy - Desktop
$0.02
per month per screenshot
App Percy - Visual Core
$0.02
per month per screenshot
Percy - Desktop & Mobile
$0.02
per month per screenshot
App Percy - Visual Cloud
$0.03
per month per screenshot
Live - Desktop
$39
per month per user
Live - Desktop & Mobile
$49
per month per user
App Live - Individual
$49
per month per user
Automate - Desktop
$129
per month 1 parallel test
Live - Team
$175
per month 5 users
App Live - Team
$175
per month 5 users
Accessibility Testing - Team
$199
per month 5 users
Automate - Desktop & Mobile
$225
per month 1 parallel test
App Automate - Device Cloud
$249
per month 1 parallel test
App Live - Team Pro
$289
per month 5 users
App Automate - Device Cloud Pro
$299
per month 1 parallel test
Automate - Enterprise
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Percy - Enterprise
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App Live - Enterprise
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App Automate - Device Cloud Pro + Visual Cloud
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App Percy - Enterprise
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Test Observability - Enterprise
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Accessibility Testing - Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrowserStackOracle Application Testing Suite (legacy)BitBar
Free Trial
YesNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEnterprise packages are available for larger teams and customers.
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User Ratings
BrowserStackOracle Application Testing Suite (legacy)BitBar
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(244 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
8.2
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(19 ratings)
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Usability
7.8
(23 ratings)
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Availability
9.7
(5 ratings)
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Performance
5.4
(78 ratings)
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Support Rating
7.7
(24 ratings)
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In-Person Training
7.3
(1 ratings)
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Online Training
4.2
(3 ratings)
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Implementation Rating
8.8
(8 ratings)
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Configurability
8.3
(6 ratings)
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.9
(4 ratings)
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Ease of integration
8.3
(3 ratings)
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Product Scalability
9.8
(6 ratings)
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Professional Services
8.9
(4 ratings)
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Vendor post-sale
9.0
(4 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
8.3
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User Testimonials
BrowserStackOracle Application Testing Suite (legacy)BitBar
Likelihood to Recommend
BrowserStack
As per my experience, BrowserStack is more suited for those organizations that have a remote work culture and also for those who need multiple device testing. Also, it is beneficial for those organizations that do not want to spend more on physical devices, as the devices update frequently in the market. It is not appropriate for those organizations which have lesser need of multi- device testing as the subscription model may not be feasible for them. Also a small organization with less number of employees would not opt for BrowserStack as it would be costlier for them.
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Discontinued Products
It is extremely well suited for database upgrade testing as well as major upgrades of the E-business suite applications. It is less suited for performing this for minor patching efforts.
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SmartBear
CrossBrowserTesting is a great tool to use when you have a new page or new content that you want to test on an array of devices/browsers. In the diverse online world nowadays, it is nearly impossible to ensure optimization for every case. CBT allows you to get closer to that goal.
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Pros
BrowserStack
  • Reliable cross-browser, cross-device testing
  • integration with JIRA to add screenshots directly to bugs etc
  • Live mobile device testing for an extra layer of confidence
  • Customer support has been very consistent and reliable
  • User interface is incredibly simple to use and easy to train new users on
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  • Load testing with useful graphical interface tools to watch real time performance
  • Flexible configuration for monitoring utilities
  • Historical tracking for baseline performance before and after upgrades
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SmartBear
  • Allows me to test on our development server with ease which is behind a firewall.
  • Using automation for my tests.
  • Screenshots of the problems on each page.
  • Ability to jump between screen sizes quickly.
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Cons
BrowserStack
  • Integrating a low-code or no-code product is difficult to use on an on-prem network with restrictions.
  • Automate setup could be more seamless, with packages to integrate in existing project.
  • Does not support different file types for uploading. Restrictions on the type of files.
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  • Learning Oracles testing language "OpenScript" is a challenge, and for less technical people could be a problem
  • Sometimes the applications automatic updates cause more problems than they solve
  • The cost of the suite is higher than some competing applications
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SmartBear
  • Test case support is somewhat limited in customization ability.
  • Not a unique problem to them (or their 'fault'), but content behind VPN or intranet cannot be scanned.
  • Pricing with tier level and features can sometimes be confusing (ie. what is and what is not included).
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Likelihood to Renew
BrowserStack
It's almost the 3rd year for us and it's renewal time for us. So yes, we are already discussing how many licenses we need to increase as users are increasing internally. So it's 100% sure that we are already planning renewal this year as well BrowserStack with live and app automate.
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SmartBear
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Usability
BrowserStack
So many options that it can be a little overwhelming, but the core functions are easy to find and use and it's usually not too hard to figure things out for the more complex tasks. Very easy to boot up a device and a specific browser from the dashboard to begin a manual website test.
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SmartBear
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Reliability and Availability
BrowserStack
I rated BrowserStack's availability a 10 because it is consistently reliable, with minimal to no downtime or unplanned outages. The platform is accessible whenever needed, ensuring uninterrupted testing. Its robust infrastructure and proactive monitoring ensure a seamless experience, allowing us to meet deadlines without delays caused by availability issues and all
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SmartBear
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Performance
BrowserStack
The tests are fast considering the fact that they're Appium tests. I've seen tests reliably pass or fail when they're supposed to, with next to zero issues on the BrowserStack side of things. Tests launch only seconds after I kick off them off from my CLI.
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SmartBear
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Support Rating
BrowserStack
I've not had much direct interaction with the BrowserStack support team. The help and community are great and we've not run into any issue that has really required us to reach out. I guess having a stable and easy to use system means you may never need to contact support.
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SmartBear
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In-Person Training
BrowserStack
Yes, it was online training on meet, and trainer looks like skilled and technical strong, he has covered end to end all the features and he has answers all the queries. because of this trainings we are able to implement it by our own in the organization, thank you for support and training.
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SmartBear
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Online Training
BrowserStack
It was a quick training from the support of browserstack, it was nice and easy to understand, thanks again for the support given by the team. and regularly I used to receive mails for training from support for any new feature they launch, I was able to spread same training to all my team and dev.
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SmartBear
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Implementation Rating
BrowserStack
I rated the implementation satisfaction an 8 because while it went smoothly overall, there were some challenges during the initial learning phase and integration with existing tools. Key insights include the importance of providing sufficient training upfront and ensuring seamless integration with other systems to minimize disruptions and improve adoption speed.
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SmartBear
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Alternatives Considered
BrowserStack
BrowserStack products has been found better for low code automations and visual regression techniques. We have been struggling to maintain the API endpoint sanity tests and writing a lot of code for them while releasing the builds, while we chose BrowserStack accessibility solutions, we found it a way easier than we thought and worked it up.
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Discontinued Products
Oracle Application Testing Suite is much more useful and we work more than ZAPTEST because it is a life cycle tool that allows us to define and manage your application test process, validate the functionality of the application and ensure that your applications work under load. Implement web applications and web services in less time while maximizing the efficiency of the tests.
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SmartBear
Selenium: 1. Selenium is Open source tool 2. Needs proper framework development and integration with multiple 3rd party tools 3. Not much secure 4. Needs scripting knowledge for people working on it 5. takes time and effort CrossBrowser Testing: 1. Licensed , so secure 2. Less time , less effort 3. Quick results 4. No scripting language knowledge needed 5. More coverage 6. Without any framework creation also we can test on multiple devices/browsers
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
BrowserStack
No Vendors were involved, directly dealt with Browserstack
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SmartBear
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Scalability
BrowserStack
I may not be the best person to answer this as I am only using it for 1 department and at 1 site but will still try my best As far as Scalability for Devices for Mobile Automation is concerned, it gets a Solid 10, as the users can run cases on upto 10 device parallel and also have the best choices of devices to choose
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SmartBear
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Professional Services
BrowserStack
Not used
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SmartBear
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Return on Investment
BrowserStack
  • It reduced the cost of buying multiple devices as we have multiple devices access in it
  • Easily accessible from anywhere due to it cloud availability
  • Introducing this to our client also helped us in building trust as well as winning their confidence during deliverables
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Discontinued Products
  • Some of our applications had struggled with performing well under high load times and was adversely affecting the usage of our client services. Using Oracle Application Testing Suite we were able to diagnose some of the architectural flaws and helped make our apps more performant.
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SmartBear
  • By using CrossBrowserTesting we are saving many hours a week in manual work hours.
  • Our automated Selenium tests run in a fraction of the time it takes to manually test our components, so we can spend more time building great user experiences and less time triaging bugs.
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