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BrowserStack
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Likelihood to Recommend
BrowserStack
If you have a web property that will be used by people on a variety of hardware, os and browsers, this is a must have. The ability to emulate the user's exact browser/os/device is so important. Something may work in one version of a browser, but not in a slightly different build or on a different os.

Verified User
Team Lead in Product Management
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesXamarin
If you are required to develop applications that are cross-platformed, Xamarin is a great tool to use. It will help save time and effort from your development team to be able to build applications seamlessly for android, IOS, Windows, and web on a single platform instead of requiring multiple tools to get the job done.
IT Project Leader
North Orange County Community College DistrictHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Pros
BrowserStack
- It shows a true representation of how a website will look on a mobile device.
- BrowserStack has a good variety of devices and browsers for us to test on.
- It's easy to access BrowserStack from anywhere that I have Internet access.
- I can inspect my code and any errors, and also test changes on the device that I am logged into. It makes troubleshooting so much easier.

Verified User
Team Lead in Professional Services
Computer Software Company, 201-500 employeesXamarin
- Xamarin allows you to write cross platform code. This allows companies to build apps more quickly by writing less code. Having code abstracted and reused across multiple platforms allows for more testing and less issues overall.
- The ability to use Visual Studio is a huge plus. Visual Studio is one of the best IDE's available and being able to write cross platforms apps while in a great IDE makes everything less painful.
- Xamarin is now free with a large company backing. This means that bugs on the platform get fixed more quickly and there is a large community of developers.

Verified User
Engineer in Research & Development
Internet Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
BrowserStack
- It can be a challenge to use it when you're accessing it from within a corporate firewall. In my view, this is the Firewall's problem, but anything that BrowserStack can do to ease that pain will expand its ability to be useful in more locked-down companies.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employeesXamarin
- Forms - not 100% there. Still needs work but is production ready.
- iOS - sometimes errors can be hard to understand, if they even show up.
- Insights - Xamarin offers their own crash analytics software. However, it's not perfect and sometimes doesn't pick up crashes.
Software Developer
NewserInternet, 11-50 employees
Likelihood to Renew
BrowserStack
BrowserStack 10.0
Based on 6 answers
It's simply a must-have tool. As a designer, I have to ensure my work is at least functional in older browsers. I also have to ensure that, when I design for mobile devices, any differences between platforms aren't problematic. BrowserStack allows me to test my work in a fraction of the time, with a whole lot more accuracy.
Owner
Eric Karkovack Web Design ServicesInternet, 1-10 employees
Xamarin
Xamarin 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Xamarin has been great for developing different projects efficiently and effectively. It's nice to reuse the core business logic across different platforms so that there are less to maintain and little replications are needed. The biggest benefit is that C# programmers do not have to learn a different language to do mobile development.
IT Project Leader
North Orange County Community College DistrictHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Usability
BrowserStack
BrowserStack 9.3
Based on 16 answers
BrowserStack has a clean and simple to use interface. I like that it has a "straight to the point" type feel to it. I don't log in and wonder where I need to go to do what I need to do. I'm able to log in and quickly begin my testing process of issues and then get out and get back to the client/reader.

Verified User
Manager in Customer Service
Publishing Company, 11-50 employeesXamarin
Xamarin 10.0
Based on 1 answer
If you are required to develop applications that are cross-platformed, Xamarin is a great tool to use. It will help save time and efforts from your development team to be able to build applications seamlessly for android, IOS, windows, and web on a single platform instead of requiring multiple tools to get the job done
IT Project Leader
North Orange County Community College DistrictHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Support Rating
BrowserStack
BrowserStack 8.5
Based on 16 answers
I sound like a broken record, but there's not too many negatives to say about BrowserStack. With so many devices nowadays, it's ESSENTIAL to our business to view/test on all browsers to provide the very best customer service. The up-to-date releases always guarantees that the product is supported with any "updates" from any browser or device.

Verified User
Administrator in Quality Assurance
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 10,001+ employeesXamarin
Xamarin 10.0
Based on 2 answers
I never had to contact support for any help. Most of the problems we ran into, we were able to identify and use peer support through blogs and other internet sources to resolve the problems. There are plenty of sources online which provide tutorials, discuss problems, etc. Example: StackOverflow
IT Project Leader
North Orange County Community College DistrictHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Implementation Rating
BrowserStack
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Xamarin
Xamarin 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Just with any programming tasks, have a plan first. Design out the system, spend time to build it correctly the first time and have plenty of testing and user acceptance opportunities. Xamarin was easy to implement for a C# programmer. However, you need to do tutorials to realize the platform's capabilities.
IT Project Leader
North Orange County Community College DistrictHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Alternatives Considered
BrowserStack
Compared to other products I've found BrowserStack to have an easy-to-use interface, it offers all the platforms I need and it runs quickly and reliably. The browser plugin is an especially useful feature so I can almost instantly open a URL in one of my BrowserStack presets. It proved useful for basic use at the free price level and for large team use at the higher price level.
Senior QA Engineer
BlueModusInternet, 11-50 employees
Xamarin
Xamarin runs natively on MacOS, and the debugger and other integration and auto-complete tools are far better than Eclipse for C# .NET. It also carries much of the plugin/add-on capabilities that are so desirable on Atom. Eclipse is a better for generalized software development, provided a developer is comfortable switching between the IDE the command line for certain parts of their workflow, like building, package management, or debugging. But for C# .NET development on MacOS specifically, Xamarin is the best product I've used for the job.
Senior Software Engineer
Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) at the United Nations FoundationComputer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
BrowserStack
- Browserstack has provided us with a quick solution to cross browser compatibility testing at a low cost.
- Direct impact on ROI is difficult to judge compared to the past, when there were no reliable options for testing across numerous platforms.
- We had to pull back on our userbase when costs went too high for each individual to access the platform simultaneously.
Project Coordinator
Miles TechnologiesInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Xamarin
- Saves development time and deliver fast.
- Allows inhouse developers build both Android and iOS application without switching languages.
- Allows use coding in C# in Visual studio IDE from which we can code in different languages. We don't need multiple IDEs installed
IT Manager
Calmens naturalsCosmetics, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
BrowserStack
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
BrowserStack Editions & Modules
Edition
Live - Desktop | $291 |
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Live - Desktop & Mobile | $391 |
Live - Team Plans | Contact sales team |
Automate Pro | $1293 |
Automate Mobile | $1993 |
Enterprise | Contact sales team |
Percy - Free | $05 |
Percy - Professional | $996 |
Percy - Enterprise | Contact sales team |
App Live | $298 |
App Automate | $1998 |
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- per user/per month
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Additional Pricing Details
—Xamarin
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Xamarin Editions & Modules
Edition
Xamarin | Free |
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