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    React (React.js)

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AReact or React.js is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. React enables users to create interactive UIs.

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    TestMu AI (Formerly LambdaTest)

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest) is a full-stack, AI-native quality engineering platform that lets teams plan, author, execute and analyse software quality in one place, across web, mobile and AI applications. Performance and load testing: TestMu AI runs JMeter .jmx plans and Gatling simulations unchanged, at protocol level, on managed cloud load generators that are provisioned for each run across six regions and removed when it ends, so there is no load…

    $19

    per month per user

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    React (React.js)TestMu AI (Formerly LambdaTest)
    Editions & Modules
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    Virtual Live
    $19
    per month Parallel Test
    Real Device Plus Live
    $49
    per month 1 parallel test
    Test Manager
    $59
    per month per seat
    Web Automation on Desktop
    $99
    per month Parallel Test
    Virtual Automation Cloud
    $159
    per month Parallel Test
    HyperExecute Cloud (Multi OS)
    $199
    per month Parallel Test
    Real Device + Automation Cloud
    $249
    per month Parallel Test
    SmartUI Visual Regression
    $269
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    Kane AI (Mobile + Web)
    $349
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    React (React.js)TestMu AI (Formerly LambdaTest)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    User Testimonials
    React (React.js)TestMu AI (Formerly LambdaTest)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    React is a JavaScript user interface construction library that works well for:
    • Developing web apps with dynamic and complicated user interfaces.
    • creating reusable UI elements that may be used in other applications.
    • creating single-page applications with dynamic content updates that don't require a page reload.
    • The Virtual DOM's effective updating mechanism allows it to handle large volumes of data updates.
    React, on the other hand, might be less suitable for:
    • Websites that are simple, stagnant, and have no interaction. Other libraries or simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript may be a better fit in such circumstances.
    • Web sockets may be a better choice for applications that need real-time updates, such as chat or gaming apps.
    • When creating mobile apps, React Native is a better option.
    • Server side rendering only, as React is designed to run on the client side.
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    TestMu AI
    One day, I needed to test a specific issue that was occurring only on Pixel phones. I turned to LambdaTest, quickly identified the problem, and was able to fix it. There hasn't been a situation where I felt LambdaTest didn't help, it's my go-to solution for testing, as it solves many problems.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • React is fantastic for building performant user interfaces. Our web app is snappy and great for our customers.
    • React has the philosophy of doing one thing and doing it well which is the view layer of the application. This makes it incredibly intuitive and flexible for developers to use.
    • React has lead the way in being able to write modular and structured code. It is a drastic improvement since the days of spaghetti jQuery code.
    • React has an unmatched community. The amount of tools and libraries available is fantastic, and there plenty of solutions available online for common problems.
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    TestMu AI
    • Very accessible as multiple users can be added in each subscription
    • Very reliable as it is very close to the actual device when it comes to operating system and version behavior
    • There are a lot of options for devices and browsers that users can choose from when it comes to emulating and testing
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Debugging React is challenging. Bugs in react code generate stack traces internal to React and it is often totally unclear how it relates to the code you actually wrote.
    • Relating your React elements to corresponding DOM elements is difficult. The intentional separation of virtual and actual DOM also makes it difficult to map the elements to the structures in the DOM. This is partially ameliorated by the use of the React dev tool, which provides a DOM-like view of the React elements, but the tool still does not provide a direct correspondence with the DOM that is often necessary to figure out why something isn't right.
    • Because JSX is React-specific and not a language feature, a special compilation process is necessary to convert JSX code to normal JS. Coming from a C++ background, compiling things doesn't bother me, but many JS developers are used to a less structured development.
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    TestMu AI
    • More real devices should be added like I have Samsung mobile but it was not in the list
    • It takes time in checking the link on LambdaTest if we compare with real mobiles
    • Sometimes exact results are not matching as from real mobiles
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    Open Source
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    TestMu AI
    The reason i have given the 10 points becasue the problem LambdaTest solves is providing access to all devices in one place, allowing developers to identify the same errors they would encounter on real devices. This makes life much easier, especially for developers who regularly face cross-device functionality issues. It's a big plus point that positions LambdaTest as an all-in-one solution.
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    Usability
    Open Source
    React is just a bit of a different animal. I was avoiding it for the longest time. I thought for sure I would land on Vue or something else with a more approachable and familiar appearance. But after taking an online course in React, I started realize what people were raving about (and complaining about) and decided to implement it at our office for one of our products.
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    TestMu AI
    Because of the ease of use of the platform, we just save a lot of time and effort with this as its a feature rich solution, we just need to upload app binary once and for everytime we need to test on a different device we can just directly install that binary on the device without the pain of reupload.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Open Source
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    TestMu AI
    yes always available
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    Performance
    Open Source
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    TestMu AI
    haven't found any glitch while using this
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    Since it's open-source and very popular, the community support for React and related tools and libraries is excellent. There are a lot of people using the same tools, and so issues tend to get fixed quickly and "recipes" are easy to come by. And since it's backed by Facebook, they have a dedicated engineering team working on the progression of React.
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    TestMu AI
    The customer support team is very active and cooperative. Once, I contacted them in their off timings because of an issue, I got an instant reply from the executive and he resolved the issue very efficiently. This is why we have been using LambdaTest for more than two years. It is best suited for us.
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    Implementation Rating
    Open Source
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    TestMu AI
    Implementation of Lambdatest was very easy for different project requirements.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    While this is a widely contested debate with various blog posts and benchmarks all over the place, its really a personal choice to determine what works for the team. Coming from a Angular 1.x background, I decided to try a new framework when Angular 2.x was announced and at that time React is gaining popularity and Vue hasn't taken off yet. Compared to Angular 1.x and Vue (hybrid of React and Angular) that split the logic from the html templates, I loved the way React breaks code into components using the jsx syntax. In my mind, this allows for cleaner components and easier maintenance
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    TestMu AI
    While BrowserStack is also a well-established platform, we found LambdaTest to offer similar and even better features at reasonable pricing. LambdaTest is more cost-effective than BrowserStack. LambdaTest provides a free forever plan, while BrowserStack does not. Even manual testing plans are better priced than BrowserStack’s. In terms of UI and onboarding, we found LambdaTest more user-friendly as well.
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    Scalability
    Open Source
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    TestMu AI
    not all department, but we're using for our clients
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Our web applications now run much faster because the whole page doesn't reload
    • We spend less time developing UI components because a lot of them are readily available on NPM
    • We don't have to optimize apps for multiple browsers since React natively supports it.
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    TestMu AI
    • Automation testing has a bit of a learning curve
    • Lack of real device keep that bug in your head if not on the website.
    • Need to wait for a while for a new OS or browser version on the contrary of immediate availability in case of owning a lab
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