Essential Tool for Testing
December 27, 2017
Essential Tool for Testing
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Solo: $39,Team: $99,Team Plus: $199,Enterprise: $399
Overall Satisfaction with BrowserStack
We use it across our development teams to check our dev work on different desktop browsers and mobile devices. When a developer needs to check their work before sending to QA, in a browser they don't have installed, they use BrowserStack to open that browser and test their code. Then they assign the work to QA where we use BrowserStack to check more platforms more thoroughly. When a dev needs to recreate a bug found in QA, they will often use BrowserStack to see who is broken on a particular browser or device they don't have.
- It's great for finding a popular browser on desktop or mobile
- It's reliable and runs without glitches
- It has useful options for customizing how you view the browser or device you are working with
- Response time is not as good as a locally installed VM
- Would like it to be easier to see a device fill the screen so it's easier to use
- Sometimes connection is glitchy and I have to reconnect
- It has saved us from investing in computers and devices because it has everything we need for testing
- It has sped up QA by offering al the platforms in one place
- It is available to all users in my company so anyone can verify a bit of code or replicate a reported problem in any platform
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.