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"Full stack" should include BrowserStack
April 13, 2023

"Full stack" should include BrowserStack

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with BrowserStack

We use BrowserStack to test our various websites' cross-browser compatibility. We also use the built-in NVDA screen reader for accessibility testing.
  • Easy switching between operating system/browser combinations
  • Local environment testing
  • Screen reader testing
  • Desktop app on Mac is a little buggy
  • It would be great to be able to do screen reader testing with JAWS as well as NVDA
  • Testing for different mobile devices
  • Mac-friendly browsers vs. Windows-friendly browsers
  • Our various developers are able to do backup testing for each other with each other's operating system/browser configuration
  • We are able to better guarantee WCAG compliance
  • Better test quality
Pages are often slow to load, but this is a small price to pay for being able to test in almost any conceivable configuration. On a Mac, the BrowserStack app does not always load correctly, and we end up using the browser plugin even though it's deprecated.
As a Mac user, it has been especially helpful to be able to test in a Windows environment without having to run a virtual machine on my desktop, or to impinge on my Windows based colleagues' time by asking them to test on their machines and report back to me. The same goes for mobile devices (none of us have the same smartphone).
Other than virtual machines, I have not tested out other products.

Do you think BrowserStack delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with BrowserStack's feature set?

Yes

Did BrowserStack live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of BrowserStack go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy BrowserStack again?

Yes

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BrowserStack is excellent for testing CSS in different operating system and browser configurations. It's good for overall screen reader testing, but if you want to dive into NVDA vs. JAWS, BrowserStack isn't the best way to go.