BrowserStack is Helpful for my Accessibility Testing Needs
July 05, 2025
BrowserStack is Helpful for my Accessibility Testing Needs
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Enterprise
Overall Satisfaction with BrowserStack
I use BrowserStack to test accessibility for our websites and apps on different browsers and platforms. I can test on a real computer running Windows using Chrome or Firefox (as well as Edge) and I can test on Android phones using TalkBack. BrowserStack allows you to test accessibility using NVDA, which I can't run natively on my MacBook Pro laptop.
Pros
- Use a website or app on Windows using Firefox or Chrome
- Local testing on any platform (for sites in test or dev mode)
- Testing NVDA screenreader on multiple platforms
Cons
- I wish it didn't time out so quickly. I often move back and forth between my native Mac OS system and browsers to BrowserStack for Windows browsers and it often times out so I have to start over.
- I am not sure why, but when I've been testing in BrowserStack for a long period of time - maybe over a couple of hours, it sometimes gets buggy and unresponsive or slow to respond. It makes it hard to tell if I'm experiencing an issue with the site I'm testing or if it's an issue with BrowserStack.
- If I'm wishing for the moon and stars, I'd ask for the ability to use BrowserStack to also test with JAWS screen reader. But I'm happy having NVDA.
- Testing on both Windows and Mac OS in multiple browsers
- Testing locally for test and dev environments
- NVDA screen reader
- Our Verification and Testing Team uses this (multiple people)
- Our accessibility testing team uses this
It was a challenge to have access to multiple operating systems with multiple browsers for multiple testers to access. This is so much more cost effective for our organization. The ability to do local testing on test and dev environments with multiple operating systems and browsers has been invaluable, since we can now test more extensively before new web products launch.
- Live
Live testing allows me to visit our websites and our sites that are in test or dev environments and visit them using different popular browsers and on different platforms. I use a Macbook natively and I most often need to access a Windows computer on either Firefox or Chrome. It's been invaluable!000. 0
Do you think BrowserStack delivers good value for the price?
Not sure
Are you happy with BrowserStack's feature set?
Yes
Did BrowserStack live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of BrowserStack go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy BrowserStack again?
Yes
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