Great testing experience, nice simulator, a bit slow but powerful
What do you like best about the product?
Very straightforward to use. The best part was automating the tests, I was able to integrate it with Playwright. Although, I utilized the simulators most for freelancing projects. The platform gave a good utility for testing on Safari to understand how the application would behave for them.
The customer support was also awesome, I was connected to a real person within 2 minutes and my issue was resolved within 5 minutes.
What do you dislike about the product?
While running any simulator, the scroll function for scrolling any websites lags a bit, which sometimes becomes irritating, also there were crashes on opening multiple instances of the simulator.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I don't have Apple products but still, I was able to understand the behavior of my web app on the Mac devices.
Also, rather than just providing the dimensions it also major browser support, which helped me understand the exception for some browser.
The Test Management tool is as amazing alternative to the more "classic" ones.
What do you like best about the product?
I like the tool's ability to organize a team's tests, whether small or large, in a highly effective and functional way.
What do you dislike about the product?
Test Management tool should have an easier way to duplicate test cases.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
BS is helping my team to manage our test cases and allowing us to work on a more organized environment.
Incredibly useful for our mobile testing needs, including integrations
What is our primary use case?
For my project, we utilize a VPN and BrowserStack for testing. This allows me to test our website across various browsers and platforms, including different versions of iOS, Android, and web browsers. It ensures that our website functions correctly across different environments and devices.
How has it helped my organization?
BrowserStack has been incredibly useful for our mobile testing needs. One scenario where it proved its value was when I needed to test a new feature across different devices and platforms. I utilized BrowserStack's emulator with real devices feature, selecting specific devices such as iOS devices like the iPhone 14 with different versions like 16 or 17. I could easily switch between devices and versions to simulate real-world usage scenarios. This flexibility allowed me to thoroughly test our UI and ensure compatibility across various devices and browsers, providing a reliable testing environment even when facing connectivity issues.
What is most valuable?
I've also worked on testing integrations with BrowserStack, particularly with a platform called IT. This involves testing the registration process, including receiving verification codes on devices and phones. BrowserStack has been excellent for testing these integrations, providing a seamless workflow development experience. I've had positive experiences with various integrations on BrowserStack.
What needs improvement?
One of the challenges I've encountered with BrowserStack is related to connectivity issues. Occasionally, there are disruptions in the connection which can interfere with our testing processes, especially when testing on phones. Improving the connectivity stability would be beneficial for making BrowserStack an even better product in the next release, in my opinion.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using BrowserStack for almost 1 year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In terms of stability, I would rate BrowserStack an eight out of ten, despite occasional connection issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate BrowserStack as a seven out of ten for scalability, indicating it's moderately scalable. Approximately ten users are working with BrowserStack in our company. There are no immediate plans to increase its usage.
How was the initial setup?
I would rate the initial setup of BrowserStack as an 8 out of 10, indicating that it's relatively easy to set up. The deployment process typically takes around one to two hours, although I'm not directly involved in the deployment steps.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
As for pricing, I can't provide a clear evaluation as I'm not directly involved in those discussions.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend BrowserStack to other users as a helpful tool for testing across different browsers and versions, rating it a 9 out of 10.
Test and debug application is made easy
What do you like best about the product?
Getting started to test application with BrowserStack is easy, we only need to integrate the framework with the platform without the need for any coding or scripting. Support all web browser, even the unpopular one.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some issues with the local testing that keep looping on the logo and it continues until the time is running out. It also load slower on some framework and we wasting time on the troubleshoot.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ability to test our application using various environment and hardware parameter really help us to get the result quick.
Improved testing time
What do you like best about the product?
It's so easy to use, our team can easily test our app using multiple devices without having to deal with physical devices.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think prices could be a little more competitive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Removing the pain of having to buy new devices, prepare them, etc. We have saved a lot of time using the devices provided by BrowserStack.
Time saver and helpfull
What do you like best about the product?
I like the Collab feature which enables me to work within my team.
What do you dislike about the product?
I found It a birlt expensive in the starting for small business.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I found it very helpful in collaboration between the teams and hassle free work.
The best testing software so far.
What do you like best about the product?
It is very easy to set up and use alongside my other testing tools. I like how it creates an environment that is real, unlike VMs. The developer support available online is insane. I use it multiple times every week. I use it to test my web apps apart from various other features.
What do you dislike about the product?
The pricing is a bit high. I think if that comes down a bit, it'll be the best thing.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps me easily organise my test cases, while also simulating a real test environment. It has increased my team's test capacity by a lot.
Jamaliah's honest BrowserStack review
What do you like best about the product?
Test application or website on various device environment simultenously is easy with BrowserStack. No need for code changing, it can run the test with integration.
What do you dislike about the product?
Many features is available to be used and make me confused on which tool to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It check all my testing objective and able to complete the test to fraction of time if I do it manually.
All requirements fulfilled in one place
What do you like best about the product?
Having all the testing environment in one place. This saves time a lot of testing time. The interface is easy to use and testing results are also very accurate.
What do you dislike about the product?
not so good for usability testing regarding size of elements and multi-finger gestures as you’re using a mouse
possible changes to the devices limited
no free mix and match of OS and browser
no notification that you are about to kick someone out of a session
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The colection of real time devices help in getting accurate testing results quickly.
Definitely Best Choice for reviewing the websites
What do you like best about the product?
I can test the websites on multiple devices without purchasing physical device.
Easily integrated and implemented. I can use it more often without worring about need of real device.
What do you dislike about the product?
I tried to test it on multiple devices but I could not test it, due to unavailablitly of all OS or devices in Free Trial plan. I could test more if number of devices and time limit in free plan would be higher. I could use if more frequiently then now.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Reviewing website on multiple devices and multiple browsers without worrying about purchasing new device each time when a new phone is launched more frequently.
