BrowserStack
Live browser testing and continuous testing platform
Ranked #3 in Open-source API testing tools, and on 2 more rankings.
BrowserStack offers real device cloud testing combined with automated testing capabilities. Teams can test applications manually or via automation across thousands of browser and device combinations with integrated debugging tools.
At a glance
| Price from | $99/month |
| Best for | QA teams requiring access to real devices for both manual and automated testing |
From BrowserStack's own website.
Company facts
| Founded | 2011 |
| Social profiles | LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, GitHub, Crunchbase |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- Free trial
- Self-serve sign-up
- API
- Mobile app
What stands out
The product provides access to over 30,000 real iOS and Android devices.
“Scale Test Automation Stable builds & faster releases Test on Real Devices 30,000+ real iOS & Android devices”BrowserStack, own website
The product features agentic test automation to boost productivity significantly.
“Agentic test automation to unlock 4x productivity Plan, author, execute, debug, maintain, and fix from your IDE”BrowserStack, own website
Worth knowing
- Pricing increases substantially with parallel testing and extended device access
How it ranks
BrowserStack is ranked 3rd of 10 in Open-source API testing tools (Lister Score 90.0), 6th of 10 in Best browser testing platforms (Lister Score 90.0) and 8th of 10 in Best API testing tools (Lister Score 90.0).
#3 in Open-source API testing tools · Lister Score 90.0
BrowserStack is a reliable platform for app and cross-browser testing. It enables teams to test websites and mobile apps on real devices.
BrowserStack is a reliable platform for app and cross-browser testing.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; buying information on its own site 16; how complete its published information is 14.
“Manual Testing Live Cross-browser testing Testing Toolkit Essential manual testing tools API Testing Requestly Privacy-first API client Test Automation Automate Browser automation cloud Percy Visual testing & review Custom Device Lab Tailored test environments Test Companion”BrowserStack, own website
“Resources Release Notes Feature releases & product updates Open Source Unlimited access for open source”BrowserStack, own website
| Rank | Open-source API testing tools | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karate DSL | 96.0 |
| 2 | Insomnia | 92.0 |
| 3 | BrowserStack | 90.0 |
| 4 | Kong | 90.0 |
| 5 | Bruno | 88.0 |
| 6 | SoapUI | 88.0 |
| 7 | Hoppscotch | 80.0 |
| 8 | HTTPie | 80.0 |
| 9 | Cubenest | 78.0 |
| 10 | Rest-Assured | 74.0 |
#6 in Best browser testing platforms · Lister Score 90.0
BrowserStack is a reliable platform for app and cross-browser testing. It enables teams to test websites and mobile apps on real devices.
Features agentic test automation to boost productivity significantly.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; buying information on its own site 16; how complete its published information is 14.
“Web Testing Test websites and web apps on real browsers”BrowserStack, own website
| Rank | Best browser testing platforms | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost Inspector | 100.0 |
| 2 | Applitools | 98.0 |
| 3 | Sauce Labs | 98.0 |
| 4 | TestingBot | 98.0 |
| 5 | Cypress | 92.0 |
| 6 | BrowserStack | 90.0 |
| 7 | Chromatic | 86.0 |
| 8 | Percy | 86.0 |
| 9 | Playwright | 80.0 |
| 10 | WebdriverIO | 80.0 |
#8 in Best API testing tools · Lister Score 90.0
BrowserStack is a reliable platform for cross-browser and mobile app testing. It enables teams to test websites and apps on thousands of real devices.
Includes built-in AI agents to boost productivity without extra setup.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; buying information on its own site 16; how complete its published information is 14.
“Manual Testing Live Cross-browser testing Testing Toolkit Essential manual testing tools API Testing Requestly Privacy-first API client Test Automation Automate Browser automation cloud Percy Visual testing & review Custom Device Lab Tailored test environments Test Companion”BrowserStack, own website
| Rank | Best API testing tools | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katalon | 98.0 |
| 2 | Karate DSL | 96.0 |
| 3 | Speedscale | 96.0 |
| 4 | vREST NG | 96.0 |
| 5 | Postman | 94.0 |
| 6 | Apidog | 92.0 |
| 7 | Insomnia | 92.0 |
| 8 | BrowserStack | 90.0 |
| 9 | StepCI | 90.0 |
| 10 | Requestly | 86.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does BrowserStack rank on Lister?
BrowserStack is ranked 3rd of 10 in Open-source API testing tools (Lister Score 90.0), 6th of 10 in Best browser testing platforms (Lister Score 90.0) and 8th of 10 in Best API testing tools (Lister Score 90.0).