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BrowserStack Automate vs Mobile Device Cloud
Both stand on device farm software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Choose BrowserStack Automate if your team needs automated checks across real desktop and mobile browser environments, with integrations and reporting in a managed grid. Consider another option if you need a free plan or more than one parallel test in the listed Chrome plan.
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Choose Mobile Device Cloud for manual or automated testing across real iOS and Android devices, with emulators, simulators and desktop browsers also available. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or if Flexible’s three concurrent sessions are insufficient.
Visit Mobile Device CloudThe facts
| BrowserStack Automate | Mobile Device Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | A free trial |
| Open source | No | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows | Android, API, iPhone, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | See the plans | Business-Flat: €400 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Maker | BrowserStack | Not published |
| Website | browserstack.com | mobiledevice.cloud |
| On device farm software | #9 of 26 | #13 of 26 |
BrowserStack Automate: what it does well
- Tests across 3,500+ real desktop and mobile browser combinations.
- Supports Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Puppeteer, and JavaScript frameworks.
- Reports can include video, screenshots, framework, CI, and network logs.
- Connects to internal staging environments through BrowserStack Local.
- Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment options.
What to know first
- No free plan is available.
- The Chrome plan includes one parallel test.
- The starting plan costs $59/mo (annual).
Mobile Device Cloud: what it does well
- Access to up to 200 real iOS and Android devices.
- Supports manual and automated testing.
- Lists five supported automation frameworks.
- Can integrate with build pipelines such as Jenkins.
- Cleanup resets devices and removes browser data and installed apps.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Flexible includes three concurrent sessions.
- Enterprise-Flat pricing is provided by individual offer.
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