Applitools Ultrafast Grid vs BrowserStack Automate
Applitools Ultrafast Grid
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BrowserStack Automate
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| Figure | Applitools Ultrafast Grid | BrowserStack Automate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $667/mo | $59/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Browser Testing Software | 8.7 (#7) | 8.6 (#11) |
| Company history | Applitools says it was founded in 2013. | BrowserStack says it began in 2011 and launched Automate in 2013 for running JavaScript and Selenium tests in the cloud. |
| Frameworks | Listed integrations include Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Storybook, WebdriverIO, Appium, Puppeteer, and Robot Framework. | The features page lists Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, and Cypress support. |
| Integrations | Applitools works with more than 60 testing frameworks, languages, source-code tools, CI/CD tools, and collaboration tools. | The integrations page lists Cypress, Jenkins, Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Puppeteer, and other automation frameworks and tools. |
Plans
Applitools Ultrafast Grid
- Starter$667 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
BrowserStack Automate
- Chrome$59 a month
- Desktop & Mobile$175 a month
- Desktop & Mobile$175 a month
- Desktop & Mobile Pro$225 a month
In their own words
Applitools Ultrafast Grid
Applitools Ultrafast Grid has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
BrowserStack Automate
BrowserStack Automate provides a managed automation grid for testing websites and apps across physical desktop, iOS and Android devices. It supports more than 3,500 real desktop and mobile browser combinations and lists Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, Cypress and JavaScript framework support. Tests can run in parallel across hundreds or thousands of browsers, although the listed plans show one parallel test by default. BrowserStack Local securely connects internal staging environments to BrowserStack Cloud. Reports can include video, screenshots, framework logs, CI console logs, network logs and AI-driven failure analysis. Other listed capabilities include microphone audio injection, network simulation, Apple Pay workflows, localization settings, physical SIM testing and camera image injection. Integrations include Jenkins, Jira, Slack, Appium and multiple CI/CD tools. Deployment options are cloud and self-hosted. There is a free trial but no free plan; the Chrome plan costs $59 a month, billed annually. BrowserStack says its platform is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and its privacy policy complies with GDPR.