AWS Device Farm vs BrowserStack Automate
AWS Device Farm
aws.amazon.com
BrowserStack Automate
browserstack.comSide by side
| Figure | AWS Device Farm | BrowserStack Automate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $200/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 |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Device Farm Software | 8.4 (#5) | 8.6 (#3) |
| Spec score · Test Automation Software | 8.4 (#12) | 8.7 (#7) |
| Spec score · Cross-Browser Testing Software | 8.4 (#8) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Spec score · Mobile App Testing Software | 8.4 (#12) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Mobile Device Testing Software | 8.3 (#7) | 8.6 (#2) |
| Spec score · Browser Testing Software | 8.4 (#15) | 8.6 (#11) |
| Browser coverage | Desktop browser testing supports multiple browser versions, including Chrome and Firefox. | Automate supports testing across 3,500+ real desktop and mobile browser combinations. |
| Integrations | Service plugins and an API can initiate tests and retrieve results from IDEs and continuous integration environments such as Android Studio and Jenkins. | The integrations page lists Cypress, Jenkins, Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Puppeteer, and other automation frameworks and tools. |
| Parallel testing | Tests can run concurrently across multiple desktop browsers or real devices, and Device Farm generates videos and logs to help identify issues. | Automate runs tests in parallel on hundreds or thousands of browsers to reduce build times. |
| Purpose | AWS Device Farm tests web and mobile applications across desktop browsers and real mobile devices hosted on AWS. | Automate provides a fully managed automation grid for testing across physical desktop, iOS, and Android devices. |
| Security | Device Farm requires TLS 1.2 and recommends TLS 1.3 for network access through its published APIs. | BrowserStack says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and that its compliance covers its data centers and platform. |
Plans
AWS Device Farm
- Desktop browser testing$0.01, paid once
- Real mobile devices — pay as you go$0.17, paid once
- Private devices$200 a month
- Unlimited test and access$250 a month
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
AWS Device Farm
AWS Device Farm 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.