BrowserCloud vs BrowserStack Automate
BrowserCloud
browsercloud.io
BrowserStack Automate
browserstack.comSide by side
| Figure | BrowserCloud | BrowserStack Automate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $59/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 4 |
| Spec score · Headless Browser APIs | 8.6 (#4) | 8.4 (#8) |
| Spec score · Browser Automation Tools | 8.7 (#9) | 8.7 (#10) |
| Compliance | SOC 2, ISO 27001 | SOC 2, GDPR |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud, self hosted |
| Integrations | The homepage lists Puppeteer, Playwright, n8n, Zapier, Make.com, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Java, and C# integrations. | The integrations page lists Cypress, Jenkins, Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Puppeteer, and other automation frameworks and tools. |
| Key features | Hosted Chrome browser sessions with Puppeteer and Playwright connectivity · HTTP APIs for scraping, PDF generation, screenshots, and custom scripts · Persistent browser contexts and cache across sessions · Stealth modes and randomized device fingerprints · Proxy selection, country targeting, and sticky behavior · CAPTCHA solving for supported CAPTCHA types · Live session monitoring and recording · Automation scenarios supporting form entry, clicks, scrolling, and data extraction | Cross-browser testing on real desktop and mobile browser environments · Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Puppeteer, and JavaScript framework support · Parallel test execution · Local and staging environment testing through BrowserStack Local · CI/CD integrations · Video, screenshot, framework, console, network, and CI logs · REST APIs for plans, projects, builds, sessions, and media · Test reporting and failure analytics |
| Security | The About page states BrowserCloud is ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II compliant and uses multi-region redundancy and deployment. | BrowserStack says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and that its compliance covers its data centers and platform. |
| Support | email, community | docs |
Plans
BrowserCloud
- FreeFree
- Hobby$19 a month
- Startup$99 a month
- Business$249 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- 100 Sessions$690 a month
- 200 Sessions$940 a month
- 300 Sessions$1,100 a month
- 400 Sessions$1,250 a month
- FreePrice not published
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
BrowserCloud
BrowserCloud 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.