BrowserStack Automate vs CloudQA
BrowserStack Automate
browserstack.com
CloudQA
cloudqa.ioSide by side
| Figure | BrowserStack Automate | CloudQA |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $59/mo | $119/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Test Automation Software | 8.7 (#7) | 9.4 (#1) |
| Spec score · Browser Testing Software | 8.6 (#11) | 9.2 (#2) |
| Company history | BrowserStack says it began in 2011 and launched Automate in 2013 for running JavaScript and Selenium tests in the cloud. | CloudQA says it was established in 2015 and launched to address testing challenges in complex web applications. |
| Integrations | The integrations page lists Cypress, Jenkins, Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Puppeteer, and other automation frameworks and tools. | Documented integrations include Jira, Jenkins, Travis CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, GitHub, GCP, AWS CodePipeline, Slack, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Confluence, TestRail, Applitools, Sauce Labs and BrowserStack. |
| Privacy | BrowserStack says its privacy policy complies with GDPR and covers account-related information and customer content. | Its privacy policy says collected information is stored and processed on computers in the United States and describes physical, electronic, and managerial safeguards. |
| Security | BrowserStack says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and that its compliance covers its data centers and platform. | CloudQA says it uses a PCI-certified payment processor and does not store card information on its systems. |
Plans
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
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.
CloudQA
CloudQA is a cloud-based test automation platform for web testing. Its recorder captures actions such as clicks, typing, and dropdown selections to create repeatable test cases. The platform lists functional, performance, security, API, and accessibility testing, with support for multiple datasets and switching between environments. CloudQA says its AI can repair broken locators after minor interface changes and summarize test failure reasons. Documented integrations include Slack, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Confluence, TestRail, Jira, Jenkins, Travis CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub, and GCP. Slack failure notifications are limited to scheduled test suites and TruMonitor workflows. The free Kickstart plan includes local automated execution, unlimited API tests, seven days of test history, and Chrome. Scale Up adds cloud executions, scheduling, and one month of history; unlimited cloud runs are subject to fair use. Scale Up is $11,999 a month, with annual pricing shown as $99/m. Synthetic monitoring and native mobile apps require separate licensing.