BrowserStack Automate vs Squish
BrowserStack Automate
browserstack.comSquish
qt.ioSide by side
| Figure | BrowserStack Automate | Squish |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $59/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · GUI Testing Software | 8.7 (#5) | 7.5 (#29) |
| Spec score · Functional Testing Software | 8.7 (#6) | 7.6 (#29) |
| Spec score · Regression Testing Software | 8.7 (#9) | 7.6 (#23) |
| Frameworks | The features page lists Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, and Cypress support. | The product page lists support for Qt, Java, Windows, .NET, web, mobile, and embedded applications. |
| Integrations | The integrations page lists Cypress, Jenkins, Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Puppeteer, and other automation frameworks and tools. | The product page names Jenkins, GitLab, and Bamboo as CI/CD integrations. |
| Purpose | Automate provides a fully managed automation grid for testing across physical desktop, iOS, and Android devices. | Squish automates GUI tests for desktop, web, mobile, and embedded applications using object-based recognition and scripting. |
Plans
BrowserStack Automate
- Chrome$59 a month
- Desktop & Mobile$175 a month
- Desktop & Mobile$175 a month
- Desktop & Mobile Pro$225 a month
Squish
- Squish Enterprise Tester Floating LicensePriced on request
- Squish Execution Floating LicensePriced on request
- Squish Tester Floating LicensePriced on request
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.
Squish
Squish automates GUI tests for desktop, web, mobile, and embedded applications using object-based recognition and scripting. It locates interface elements by their properties rather than by image matching or DOM scraping; the product says this helps tests withstand UI changes. Tests can be authored in Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Perl, Tcl, or Behaviour-Driven Development. Listed application technologies include Qt, Java, Windows, .NET, web, mobile, and embedded systems; supported targets also include Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, MCUs, and hybrid applications. The Squish AI Assistant suggests script improvements, explains failures, and analyzes Runner and Server logs. Named CI/CD integrations include Jenkins, GitLab, and Bamboo, with Jenkins jobs and Pipeline scripts supported. Squish references ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 and offers a custom Tool Qualification Kit for project and regulatory needs. Floating user-based subscriptions are priced according to concurrent development environments and limit concurrent test executions. Pricing is on request, with a free trial available and no free plan.