BrowserStack Automate vs Telerik Test Studio
BrowserStack Automate
browserstack.com
Telerik Test Studio
telerik.comSide by side
| Figure | BrowserStack Automate | Telerik Test Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $59/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · GUI Testing Software | 8.7 (#5) | 8.0 (#17) |
| Spec score · Test Automation Software | 8.7 (#7) | 8.1 (#20) |
| Purpose | Automate provides a fully managed automation grid for testing across physical desktop, iOS, and Android devices. | Test Studio automates functional UI, load and performance, and REST API testing for web, desktop and responsive web applications. |
Plans
BrowserStack Automate
- Chrome$59 a month
- Desktop & Mobile$175 a month
- Desktop & Mobile$175 a month
- Desktop & Mobile Pro$225 a month
Telerik Test Studio
- Runtime add-on$349, paid once
- Test Studio Web & Desktop$2,499, paid once
- Test Studio Ultimate$3,499, paid once
- Virtual User Pack$4,999, paid once
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.
Telerik Test Studio
Telerik Test Studio has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.