DeviceFarmer vs Maestro
DeviceFarmer
devicefarmer.github.io
Maestro
maestro.devSide by side
| Figure | DeviceFarmer | Maestro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $250/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 3 |
| Spec score · Device Farm Software | 7.8 (#15) | 8.3 (#8) |
| Audience | The README describes the system as built for environments where users are trusted and devices are test devices using test accounts. | The product is aimed at testers, developers, engineers, and DevOps teams working on mobile and web test automation. |
| Integrations | The README lists Android Studio and Chrome remote debugging support, while its API documentation describes using the API with Appium. | Maestro Cloud documents integrations for GitHub Actions, Bitrise, Bitbucket Pipelines, CircleCI, and generic CI providers. |
Plans
In their own words
DeviceFarmer
DeviceFarmer is a free, self-hosted web application for remotely debugging real smartphones, smartwatches, and other devices through a browser. It provides real-time screen viewing, rotation, keyboard input, copy and paste, multitouch, drag-and-drop APK installation, shell commands, logs, file browsing, and remote ADB connections. With adb connect, users can run local ADB commands or work in Android Studio and other IDEs while viewing the device online. Inventory tools show connection status, availability, hardware specifications, battery health, searchable attributes, and current users. Administrators can assign device sets to projects or organizations indefinitely, or book devices for users for limited periods. DeviceFarmer includes a REST API with OAuth 2.0 authentication, Prometheus metrics, Appium support, and Chrome remote debugging. Listed support covers Android 2.3.3 through 15, Wear 5.1, Fire OS, CyanogenMod, and other Android-based distributions. Installation uses NPM or Docker; Linux or BSD is suggested for production.
Maestro
Maestro is an open-source UI testing framework for mobile and web apps. Tests use human-readable YAML flows, which the local CLI can run on a developer’s own devices or in CI. Maestro Studio is a desktop app for building and running tests, with screen inspection, command suggestions and an embedded emulator. Maestro Cloud runs tests in parallel on hosted devices and provides video playback, detailed logs and flake detection. Supported targets include Android, iOS, React Native, Flutter and web applications. Web testing is in beta and limited to Chromium, with preset locale and screen dimensions. Cloud integrations include GitHub Actions, Bitrise, Bitbucket Pipelines, CircleCI and generic CI providers; test results can go to pull requests, Slack, email or webhooks. Cloud offers a seven-day trial without a credit card. Its monthly price depends on maximum concurrent executions; the Cloud plan is listed at $250 a month per device. Web or Chromium device pricing is available by inquiry.