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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 user plan
No pricing available
BrowserStack
Star Rating
(2,479)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 user plan
Free Trial is available
Browse all 32 pricing plansVisual Studio
Star Rating
(3,772)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual StudioBrowserStack vs Visual Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found BrowserStack easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than BrowserStack.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that BrowserStack is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of BrowserStack over Visual Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BrowserStack
Free Trial
$0.00
1 user plan
- Instant Access to Real Devices
- 30 mins each of interactive browser and mobile app testing
- 100 mins of automated browser testing
Visual Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
BrowserStack
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
2,209
9.1
3,065
Ease of Use
8.9
2,269
8.7
3,084
Ease of Setup
8.9
1,274
8.6
738
Ease of Admin
8.7
545
8.5
544
Quality of Support
8.7
1,883
8.3
2,657
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
512
8.8
509
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
2,222
8.9
2,973
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
808
Not enough data
8.9
798
Not enough data
8.9
709
Not enough data
8.7
787
Not enough data
8.7
773
Not enough data
8.6
775
Not enough data
8.7
782
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
508
Not enough data
8.9
505
Not enough data
8.9
465
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.8
496
Not enough data
8.7
498
Not enough data
8.7
494
Functionality
7.7
115
Not enough data
7.7
112
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
Reporting
8.0
111
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
272
Not enough data
8.4
267
Not enough data
8.7
265
Not enough data
Management
8.4
270
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
266
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
1088
Not enough data
8.7
1075
Not enough data
8.8
1084
Not enough data
Management
8.4
1070
Not enough data
8.3
1033
Not enough data
8.4
1049
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.2
132
Not enough data
8.3
128
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reporting
8.3
126
Not enough data
8.4
127
Not enough data
Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
124
Not enough data
Functionality
8.1
128
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
128
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Accessibility Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
8.4
120
Not enough data
8.2
120
Not enough data
Reporting
8.4
120
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
124
Not enough data
8.3
125
Not enough data
8.2
119
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Accessibility Tools
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
393
Not enough data
9.0
389
Not enough data
9.0
366
Not enough data
8.9
388
Not enough data
8.7
378
Not enough data
8.7
384
Not enough data
9.0
383
Functionality
8.6
866
Not enough data
8.6
859
Not enough data
8.2
844
Not enough data
8.5
849
Not enough data
Automation
8.4
833
Not enough data
8.5
844
Not enough data
8.5
838
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Automation Testing
7.6
45
Not enough data
7.4
46
Not enough data
7.5
45
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Software Testing
7.6
129
Not enough data
7.5
128
Not enough data
7.4
128
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.6
38
AI Test Generation & Authoring
7.6
20
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
Test Maintenance & Resilience
7.3
20
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.6
20
Not enough data
Execution & Analytics
7.9
21
Not enough data
7.4
21
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BrowserStack and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
BrowserStack is categorized as Test Management, Load Testing Tools, Mobile App Testing, Software Testing, Automation Testing, Digital Accessibility Platforms, Digital Accessibility Tools, and AI Software Testing Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BrowserStack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
22.8%
Information Technology and Services
20.3%
Financial Services
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Retail
2.7%
Other
44.7%
Computer Software
30.9%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.3%
Other
38.7%
Discussions
What are the benefits of automating a test case?
7 Comments
DD
It helps to reduce the manual testing efforts which ultimately reduces the testing resource and budget.Read more
What can BrowserStack do?
4 Comments
TN
BrowserStack is a cloud-based web and mobile testing platform that enables users to test their websites and apps on real browsers and mobile devices. It...Read more
Which of the following features are supported by BrowserStack automate ?*?
4 Comments
DD
Web/App Automate
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What is the use of Visual Studio?
6 Comments
KS
Visual Studio is user friendly IDE tool used for developing code with lots of plugins available.Read more
can i use visual studio with mysql database? is it the best compatibility
5 Comments
JU
Yes, you can go ahead, MS Visual Studio is efficiently compatible with both MSSql and Mysql.Read more
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