At a glance
BrowserStack prices each product separately, so read browserstack.com/pricing per product and the PR Checks docs, then set the TesterArmy plans at tester.army/pricing beside them.
- Approach
- AI agent with vision, no selectors
- Writing a test
- Plain-English steps, CLI, MCP, or dashboard
- Native mobile
- iOS simulators + Android emulators
- Public pricing
- Free tier, then $99/mo self-serve
- Pull requests
- GitHub App: run per PR, check + comment
- Approach
- Grid for your Selenium, Playwright, Appium suites
- Writing a test
- Your own code, or Low Code recorder
- Native mobile
- 30,000+ real iOS and Android devices
- Public pricing
- Automate from $59/mo annual; Live from $29
- Pull requests
- GitHub PR Checks on your CI test runs
The same test, both ways
The BrowserStack version is Playwright code that connects to the hub through a capabilities object. The TesterArmy version is five sentences, and a renamed data-test attribute does not fail it.
1+added: import { chromium, expect } from "@playwright/test";2+added:3+added: const caps = {4+added: browser: "playwright-chromium",5+added: os: "Windows",6+added: os_version: "11",7+added: name: "Guest checkout",8+added: "browserstack.username":9+added: process.env.BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME,10+added: "browserstack.accessKey":11+added: process.env.BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY,12+added: };13+added:14+added: const browser = await chromium.connect({
Where they differ
BrowserStack Automate executes code your team wrote; Test Companion helps write it and the Self-healing Agent keeps it green. A TesterArmy test has no code, because the agent performs it.
Who performs the test
A BrowserStack test is a script your team writes and points at the hub. A TesterArmy test is plain-English steps the agent performs on screen.
How elements are found
BrowserStack's Self-healing Agent supplies replacement selectors when the DOM changes. TesterArmy's agent looks at the rendered page on each run and keeps no selectors.
What one plan covers
BrowserStack sells Live, Automate, App Automate, and Percy separately, Automate per parallel. TesterArmy's Hobby plan covers 250 web and mobile runs for $99 a month.
What a pull request triggers
BrowserStack's GitHub PR Checks post a rollup status from tests your CI already ran. TesterArmy's GitHub App runs the tests when a pull request opens.
Side by side
BrowserStack is the reference device cloud, with 30,000+ real iOS and Android devices, many frameworks, and SOC 2 Type II. The rows below cover what a team touches every day.
- How you startTesterArmySign up free and run against your own URL or upload a build.BrowserStackTrial minutes on each product, then you bring a suite or record one.
- How tests are writtenTesterArmyPlain-English sentences from the dashboard, the CLI, the MCP server, or a coding agent.BrowserStackYour own Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium code, or a Low Code Automation recording.
- How elements are foundTesterArmyThe agent works from the visible screen and needs no selectors or metadata tags.AdvantageBrowserStackYour selectors, patched by the Self-healing Agent; Adaptive Healing covers Low Code recordings.
- Pull request testingTesterArmyEach pull request triggers a GitHub App run, reported as a check with video.AdvantageBrowserStackGitHub PR Checks post Pass, Fail, or Pending on CI runs via Quality Gates.
- Native mobileTesterArmyCloud iOS simulators (.app) and Android emulators (.apk), covering React Native, Expo, and Flutter.BrowserStack30,000+ real iOS and Android devices running Appium, Espresso, XCUITest, and other suites.Advantage
- Run verdictsTesterArmyPassed, failed, or blocked, so an environment stop is not filed as a bug.AdvantageBrowserStackPass or fail from your framework, then the Test Failure Analysis Agent explains failures.
- Enterprise complianceTesterArmyTesterArmy is the younger vendor, with US and EU processing and SSO/SAML on Enterprise.BrowserStackSOC 2 Type II, CSA STAR Level 1, and GDPR cover the platform.Advantage
- PricingTesterArmyHobby costs $99 a month for 250 runs; Startup costs $299 for 1,000.BrowserStackAutomate starts at $59 a month per parallel on annual billing; Live from $29.
Facts checked September 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and it gets fixed.
Pricing
BrowserStack lists a price per product and per parallel. TesterArmy lists one price per plan covering web and mobile runs, and both let you start free.
$99/mo after a free tier
- Free tier: sign up and run against your own app
- Hobby $99/mo: up to 250 test runs included, web and mobile
- Startup $299/mo: up to 1,000 test runs included, 10 concurrent test runs
From $59/mo, billed annually
- Live: Desktop $29/mo, Desktop & Mobile $39/mo, Freelancer $12.50/mo for 100 minutes
- Automate, 1 parallel, billed annually: Chrome $59/mo, Desktop $99/mo, Desktop & Mobile $175/mo, Pro $225/mo
- Trial minutes: Live 30, Automate 60, App Live 30, App Automate 100
Who should pick which
Decide whether your team wants to own a test suite at all. BrowserStack rents devices to that suite; TesterArmy replaces it with an agent.
- Pick TesterArmy ifYou have no suite, or one you would rather stop maintaining, and want every pull request tested.Pick BrowserStack ifYou own a Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium suite and need browser versions and devices you cannot host.
- Pick TesterArmy ifYou want Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex to create and run tests through a CLI or MCP server.Pick BrowserStack ifYour mobile suite must run on physical iOS and Android hardware rather than simulators.
- Pick TesterArmy ifYour React Native, Expo, or Flutter app can be tested on simulators, without physical hardware.Pick BrowserStack ifYou want Percy, Accessibility Testing, Test Management, and Live sessions on one account with SOC 2 Type II.
Questions
Give the agent one flow from your suite
BrowserStack answers where your tests run and TesterArmy answers who runs them. Keep the suite you are proud of on BrowserStack, and hand the rest to the agent.