BrowserStack vs Buddy: What are the differences?
What is BrowserStack? Instant access to a lab of 1000+ real mobile and desktop browsers for testing. Live, Web-Based Browser Testing
Instant access to all real mobile and desktop browsers. Say goodbye to your lab of devices and virtual machines.
What is Buddy? Build, test and deploy on push in seconds. Git platform for web and software developers with Docker-based tools for Continuous Integration and Deployment.
BrowserStack can be classified as a tool in the "Browser Testing" category, while Buddy is grouped under "Continuous Deployment".
Some of the features offered by BrowserStack are:
- Real Device Cloud.
Test on a range of physical Android and iOS mobile devices and tablets for the most accurate results
- 1100+ desktop browsers. Latest versions of IE, Edge, Safari, Chrome, Firefox and more on a range of Windows and OS X platforms on a robust cloud infrastructure
- Test dev environments. Our Local Testing feature allows you to test development and internal websites seamlessly, without setup or configuration
On the other hand, Buddy provides the following key features:
- Automatic deployments on push to branch
- Docker-based builds and tests
- 10-minute setup of complete environment
"Multiple browsers" is the primary reason why developers consider BrowserStack over the competitors, whereas "Docker" was stated as the key factor in picking Buddy.
According to the StackShare community, BrowserStack has a broader approval, being mentioned in 577 company stacks & 238 developers stacks; compared to Buddy, which is listed in 20 company stacks and 13 developer stacks.
