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Docker vs Sauce Labs: What are the differences?

  1. Deployment Environment: Docker is primarily used for containerization, allowing developers to package applications and dependencies into a container that can run on any system with Docker installed. On the other hand, Sauce Labs is a cloud-based platform focused on providing automated testing tools for web and mobile applications.
  2. Testing Capabilities: While Docker focuses on packaging and deploying applications, Sauce Labs specializes in providing a wide range of testing capabilities such as automated cross-browser and mobile testing, parallel testing, and real-time debugging tools.
  3. Integration with CI/CD: Docker is commonly integrated into the CI/CD pipelines to automate the building and deployment of applications. In contrast, Sauce Labs is integrated into the testing phase of the CI/CD pipeline to ensure that applications are thoroughly tested across various platforms and environments.
  4. Scalability: Docker containers can be easily scaled horizontally or vertically to meet the demands of applications or services. On the other hand, Sauce Labs provides scalable testing infrastructure to run tests concurrently on multiple virtual machines and devices, ensuring quick feedback on application performance and functionality.
  5. Security Features: Docker provides various security features such as isolation of containers, resource limitations, and secure image repositories. Sauce Labs, being a cloud-based platform, offers security measures like data encryption, secure tunnels for testing on internal servers, and compliance with industry standards to protect sensitive data during the testing process.
  6. Management Complexity: Docker requires the management of container orchestration tools like Kubernetes for deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. In contrast, Sauce Labs handles the infrastructure management, allowing users to focus solely on writing and executing tests without the need for complex setup or maintenance tasks.

In Summary, Docker and Sauce Labs differ in their primary focus on containerization and deployment versus cloud-based automated testing tools, respectively, with differences in testing capabilities, integration with CI/CD, scalability, security features, and management complexity.

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I am looking to purchase one of these tools for Mobile testing for my team. It should support Native, hybrid, and responsive app testing. It should also feature debugging, parallel execution, automation testing/easy integration with automation testing tools like Selenium, and the capability to provide availability of devices specifically for us to use at any time with good speed of performing all these activities.

I have already used Perfecto mobile, and Sauce Labs in my other projects before. I want to know how different or better is AWS Device farm in usage and how advantageous it would be for us to use it over other mentioned tools

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Aaron Evans
Testing Strategist at One Shore · | 3 upvotes · 16K views

A SaaS offering like Sauce Labs (or BrowserStack or LambdaTest, etc) will provide a remote Selenium/Appium Grid including the ability to run test automation in parallel (up to the amount based your subscription level) an a wide array of browsers and mobile devices.

These tools can be expensive, but if you can afford them, the expertise and effort of maintaining the grid, browser updates, etc. is worth it.

AWS Device Farm can be significantly cheaper, but is much more work to setup and run. It will not give you as many devices, or the reporting and screen/video capture you get with the the services. And there is no support for AWS Device Farm, and very poor documentation. I have used it, but do not recommend it. Running your own grid and physical device lab is better, but I'd stick with a service like Sauce Labs or Perfecto which will save you time and give you better services despite the higher price tag.

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lxd/lxc and Docker aren't congruent so this comparison needs a more detailed look; but in short I can say: the lxd-integrated administration of storage including zfs with its snapshot capabilities as well as the system container (multi-process) approach of lxc vs. the limited single-process container approach of Docker is the main reason I chose lxd over Docker.

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    Rapid integration and build up
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    Isolation
  • 521
    Open source
  • 505
    Testa­bil­i­ty and re­pro­ducibil­i­ty
  • 460
    Lightweight
  • 218
    Standardization
  • 185
    Scalable
  • 106
    Upgrading / down­grad­ing / ap­pli­ca­tion versions
  • 88
    Security
  • 85
    Private paas environments
  • 34
    Portability
  • 26
    Limit resource usage
  • 17
    Game changer
  • 16
    I love the way docker has changed virtualization
  • 14
    Fast
  • 12
    Concurrency
  • 8
    Docker's Compose tools
  • 6
    Easy setup
  • 6
    Fast and Portable
  • 5
    Because its fun
  • 4
    Makes shipping to production very simple
  • 3
    Highly useful
  • 3
    It's dope
  • 2
    Package the environment with the application
  • 2
    Super
  • 2
    Open source and highly configurable
  • 2
    Simplicity, isolation, resource effective
  • 2
    MacOS support FAKE
  • 2
    Its cool
  • 2
    Does a nice job hogging memory
  • 2
    Docker hub for the FTW
  • 2
    HIgh Throughput
  • 2
    Very easy to setup integrate and build
  • 0
    Asdfd
  • 60
    Selenium-compatible
  • 46
    Webdriver compatible
  • 35
    Video recordings of every test
  • 31
    Qa
  • 29
    Mobile support
  • 26
    Any programming language
  • 23
    Developer tools
  • 21
    Test local and firewalled servers
  • 20
    Jenkins integration
  • 18
    Pristine VMs
  • 17
    CI Compatible
  • 11
    Appium support
  • 9
    Parallel testing
  • 8
    Rapid environment preparation
  • 8
    Mobile device support
  • 7
    Easy testing on almost any device
  • 7
    Allows me to Focus more test automation rather than IT
  • 6
    Secure testing and easy setup
  • 5
    Easy setup with CI and fast automated tests
  • 5
    Quick support response
  • 4
    Fast and reliable to host the automated tests
  • 4
    Easy to setup and understand,
  • 3
    Easy setup and integration with Travis Ci
  • 3
    Maintained browser matrix
  • 3
    Easy onboarding, do not need to manager VMs/OS/Browsers
  • 2
    Efficient tool to verify product quality
  • 2
    Teamcity Integration and mobile testing win
  • 2
    Hany for platform testing
  • 2
    Great documentation
  • 2
    Generous free trial
  • 2
    Easy. Straightforward. Scalable
  • 2
    Great way to integrate test suite on cloud
  • 2
    Simplicity of Sauce-connect
  • 1
    Very Good, Quick, flexible Infrastructure Support
  • 1
    It's great for my QA work
  • 1
    Awesome tech support
  • 1
    Having this available for CI servers is fantastic
  • 1
    Amazing service to do cloud cross browser testing
  • 1
    Depth of integrations
  • 1
    Because of its cloud based support for appium
  • 1
    Easy setup, Works great with selenium.
  • 1
    QE support
  • 1
    Manuals are not very well versed for beginners
  • 1
    Secure testing
  • 1
    Cheaper than browserstack
  • 1
    Stable
  • 0
    Simple to set up and integrate so many browser configs

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Cons of Docker
Cons of Sauce Labs
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    New versions == broken features
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    Unreliable networking
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    Documentation not always in sync
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    Moves quickly
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    Not Secure
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    Relatively slow
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    Expensive

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What is Docker?

The Docker Platform is the industry-leading container platform for continuous, high-velocity innovation, enabling organizations to seamlessly build and share any application — from legacy to what comes next — and securely run them anywhere

What is Sauce Labs?

Cloud-based automated testing platform enables developers and QEs to perform functional, JavaScript unit, and manual tests with Selenium or Appium on web and mobile apps. Videos and screenshots for easy debugging. Secure and CI-ready.

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