Sauce Labs vs Xcode: What are the differences?
Developers describe Sauce Labs as "Test mobile or web apps instantly across 700+ browser/OS/device platform combinations - without infrastructure setup". 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. On the other hand, Xcode is detailed as "The complete toolset for building great apps". The Xcode IDE is at the center of the Apple development experience. Tightly integrated with the Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks, Xcode is an incredibly productive environment for building amazing apps for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Sauce Labs belongs to "Browser Testing" category of the tech stack, while Xcode can be primarily classified under "Integrated Development Environment".
Some of the features offered by Sauce Labs are:
- 700+ browser/OS/device combinations for cross-browser and platform testing to improve web and mobile app quality and eliminate the overhead of internal infrastructure
- Highly reliable, on-demand cloud for enterprise-grade scalability and industry standard security
- Optimized for popular testing frameworks, CI systems, and surrounding tools and services
On the other hand, Xcode provides the following key features:
- Source Editor
- Assistant Editor
- Asset Catalog
"Selenium-compatible" is the top reason why over 54 developers like Sauce Labs, while over 127 developers mention "IOS Development" as the leading cause for choosing Xcode.
According to the StackShare community, Xcode has a broader approval, being mentioned in 1039 company stacks & 585 developers stacks; compared to Sauce Labs, which is listed in 66 company stacks and 11 developer stacks.
