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HeadSpin vs LambdaTest comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

HeadSpin
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
20th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Mobile APM (6th), Mobile App Testing Tools (7th)
LambdaTest
Ranking in Functional Testing Tools
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Test Automation Tools (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of HeadSpin is 0.6%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LambdaTest is 5.8%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Saorabh Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 13, 2022
It fulfills everything from automation to manual performance
We use HeadSpin for automated, manual, and performance testing of our apps. Presently, we have 70 users, including QA, developers, product managers, and the operations team HeadSpin allowed us to manage remote work during Covid, enable continuous automation execution, and facilitate collaboration…
AB
Mar 21, 2024
Real device feature is very helpful
For testing and automation. We do cross browser testing for different versions of subproducts We don't use it for mobile app testing. We are planning on using it in the future for that.  The real devices feature. Load flow compared to other stacks needs improvement.  I have been using…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It has an interesting feature called AV box testing. A lot of companies that are in the OTT segment don't really understand what their streaming is like. They can't test for streaming quality. There are restrictions where you cannot simulate live streaming. For example, on Netflix, you can't simulate how a movie is being streamed on a remote device. That's why HeadSpin has got this AV box testing feature. It is a patented feature. They send an AV box to your location, and you can test live streaming, which is something that no other company does."
"The most valuable feature is that this is the first connected intelligence all-in-one platform."
"The technical support is really helpful because we can set up direct calls with them if we want to. We can use Zoom or Google Meet to interact with them directly, and if there is an issue in our system, they will help us by reproducing the issue in their machines and trying to figure out a solution. The support is really smooth, and we like that they're very supportive."
"The initial setup of HeadSpin was very easy and user-friendly. It was easy to configure and write a script."
"The most valuable features of the product are the performance parameters it gives us."
"The most valuable feature of HeadSpin it's the integration with other solutions. It is great. I can search for an element or do a quick debugging on the application right on HeadSpin. It's very useful."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Automation and mobile testing have improved our efficiency."
"LambdaTest easily integrates with leading project management, bug tracking, and CI-CD tools like Jira, Asana, Jenkins, Circle CI, and more."
"The most valuable features are that it's essentially on-demand, and you only focus on getting the code that needs to be executed without having to worry about the OS, hardware, etc."
"The most valuable feature is the real-time testing, which helps you to test your website on more than two thousand combinations of browsers and operating systems."
"Our test execution time was reduced to 16 mins from five hours when executed in parallel on multiple VMs. This has been extremely helpful!"
"The support docs are precise and you can get started with them easily."
"The technical support services are excellent."
 

Cons

"HeadSpin could improve on the user interface because it is very poor. The checks that are done on the iOS devices are very difficult, but for Android, it runs great. For all iOS devices, the user interface and how it interacts with the device are very poor."
"Support and pricing could be improved."
"HeadSpin needs to improve the hardware. With the mobile, the battery life reduces and must be continuously charged."
"They should automate their onboarding. A lot of things are still manual. They can create a video assistant or something like that to completely automate the entire process."
"If you want to do some testing or check the devices manually or check the application in a particular device manually, it is really laggy. That's a disappointment because sometimes we would like to do manual testing when our local devices are not available."
"Sometimes, devices go offline and some features are not functioning on some devices, specifically on iOS."
"I feel that the automated screenshot testing takes a little longer on MacOS sometimes."
"Mobile application testing will be an added benefit for us if LambdaTest implements this really soon."
"It would be much easier for us to read the test if they provided dashboard analytics."
"Mobile application testing would be helpful for us."
"You cannot perform native-app testing, as they offer simulation for web testing only."
"I've also had some issues with the speed of certain API calls and the rendering of data. For example, when I'm onboarding data, the process can be slow."
"I didn't like the solution's technical support and how they communicated and tried to fix the issues of customers like me."
"The scalability is good with Amazon, but IBM had some issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's not cheap, but there are a few different packages and different prices for enterprises with different product versions."
"It has a yearly license. There is no other option. It is expensive. There are a lot of other cheaper players in the market, but it is like a Mercedes. You pay an extra premium for it, but you get the benefits. I would love to see them come up with project-based costing. Companies that are low on funds or new-age can do with pricing that is easily digestible. They can give them a pricing model for three months. They can provide a startup package."
"We have a yearly license for 16 devices."
"I believe the licensing cost is cheap because it's a total solution, hardware, license and software."
"LambdaTest is paid per execution."
"I used the product for free."
"LambdaTest is priced well, which is why we migrated to it."
"It is 60% cheaper and there is no fuss in maintaining the lab, so we have more time to do the testing."
"From the customer side, LambdaTest is cheaper for big company usage and works fine as other similar applications."
"LambdaTest is on the cloud, offers both free and paid plans which start at $19 USD per month."
"The product can be described as an averagely-priced solution."
"LambdaTest's pricing is cheaper than that of other similar platforms."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Media Company
7%
Educational Organization
41%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Retailer
5%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about LambdaTest?
We use the solution for automation testing and monitoring.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LambdaTest?
I used the product for free because I subscribed to LinkedIn Premium.
What needs improvement with LambdaTest?
The tool can improve its testing speed. Changing or switching to another mobile phone can be very slow on a real device.
 

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Sample Customers

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