We are testing a website on the desktop. Our clients need to see how the website looks on different mobile devices. So, we use the solution to test the UI for different mobile devices and see how it looks.
Software Test Engineer at Qualitest
Provides a single platform to manage multiple devices and has a user-friendly user interface
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is very easy to understand and has a user-friendly UI."
- "We get logged out of the devices if there is some inactivity."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The product provides a single platform to manage multiple devices simultaneously. It is easy to learn the product as a beginner. The solution is very easy to understand and has a user-friendly UI. The integration process is good. We can get a real-time view of different devices without any glitches.
What needs improvement?
We get logged out of the devices if there is some inactivity. It causes some problems. Automatic logging out is the only issue we faced. We need time to check the requirements and specifications, but LambdaTest logs us out of the device.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for three months.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable. We faced some slowness in the website because we tested it in different environments. However, it was not an issue with LambdaTest.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have four credentials to access the solution in our organization. Our clients also have credentials. We access the tool from different time zones.
How was the initial setup?
The initial installation is easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool is not cheap, but it is not expensive. It is moderately priced.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Jun 2, 2024
Flag as inappropriateQA Analyst at Tabcorp
Reduces manual testing effort, facilitates quick troubleshooting, and the support is responsive
Pros and Cons
- "In case something goes wrong at LambdaTest end, the Support team is extremely responsive to analyze any platform-related issues."
- "The analytics over the automation dashboard can be more intuitive."
What is our primary use case?
As a Fintech company, other than Chrome and Safari, we need to test our website regularly on IE and Edge as well. This is because our customers are dependent on legacy OS to use our web-application.
LambdaTest Selenium Grid has helped us radically reduce the manual testing effort and ensure browser compatibility. Our automation engineers are able to execute Selenium scripts in their preferred language, and the cloud infrastructure has allowed us to scale our automation test cycles effortlessly. A majority of our regression suites are now automated, and thanks to LambdaTest, we are now able to find more critical bugs with less manual testing efforts.
How has it helped my organization?
What really helped us improve our delivery cycle was live debugging while you automate the tests. We could break the script execution at any point and take it over from there by interactive live for the remaining test steps.
LambdaTest also provides video recording and screenshots of all your tests in their test logs, which makes tracking easier. It offers integrations with Jira and Jenkins, which ensures us better collaboration and a robust CI/CD pipeline respectively, which is an additional plus for us.
What is most valuable?
Test statuses such as Lambda Error and VM allocation allowed us to quickly troubleshoot any build that failed while executing, as we were able to identify whether the script is failing or is it something wrong from LambdaTest end.
In case something goes wrong at LambdaTest end, the Support team is extremely responsive to analyze any platform-related issues. They even helped us shift easily from our local instances to their cloud platform.
What needs improvement?
The analytics over the automation dashboard can be more intuitive. The good part is that we have relayed some of our suggestions to the support and as per their support team, those suggestions are to be considered as a part of their upcoming sprint, so we look forward to seeing them onboard soon.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using LambdaTest for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Up to now, we have never had any issues with stability!
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated Sauce Labs and CrossBrowserTesting.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Software Development Engineer in Test/QA at DAXAP
An affordable solution for mobile automation and real-time testing
Pros and Cons
- "Automation and mobile testing have improved our efficiency."
- "The tool can improve its testing speed. Changing or switching to another mobile phone can be very slow on a real device."
What is our primary use case?
In our project, we use LambdaTest for browser testing. The team has one shared account. We primarily use LambdaTest for mobile automation, real-time testing, and real device testing across various processes. We also utilize it for mobile testing, reporting, and API testing.
How has it helped my organization?
Automation and mobile testing have improved our efficiency.
What is most valuable?
LambdaTest is highly beneficial, especially for mobile automation testing. Because your company might not have access to various mobile devices or tools, LambdaTest provides a solution for mobile and cross-browser testing in such situations, making it extremely valuable.
What needs improvement?
The tool can improve its testing speed. Changing or switching to another mobile phone can be very slow on a real device.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using LambdaTest for six months.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is slow.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've used Appium.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. There are other team members for maintenance.
What other advice do I have?
If you want to control the versions of your computer or mobile device, you can do so quickly with LambdaTest. You don't need to change your browser, app, or phone versions manually. It's a wonderful and beneficial tool that saves me time and makes it easier.
I recommend the solution. Overall, I rate the solution as seven out of ten.
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Last updated: Jun 30, 2024
Flag as inappropriateEasy to set up, good support, and we now find critical bugs easier with less effort than before
Pros and Cons
- "LambdaTest offers geolocation testing in automation, which is amazing!"
- "Mobile application testing will be an added benefit for us if LambdaTest implements this really soon."
What is our primary use case?
Using LambdaTest Selenium Grid, we have radically reduced the manual testing effort while ensuring our web application's cross-browser compatibility. It's crucial for us, as a healthcare provider, to make sure that there are no errors.
We had to incorporate a lot of changes due to COVID-19 and our in-house infrastructure plateaued the testing cycles, delaying our go-to-market. That’s where LambdaTest came to pull us through.
How has it helped my organization?
LambdaTest is brilliant.
The ease of testing locally hosted URLs over hundreds of browsers & operating systems without worrying about infrastructure issues has led us to deliver better software, faster!
Leveraging LambdaTest cloud infrastructure, we could scale our automation test cycles without much of a struggle. Our automation team could execute Selenium scripts in their preferred language, and the ability to test parallelly helped us optimize our continuous deployment.
Thanks to LambdaTest, we can find more critical bugs with less manual testing efforts.
What is most valuable?
LambdaTest offers geolocation testing in automation, which is amazing! You can select browsers, timezone, and country, then run the capability to start testing instantly.
We could scale up with parallel testing in local environments without any maintenance cost.
Support documentations are of good help to run tests parallelly.
Also, it offers integration with project management tools like JIRA, CI/CD tools like Jenkins, and Gitlab, which makes our cycle easier.
What needs improvement?
Mobile application testing will be an added benefit for us if LambdaTest implements this really soon.
I would also like to test on real devices, and we have communicated the same to their support team.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with LambdaTest for one year.
How are customer service and technical support?
The support team is highly responsive, so they will guide you better.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Sauce Labs, and we switched for better pricing.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is super easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
LambdaTest is priced well, which is why we migrated to it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Real device feature is very helpful
Pros and Cons
- "The real devices feature is the most valuable feature for us."
- "Load flow compared to other stacks needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
For testing and automation. We do cross browser testing for different versions of subproducts.
How has it helped my organization?
We don't use it for mobile app testing. We are planning on using it in the future for that.
What is most valuable?
The real devices feature.
What needs improvement?
Load flow compared to other stacks needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using LambdaTest for one year.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Twenty five users are using at the moment. The scalability is an eight out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing could be made cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Quality assurance at SHEIZA CONSULTANCY
Easy to scale and setup but issues with speed, API calls, and data rendering
Pros and Cons
- "It is a scalable solution."
- "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."
What is our primary use case?
We are doing manual testing, covering the overall scope. There are multiple dimensions that need to be tested. And regarding the trouble, like, there were some information issues on certain devices, and that's why we needed to check those on the same devices.
What is most valuable?
The solution is very handy. And the device support is very good. I like that the technical support team handles it all in one, too.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in support. The community should extend support. Like, Lambda has a huge community, and support should be available online.
Another area of improvement is stability and performance of the solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have experience with the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable, but I've noticed some issues with the speed and overall performance. For example, when I'm using my development laptop, and I switch to LambdaTest, the performance decreases. This is especially noticeable when I'm using a dimension that is working on the laptop, and I try to use the browser. In general, the availability of the device could be improved.
Other than that, 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.
My main concern is that the camera is not available when I'm using LambdaTest. However, I've been able to work around this issue by using the camera to check my connections.
Overall, I would rate the stability a seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. We are three end users, and we are planning to extend the usage.
How are customer service and support?
There is room for improvement in customer service and support. It's a solution that was implemented years ago, and not a huge community really good. So that's why maybe we can work on technical support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
It was easy to set up. It was not hard. You just need credentials and set up the virtual devices, and that's good to go. I am looking forward to integrate it with Slack and Jira.
What other advice do I have?
It's pretty good to use and to write the code for the manual automation and even for the developers to debug this thing. It's a pretty wholesome solution. That's why we prefer to get the solution. Because not only the testers can look into this, but the development team can also use the tool.
Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Senior Software QA Engineer at ESC Corporate Services Ltd. (Formerly Securefact)
Integrates well with GitLab and our CI/CD pipeline, and helps us build more quality releases
Pros and Cons
- "Our test execution time was reduced to 16 mins from five hours when executed in parallel on multiple VMs. This has been extremely helpful!"
- "Their smart testing module needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
When we began with LambdaTest almost a year ago, we were thinking of implementing shift left testing to catch bugs ASAP. With browser testing being one of the most rigorous and time-consuming validations, we were looking for a solution that could help us achieve continuous testing through our GitLab CI/CD pipeline. That is when we landed over a webinar of LambdaTest, which demonstrated setting up GitLab CI/CD and integrating it with their cloud. We thought of giving the integration a try and it worked like a charm.
How has it helped my organization?
We were able to leverage the Git-based triggers to execute our CI/CD pipeline. So, every time a new commit was pushed from our end, the pipeline ran an automated build over the LambdaTest Grid, which allowed us to ensure our UI on every major and minor release with access to numerous browsers, platforms, and devices.
Integrating LambdaTest in our GitLab CI/CD pipeline allowed us to deploy quality builds faster. In the new normal, where companies are forced to perform remote testing due to COVID-19, a cloud-based solution like LambdaTest has been a life-saver. It gives us the flexibility to run tests from anywhere at any time without being bothered about maintaining an in-house infrastructure.
What is most valuable?
LambdaTest Grid integrates with a variety of CI/CD tools. It provides a variety of browsers, OS, devices, all on the cloud.
Consistent with browser updates when new versions are released, they even provide beta versions of browsers.
Our test execution time was reduced to 16 mins from five hours when executed in parallel on multiple VMs. This has been extremely helpful!
What needs improvement?
Their smart testing module needs improvement.
We also hope they could come up with some API for automated visual regression testing.
One more thing is that it would be good to see if Lambdatest can get real devices to test for mobile automation.
I think these features and improvements will be a robust fix to the product.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using LambdaTest for almost one year.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is affordable as compared to similar SaaS solutions.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Founder & CEO at Solohacks-Academy.com
Provides responsivity testing for myriad browser and OS combinations
Pros and Cons
- "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."
- "I would like to see all of the features available in the freemium plan so that I can test them."
What is our primary use case?
We were in the middle of launching a new website and being new to all of these things, I called a friend to ask if there is any step I need to do before making it live. He suggested that I should make my website responsive, and after I understood what he meant, I started to look for tools that can help me with testing my website for responsiveness.
After a brief Google search, I landed on LambdaTest and the best part was that they also offered a Freemium plan that includes a good amount of minutes for responsivity testing. I selected the combination that we thought our users will mostly use and ran the tests. To our surprise, our website indeed was not responsive. I took screenshots and showed it to my developer and asked it to be fixed for a seamless experience.
I am really glad that there are tools like LambdaTest that help freelancers like me to make sure everything is okay before finally making a website live.
How has it helped my organization?
This solution helped me in checking to see if my website was responsive, or not, by offering a cloud-based infrastructure that I can use to test on a combination of more than two thousand browsers and operating systems.
The best part is that LambdaTest is free for all and it really helped freelancers like me.
What is most valuable?
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.
It can also help you fast-track the testing; however, for that, you need to buy their paid parallel session plan. This allows you to run two tests at the time time, saving you your precious time.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see all of the features available in the Freemium plan so that I can test them.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for more than one year.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not use another solution prior to this one.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
LambdaTest is on the cloud, offers both free and paid plans which start at $19 USD per month.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We searched for a lot of tools, but for the most part, they required a paid license.
What other advice do I have?
I could not find any cons for me as I was only looking for responsiveness testing, although a detailed look at LambdaTest may help me find some negatives.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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