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MTS at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
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Helped to integrate our performance testing and UAT
Pros and Cons
  • "It helped to integrate our performance testing and UAT, which helped to deliver a bug free software for our customers."
  • "Easy to integrate with the other platform for tracking purposes."
  • "Testing subscription videos for on-demand software, making them better quality and bug free for our customers."
  • "Sauce Labs needs to be improved in the different platforms for farm testing, like iOS and Android farm testing and farm testing web browsers.​"

What is our primary use case?

Testing subscription videos for on-demand software, making them better quality and bug free for our customers.

How has it helped my organization?

It helped to integrate our performance testing and UAT, which helped to deliver a bug free software for our customers.

What is most valuable?

  • Cloud testing
  • Performance testing
  • Continuous integration testing
  • Easy to integrate with the other platform for tracking purposes.

What needs improvement?

Sauce Labs needs to be improved in the different platforms for farm testing, like iOS and Android farm testing and farm testing web browsers.

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For how long have I used the solution?

Less than one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted customer service or technical support so far.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Sauce Labs is the first service that I am using.

How was the initial setup?

It was built by my team before I joined the company.

What about the implementation team?

In-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Compared with other services, Sauce Labs is a bit expensive.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated different services, e.g., LambdaTest.

What other advice do I have?

I am now an expert in Sauce Labs and can build more test scripts.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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QA Engineer at a tech services company
Consultant
Valuable features include cross browser testing, mobile web testing, and JS unit testing

What is most valuable?

  • Cross Browser testing
  • Mobile Web testing
  • JS Unit testing

How has it helped my organization?

It was difficult for us to test our automation cases of real hardware. There is big combination of OS versions and different screen sizes. Sauce Labs has helped us to resolve this issue.

What needs improvement?

Sauce Labs test execution speed should improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used this solution for one year.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

There were no deployment issues.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There were no stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There were no scalability issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Customer support is excellent. I would give them a rating of 10 out of 10.

Technical Support:

Technical support is excellent. I would give them a rating of 10 out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not use a solution previously.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this in-house.

What was our ROI?

The ROI was high (100%).

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It could be less money, such as pay-per-use with a lower rate.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated LunaScape 6.

What other advice do I have?

This solution is very useful in automation.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Software Test Engineer at a media company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Reporting, Parallel test execution, Availability of number of real devices and emulators are very valuable.

What is most valuable?

  • Reporting
  • Parallel test execution
  • Availability of number of real devices and emulators

How has it helped my organization?

It was difficult for us to test our automation cases of real hardware along with a big combination of OS versions and different screen sizes. Sauce Labs has helped us a lot in resolving these issues.

What needs improvement?

More structured reporting.

For how long have I used the solution?

Less than a year.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Not so far.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Not so far.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Not so far.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Three out of five.

Technical Support:

Three out of five.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Yes. We were using BrowserStack. We switched because Sauce Labs is more user friendly.

How was the initial setup?

Very straightforward. You just need username and access key to launch your automation test.

What about the implementation team?

In-house. It's very easy for any non-technical user to follow the descriptive documentation.

What was our ROI?

100%.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It could be less. I would like to see pay per use with a lower rate.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Nope. Cause it was a straightforward choice for us.

What other advice do I have?

Nope.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Software Testing Enigneer (QA) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
It's scalable, fast, and customer support addresses issues even when not directly related to their service or our usage.

Valuable Features

  • Scalability
  • Fast
  • Customer service
  • Technical support
  • Pricing

Use of Solution

Since around August of 2015

Customer Service and Technical Support

Customer Service:

Sauce Labs support has been very helpful, and they are always friendly, even when it's not always a direct problem with their service or our usage of it.

Technical Support:

For our needs, the customer service and technical support come through the same channel, and we've been very happy with the level and quality of responsive support we receive.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
High confidence in our automated testing, along with auditability

What is our primary use case?

Real time VM access for functional testing and manual usage.

What is most valuable?

  • Sauce Connect
  • VM access

How has it helped my organization?

Reliable access to VMs with built-in recording and log tools have improved release reliability and confidence.

What needs improvement?

Implementing user requests at a faster rate.

For how long have I used the solution?

Two years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No major issues. Just adapting to meet our needs and existing infrastructure.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No problems other than the occasional service disruption.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scaling options are available for purchase, but scaling by improving and streamlining our processes has been the best approach.

How are customer service and technical support?

Excellent, responsive, and goes above and beyond.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No.

How was the initial setup?

Unknown, as I was not part of the initial work to perform the setup.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was done in-house.

What was our ROI?

High confidence in our automated testing, along with auditability.  

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Select a plan that offers scaling, but investigate the ability to improve existing processes.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes, Stackdriver.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Senior Software Engineer in Test at a media company with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
I like being able to test on real devices in the cloud without having to manage the devices locally.

What is most valuable?

Being able to test on real devices through Selenium has been a fantastic tool!

How has it helped my organization?

Previously we were unable to test on real devices.

What needs improvement?

Internet connectivity to real devices has been a challenge.

For how long have I used the solution?

Several months.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Internet connectivity to real devices has been a challenge.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No.

What about the implementation team?

Implemented myself.

What was our ROI?

Being able to test on real devices in the cloud without having to manage the devices locally.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Sauce Labs' billing and device access models are absolutely fantastic compared to other similar providers in the space.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes, many. TestDroid, TestObject, Xamarin Test Cloud, AWS Device Farm, Perfecto Mobile, Keynote/Device Anywhere

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Quality Assurance Analyst at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Consultant
Best for cross browser and simulating different devices

Valuable Features:

  • Able to test in different OS and browsers

Improvements to My Organization:

It improved our organisation by reducing escaped bugs.

Room for Improvement:

  • Provide an automation framework suite for basic websites

Use of Solution:

I have been using it for the last year.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user718533 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Vendor
Provides Faster Access To Browser Versions Without Hardware Or Software Limitations

What is most valuable?

  • Simulators
  • Parallel testing

How has it helped my organization?

Faster access to different versions of browsers, without needing to worry about hardware or software limitations; 99% uptime.

What needs improvement?

It would be helpful if they included more user-friendly reports. In addition, I would like to see them continue to introduce more browsers and mobile versions.

For how long have I used the solution?

One year.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Not so far.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Not so far.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Not so far.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Eight out of 10.

Technical Support:

Eight out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using a local solution. We switched so we would not have to worry about hardware or software limitations.

How was the initial setup?

Straightforward. You just need a username and key to start.

What about the implementation team?

Eight out of 10.

What was our ROI?

100%.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's a little expensive, but worth it.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Not really.

What other advice do I have?

No.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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