Bitbar vs Visual Studio Test Professional comparison

SmartBear and Microsoft are both solutions in the Functional Testing Tools category. SmartBear is ranked #26, while Microsoft is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.4. SmartBear holds a 0.8% mindshare in FT, compared to Microsoft’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 50% of SmartBear users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Visual Studio Test Professional and Bitbar compete in software testing tools. Visual Studio Test Professional appears to have an edge in support and pricing, while Bitbar offers comprehensive features and flexibility.

Features: Visual Studio Test Professional provides integration with Microsoft's ecosystem, enhancing test management and execution. It supports manual and exploratory testing. Bitbar offers a broad range of device support and cloud-based testing capabilities, allowing for parallel execution and scalability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Visual Studio Test Professional offers seamless deployment with Microsoft products, with extensive documentation and support. Bitbar provides a cloud-based model, simplifying setup, with a focus on global accessibility and responsive support.

Pricing and ROI: Visual Studio Test Professional typically incurs lower costs for Microsoft ecosystem users, offering good ROI through integration efficiencies. Bitbar may have higher initial costs but delivers greater ROI for projects needing varied device testing.

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Categories and Ranking

Bitbar

Ranking in Functional Testing Tools

26th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile App Platforms (11th)

Visual Studio Test Professi...

Ranking in Functional Testing Tools

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Management Tools (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Bitbar is 0.8%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Studio Test Professional is 0.7%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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it_user1267398

Senior Automation Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Has the ability to use different frameworks for testing although it is lacking in capability options

Setup depends on how you are using the product. In our case, it was quite simple. We did it ourselves and it didn't take much time, maybe a day. We used one person per team for setup, usually an engineer or developer. For each team, we had one person to assist with deployment. We have multiple teams so each team had someone dealing with setup. We now have two people working in the company who deal with the maintenance of the solution.

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ALFONSO LORENZO-RODRÍGUEZ

Chief Product Officer at Gradiant

Provides extensive extensions and plugins for seamless AI product development

Our primary use case for Visual Studio Test Professional is as a development tool. We develop software primarily in Python, specifically for applications related to artificial intelligence. We use frameworks like PyTorch for training models and developing applications using these models. This tool…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Game testing and the API for apps are good."

"Ability to use different frameworks."

"The most valuable features are the SSIS reports, the deployment models, and the ability to interact with other Microsoft tools."

"The integrated unit testing and extensive search features have made things easier."

"The solution is very stable; there's nothing in relation to stability to complain about."

"Code testing is the most valuable feature of this solution for developing software."

"The setup is easy and straightforward."

"Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development."

"You can easily write code, test, and deploy within the same environment. It is a mature tool. It regularly receives new updates and versions. In my opinion, it's one of the best products by Microsoft for developers."

"The most valuable features are tools like IntelliSense and ReSharper."

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Cons

"Their pricing structure is complicated and can be improved."

"Lacking capability options that can be directly integrated."

"The price could be improved."

"The price is reasonable, but it's not the best."

"Visual Studio Test Professional could improve by having better integration with external databases."

"The service right now is far too expensive. You need to pay per user."

"The Git extensions are very basic and can be more extensive compared to other software focused on Git, like GitTower or SmartGit."

"There are too many features with the product and I would like there to be less."

"The solution should be cheaper."

"Sometimes, the product is too complex to use."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is complicated. It's in the middle."

"The pricing is expensive."

"Visual Studio Test Professional is a very expensive solution."

"Users have to pay a licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional."

"We pay for the solution annually and the price could be reduced."

"We use the solution’s community version, and the solution’s pricing could be cheaper."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional, which is expensive."

"There are two versions of Visual Studio Test Professional: Community and Professional. We are currently using the Community version, but if we start working on a commercial product, we will consider upgrading to the Professional version. We need to identify how we will proceed with our projects, and based on that, we will decide on our licensing."

"The tool is affordable."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Real Estate/Law Firm

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The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability.

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The tool is free, resulting in no costs associated with its use. The absence of price makes it cost-effective.

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Also Known As

Testdroid

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Overview

Testdroid is a set of mobile software development and testing products by Bitbar Technologies Limited. Testdroid comprises three different products: Testdroid Cloud, Testdroid Recorder and Testdroid Enterprise. Testdroid provides an application programming interface through open source software available on GitHub. Testdroid can use testing frameworks, such as Robotium, Appium and uiautomator for native and Selenium for web applications, targeted for mobile application and game developers. Testdroid Cloud contains real Android and iOS powered devices, some of which are available for users. Testdroid Cloud lets users run tests simultaneously on cloud-based service. Testdroid Recorder is a tool for developers and testers for recording user-actions and producing JUnit based test cases on mobile application and games. Testdroid Recorder is available at the Eclipse marketplace. Testdroid Enterprise is a server software for managing automated testing on multiple real Android and iOS powered devices, supporting Gradle build system and Jenkins Continuous Integration.

SmartBear

Visual Studio Professional Edition provides an IDE for all supported development languages. As of Visual Studio 2010, the Standard edition was dropped. MSDN support is available as MSDN Essentials or the full MSDN library depending on licensing. It supports XML and XSLT editing, and can create deployment packages that only use ClickOnce and MSI. It includes tools like Server Explorer and integration with Microsoft SQL Server also. Windows Mobile development support was included in Visual Studio 2005 Standard, however, with Visual Studio 2008, it is only available in Professional and higher editions. Windows Phone 7 development support was added to all editions in Visual Studio 2010. Development for Windows Mobile is no longer supported in Visual Studio 2010; it is superseded by Windows Phone 7.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Rovio, Paf, Supercell, NITRO Games, Seriously, AVG, Google, Bosch, Yahoo, Microsoft, Yandex, Mozilla, eBay, PayPal, TESCO, Cisco WebEx, Facebook, LinkedIn, skype, Subway

Transport for Greater Manchester, Ordina, Bluegarden A/S, CLEAResult, Jet.com, OSIsoft, Australian Taxation Office, BookedOut, Tracasa

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