Cross-browser testing capabilities provided by Sauce Labs have significantly impacted our development process. This feature allows us to test our application across various browsers and platforms, ensuring compatibility and consistency for our diverse user base. We can access remote mobile devices, which is invaluable for testing different types of devices our customers use. When customers report issues related to specific devices, it enables us to replicate the environment, load our application onto the remote device, and investigate the problem efficiently. This capability accelerates our debugging process and helps us identify and resolve issues promptly. It has significantly enhanced our testing accuracy by approximately 50%. Previously, we relied on server setups to reproduce bugs, which was time-consuming and often led to delays in bug resolution. However, we now experience a much quicker turnaround time in bug reproduction. It is crucial because before developers can address a reported bug, they must first reproduce it to understand its root cause, whether it's related to the device or the operating system. The analytics and reporting features have greatly assisted us in identifying and addressing issues within our testing process. One of the main reasons we chose Sauce Labs was its recording feature. Previously, we ran our test cases in headless mode, where the browser operates in the background without opening on the screen. This made it difficult to pinpoint the exact location of test failures. However, after integrating Sauce Labs, we could view recordings of failed test cases, allowing us to easily identify the cause of failure directly from the user interface. I wouldn't recommend it to someone because I think the pricing is exactly the same as other tools available providing better support and scalability. I would prefer them to go with other tools first. I rate it a five out of ten.
I would recommend it. Generally, if you already have Selenium as a free tool, I suggest sticking with that. However, if you're primarily focused on desktop-based applications, then UFT becomes necessary, and you'd need to purchase a license. But, if you're comfortable working with Webex applications, then definitely go with a tool like this. Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Lead Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
MSP
Feb 10, 2023
If you're looking for a cloud service provider that is scalable and stable enough to execute your tests, Sauce Labs is recommended. There is also Sauce Connect Proxy. If your application is running on a local host, you can just connect by using Sauce Connect Proxy, and you can make it global. That is a cool feature that they provide. It has a large range of devices where you can do both manual and automation testing. Sauce Labs is a cloud-based solution, so in terms of latency, when the application is hosted on a server at a different location, we have noticed a latency. For example, if the application is running on the India servers and the execution is happening on the US-based location on Sauce Labs, the script that runs in two to three minutes in our local setup would take around six to seven minutes on Sauce Labs. Overall, I'd rate Sauce Labs a six out of ten.
Sr. IT Architect at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Feb 15, 2022
I rate Sauce Labs a 10 out of 10. I see no reason to move off the platform. In the future, we need to take advantage of everything Sauce Labs has to offer. It's a stable platform, and we're getting the support we need. My advice to future Sauce Labs users is to use everything this feature-rich solution has. For example, there's the mobile app, automation, and API testing. Try to get as much as you can out of each of those areas and make that part of your game plan when you're developing your overall testing strategy. If you're looking at it from a cross-browser standpoint, think about what it can do for your mobile app and microservices testing. I believe most development is within those areas. Those are the key areas, so definitely use those features and have an individual strategy for integrating Sauce Labs into each area.
Tech Lead at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jan 26, 2022
I rate Sauce Labs eight out of 10. There are more and more different testing scenarios for various machines and environments we use every day. Sauce Labs provides a robust platform to test combinations of what a user might encounter when accessing any application. Sauce Labs reduces the testing time and covers all the possible scenarios that could come up, so we don't have to worry about any scenario that we might not have missed testing manually. It's a great platform to cover all your bases.
Senior Quality Assurance Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Dec 23, 2021
I have no complaints nor issues with Sauce Labs at the moment. It meets all of our expectations. Teams are continually using the product. I would hear complaints if there were any issues. I am trying to get teams to spread the word to other teams. So, the teams are very happy with it and trying to get other people to use Sauce Labs as well, then integrate that into their product team. Because our applications are not mobile, there are only certain browsers that we need to support. So, we are really not taking advantage of the number of browser/OS combinations, mobile emulators and simulators, and real mobile devices that it offers. I am just trying to get team members up and running with test automation and having some tools to be able to help them with that. I know that they are very competitive with other products in this regard, but that has not been an important factor for us. I would rate the solution as 10 out of 10. I love the capabilities of it, the support, and the service.
Automation Architect at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Dec 23, 2021
The usage of Sauce Labs was not as great, when I first started using it, as it is now. We have a great approach to testing using Sauce Labs. We test mobile and we do live testing and we are running automated testing. We're integrated with CI. Nowadays, it's better than three years ago and I look for it to improve even more in the next year.
Director of Quality Assurance - Shared Service at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Dec 19, 2021
We have usage reports, so we're taking the logs and evaluating that over time. Because we're consolidating from four tools to one, we considered the usage reports of all four of the vendors and came up with what our go-forward is. We expect our usage of the product to increase a little bit over time; maybe a 10% increment as we move forward and get more teams engaged. Although a 10% increase is in order, we won't purchase licenses without having the data to support that. We will have detailed usage reports for each business unit, which is what will help to determine how much we expand our usage of Sauce Labs. My advice for anybody who is considering this product is that they need to understand their solutions and match it up against what is provided. Sauce Labs is leading in the area of both mobile capabilities and CrossBrowser and I would highly recommend looking into Sauce Labs. My decision was to choose Sauce Labs over those other leading contenders. The biggest lesson that I learned from implementing this solution had to do with what our options were. We had to do a comparative analysis that included breaking down all of the different features and comparing them against those other tools, to make sure they satisfied the features and functionalities we needed. Not having that knowledge across those vendors completely, we were able to do that through a pilot. Essentially, we came away with knowing the nitty-gritty by running the pilot and doing the feature analysis. As such, we were able to make sure that Sauce Labs met our needs. Overall, we are happy with this solution. We validated most of the functionality when we ran our pilot. Nothing critical stands out in terms of improvements that it needs. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Pay attention to selecting the correct data center, otherwise you would run into some latency-related issues. Although we are not using visual regression testing, that is something that would be really interesting, because a lot of our media clients want to test visual validations on their apps. If Sauce Labs is offering that out-of-the-box, it would be really interesting for us.
Sr Staff Software Engineer, QA Enablement at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Dec 16, 2021
We have our internal framework and we basically use Sauce Labs for cross-browser capabilities and mobile device capabilities. Since we have our own framework, we have not explored any functional testing capabilities that the platform has. The vendor has acquired API Fortress, and it is available within our account for free to try out. That is something we're going to have a demo next week to look into because, at this point, we want to start focusing on API testing. It's helpful that we are able to run our UI tests across different platforms but we would like to focus more on the other layers of the application. We would like to test under the hood, the business layer, more. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Sauce Labs was already integrated into our framework and SDLC process when I started with the company. After using it for a year now, I would highly recommend this to anyone.
It's certainly worth a try if anything . I can confirm it has definitely been a help to myself and the company I work for and it probably will do the same for others.
Sauce Labs delivers a versatile platform for enhancing testing accuracy and efficiency. It supports parallel testing and provides access to numerous browser versions without infrastructure worries, making it ideal for comprehensive compatibility checks.Sauce Labs integrates seamlessly with CI/CD pipelines, offering parallel testing, cross-browser and OS testing, and extensive mobile device support. Users can quickly deploy virtual machines and utilize a variety of browsers. Features like...
Cross-browser testing capabilities provided by Sauce Labs have significantly impacted our development process. This feature allows us to test our application across various browsers and platforms, ensuring compatibility and consistency for our diverse user base. We can access remote mobile devices, which is invaluable for testing different types of devices our customers use. When customers report issues related to specific devices, it enables us to replicate the environment, load our application onto the remote device, and investigate the problem efficiently. This capability accelerates our debugging process and helps us identify and resolve issues promptly. It has significantly enhanced our testing accuracy by approximately 50%. Previously, we relied on server setups to reproduce bugs, which was time-consuming and often led to delays in bug resolution. However, we now experience a much quicker turnaround time in bug reproduction. It is crucial because before developers can address a reported bug, they must first reproduce it to understand its root cause, whether it's related to the device or the operating system. The analytics and reporting features have greatly assisted us in identifying and addressing issues within our testing process. One of the main reasons we chose Sauce Labs was its recording feature. Previously, we ran our test cases in headless mode, where the browser operates in the background without opening on the screen. This made it difficult to pinpoint the exact location of test failures. However, after integrating Sauce Labs, we could view recordings of failed test cases, allowing us to easily identify the cause of failure directly from the user interface. I wouldn't recommend it to someone because I think the pricing is exactly the same as other tools available providing better support and scalability. I would prefer them to go with other tools first. I rate it a five out of ten.
I would recommend it. Generally, if you already have Selenium as a free tool, I suggest sticking with that. However, if you're primarily focused on desktop-based applications, then UFT becomes necessary, and you'd need to purchase a license. But, if you're comfortable working with Webex applications, then definitely go with a tool like this. Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
If you're looking for a cloud service provider that is scalable and stable enough to execute your tests, Sauce Labs is recommended. There is also Sauce Connect Proxy. If your application is running on a local host, you can just connect by using Sauce Connect Proxy, and you can make it global. That is a cool feature that they provide. It has a large range of devices where you can do both manual and automation testing. Sauce Labs is a cloud-based solution, so in terms of latency, when the application is hosted on a server at a different location, we have noticed a latency. For example, if the application is running on the India servers and the execution is happening on the US-based location on Sauce Labs, the script that runs in two to three minutes in our local setup would take around six to seven minutes on Sauce Labs. Overall, I'd rate Sauce Labs a six out of ten.
I rate Sauce Labs a 10 out of 10. I see no reason to move off the platform. In the future, we need to take advantage of everything Sauce Labs has to offer. It's a stable platform, and we're getting the support we need. My advice to future Sauce Labs users is to use everything this feature-rich solution has. For example, there's the mobile app, automation, and API testing. Try to get as much as you can out of each of those areas and make that part of your game plan when you're developing your overall testing strategy. If you're looking at it from a cross-browser standpoint, think about what it can do for your mobile app and microservices testing. I believe most development is within those areas. Those are the key areas, so definitely use those features and have an individual strategy for integrating Sauce Labs into each area.
I rate Sauce Labs eight out of 10. There are more and more different testing scenarios for various machines and environments we use every day. Sauce Labs provides a robust platform to test combinations of what a user might encounter when accessing any application. Sauce Labs reduces the testing time and covers all the possible scenarios that could come up, so we don't have to worry about any scenario that we might not have missed testing manually. It's a great platform to cover all your bases.
I have no complaints nor issues with Sauce Labs at the moment. It meets all of our expectations. Teams are continually using the product. I would hear complaints if there were any issues. I am trying to get teams to spread the word to other teams. So, the teams are very happy with it and trying to get other people to use Sauce Labs as well, then integrate that into their product team. Because our applications are not mobile, there are only certain browsers that we need to support. So, we are really not taking advantage of the number of browser/OS combinations, mobile emulators and simulators, and real mobile devices that it offers. I am just trying to get team members up and running with test automation and having some tools to be able to help them with that. I know that they are very competitive with other products in this regard, but that has not been an important factor for us. I would rate the solution as 10 out of 10. I love the capabilities of it, the support, and the service.
The usage of Sauce Labs was not as great, when I first started using it, as it is now. We have a great approach to testing using Sauce Labs. We test mobile and we do live testing and we are running automated testing. We're integrated with CI. Nowadays, it's better than three years ago and I look for it to improve even more in the next year.
We have usage reports, so we're taking the logs and evaluating that over time. Because we're consolidating from four tools to one, we considered the usage reports of all four of the vendors and came up with what our go-forward is. We expect our usage of the product to increase a little bit over time; maybe a 10% increment as we move forward and get more teams engaged. Although a 10% increase is in order, we won't purchase licenses without having the data to support that. We will have detailed usage reports for each business unit, which is what will help to determine how much we expand our usage of Sauce Labs. My advice for anybody who is considering this product is that they need to understand their solutions and match it up against what is provided. Sauce Labs is leading in the area of both mobile capabilities and CrossBrowser and I would highly recommend looking into Sauce Labs. My decision was to choose Sauce Labs over those other leading contenders. The biggest lesson that I learned from implementing this solution had to do with what our options were. We had to do a comparative analysis that included breaking down all of the different features and comparing them against those other tools, to make sure they satisfied the features and functionalities we needed. Not having that knowledge across those vendors completely, we were able to do that through a pilot. Essentially, we came away with knowing the nitty-gritty by running the pilot and doing the feature analysis. As such, we were able to make sure that Sauce Labs met our needs. Overall, we are happy with this solution. We validated most of the functionality when we ran our pilot. Nothing critical stands out in terms of improvements that it needs. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Pay attention to selecting the correct data center, otherwise you would run into some latency-related issues. Although we are not using visual regression testing, that is something that would be really interesting, because a lot of our media clients want to test visual validations on their apps. If Sauce Labs is offering that out-of-the-box, it would be really interesting for us.
We have our internal framework and we basically use Sauce Labs for cross-browser capabilities and mobile device capabilities. Since we have our own framework, we have not explored any functional testing capabilities that the platform has. The vendor has acquired API Fortress, and it is available within our account for free to try out. That is something we're going to have a demo next week to look into because, at this point, we want to start focusing on API testing. It's helpful that we are able to run our UI tests across different platforms but we would like to focus more on the other layers of the application. We would like to test under the hood, the business layer, more. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
I'd rate the solution at an eigh tout of ten overall. We had an issue in the past and we're looking further into the issue.
If you are looking for a cloud devices testing provider, look no further. They will beat their competitors on price, support, and a lot more.
Sauce Labs was already integrated into our framework and SDLC process when I started with the company. After using it for a year now, I would highly recommend this to anyone.
It's certainly worth a try if anything . I can confirm it has definitely been a help to myself and the company I work for and it probably will do the same for others.