When comparing Reloadr vs Adobe Edge Inspect CC, the Slant community recommends Reloadr for most people. In the question“What are the best cross-browser live-update / synchronization tools?” Reloadr is ranked 8th while Adobe Edge Inspect CC is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Reloadr is:
Reloadr has a reloadr.php file included, which when configured, monitors and .php file in the project folder. Once a .php file is updated, reloadr automatically reloads the page.
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Pros
Pro Server-side PHP support
Reloadr has a reloadr.php file included, which when configured, monitors and .php file in the project folder. Once a .php file is updated, reloadr automatically reloads the page.
Pro Easy setup
Setting up Reloadr is rather easy. There are only two files that need to be included in the project folder, then the reloadr.js needs to be loaded in the view and the method to run Reloadr needs to be called. After that, everything is set up and ready to go.
Pro Remote code inspection
Inspect uses winre to debug and inspect the code on remote devices connected to it. It allows for DOM manipulation and provides a JavaScript console.
Pro Synchronization is very fast
The rendering across different browsers and devices is fast and accurate.
Pro Setup is easy
Setting up Adobe Edge Inspect is rather easy. The Edge Inspect application itself is needed for desktop and a chrome plugin. For mobile devices, there is the Adobe Edge Inspect mobile app which needs to be installed. Once the Inspect program is "switched on", it will start watching all devices that have Edge Inspect enabled.
For mobile devices, the Inspect app will generate an authentication code which needs to be inserted into the Chrome plugin. Once that's done, the devices are synchronized.
Cons
Con No cross-device support
Reloadr does not support cross-device testing and live reloading.
Con No longer developed
As of November 2015, Adobe is no longer developing Edge Inspect.
Con Requires a lot of additional software to be installed
Adobe Edge Inspect requires at the bare minimum, the Edge Inspect itself to be installed and a Chrome extension, just to get live-reloading and syncing for desktop. For mobile it requires additional apps to be installed from the Play Store or the App Store.
Con Not free
It's free only for those who have an existing Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. Otherwise it needs to be purchased. Although there is a free trial.