When comparing TestingBot vs Browsershots, the Slant community recommends TestingBot for most people. In the question“What are the best cloud-based cross-browser testing services?” TestingBot is ranked 11th while Browsershots is ranked 14th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Runs Selenium tests
Pro Appium support
Pro Secure tunnel for testing code locally
Pro Run tests in parallel
Pro Allows testing both manually and automatically in several browsers and platforms
You can test your website both manually and automatically with TestingBot in different browsers and platforms.
Pro Pristine VM for each test
TestingBot guarantees a fresh, untouched virtual machine for every test, unlike with browserstack
Pro Free for 100 minutes
Free accounts receive 100 minutes free manual testing, paid accounts have unlimited manual testing minutes.
Pro Latest browsers (beta/dev)
You can run tests on the beta/dev builds of browsers, to make sure everything works on upcoming browser version releases.
Pro Real mobile devices
TestingBot now offers Real Mobile Devices in its datacenter, capable of running both automated and manual tests.
Pro Manual testing
Pro Free and open source
Cons
Con Uses mobile emulators instead of real devices
Unlike CrossBrowserTesting, TestingBot uses mobile emulators.
Con Requires waiting for a screenshot
Con No interacting with the browsers
Unlike SauceLabs, Browserstack or CrossBrowserTesting, Browsershots only offers screenshots. Other solutions let you interact with the browser via a virtual machine, or automate testing using Selenium.