Some cloud based Mobile App for Manual as well as Automation Testing

 What do you mean by Device cloud?

In simple word accessing mobile devices from a remote location. here you will get a feel of the virtual device but you are actually accessing real-time devices.

Testing in the cloud brings benefits of easy availability and high scalability. It allows testing on different environments and multiple machines without building own infrastructure.

It allocates the required resources using virtualization and also scales up resources anytime without affecting the entire system. The major advantage of using cloud-based device testing is that it is cost-effective and provides faster results.

Advantages:- 

• Cheaper - here you need a subscribe it and you can access a good list of devices in both platforms (iOS/Android)
• Anyone can access those devices by anywhere by using the credentials.
• You will be getting more no. of devices to do compatibility testing as an organisation getting all devices for the platform is not possible and involve a lot of Money.
• We can also install the data in the Cloud. 
• Usually, most of the leading provider lists the latest devices in a span of 15 days to 2 Months (Max.) as per as the need and market share and demand.
• Tester gets an array of devices, OS platforms, etc. to choose from thereby reducing the overall cost of infrastructure and maintenance.
• It allows integration with team collaboration tools like JIRA and Slack etc.
• It supports testing in a real-time environment with real network carriers (Low/high latency, 100% loss, Low network, etc.)
• Also, it supports parallel testing where you can execute the concurrent test to saves a lot of time during the test cycle.

Disadvantages:- 

• Data Security - As you are using 3rd party Application so always a concern of security.
• Performance - You will feel some lag in most of the leading Mobile cloud provider.
• Connectivity- As you are accessing it through the internet so always need an internet connection. A low connection may result in the delay and you may not able to access the device.
• Not able to connect external hardware.
• The device camera gives a black/blank view.
• Scanning some bar code or something. 
• Some Mobile cloud provider also not provide support to Push notification and Touch/Face id.

Some Leading Mobile Device cloud Provider

• BrowserStack
• BrowserStack is a cloud web and mobile testing platform that enables developers to test their websites and mobile applications across on-demand browsers, operating systems and real mobile devices, without requiring users to install or maintain an internal lab of virtual machines, devices or emulators. They have four primary products- Live, App Live, Automate and App Automate.
• Pricing Structure
• $99/ month - 2 Parallel tests up to 5 users for Manual Mobile App Testing
• $199/ month - 4 Parallel tests up to 10 users for Manual Mobile App Testing
• $499/ month - 10 Parallel tests up to 25 users for Manual Mobile App Testing
• $199/ month - 1 Parallel for  Mobile test Automation
• $399/ month -2 Parallel for  Mobile test Automation
• $999/ month - 5 Parallel for  Mobile test Automation
• Free Trial Details
•  You receive 30 minutes of testing on Live, 
• 100 minutes of testing on Automate, 
• 100 Screenshots + Responsive, 
• 30 minutes of testing on App Live and 
• 100 minutes of App Automate.
• AWS Device Farm 
• The AWS Device Farm is an app testing service that allows you to test and interact with your Android, iOS, and Web Apps on multiple devices in one go and even reproduce the issues on a device in real-time! This device would let you look at videos, screenshots, logs, and performance data to zero in on issues with the app and take care of them before the app is launched.
• Pricing Structure
• $0.17/device minute, with first 1,000 minutes free
• Unlimited testing starts at $250/month
• The private device starts at $200/month
• Free Trial Details
• There is a 150-minute limit to the duration of a remote access session.
• There is a 150-minute limit to the duration of an automated test run
• Perfecto
• Their Continuous Quality Lab helps you to organize your business easily by improving the digital experiences that identify it. They have 14 greatly secure data centres where thousands of real devices have been homed and which can be accessed from any browser and you can easily leave the actual device management in their expert hands. They actually save up millions for their customers simply by eliminating manual testing.
• Pricing Structure
• Basic – $99 a month or $1,188 a year
• Advanced – $299 a month or $3,588 a year
• Enterprise – where you need to contact the company to get a quote
• Free Trial Details
• Your 14-day free trial includes:
• 240 minutes of free live and automated testing.
• Instant access to the most popular real mobile devices in our secure, public cloud.
• Dedicated VMs for cross-browser testing.
• Seamless integrations with popular DevOps tools and automation frameworks like Selenium and Appium.
• Kobiton
• The device, Kobiton is essentially a mobile cloud platform that helps the users carry out both, manual and/or automated testing on physical devices whether they are iOS or Android-based.
• Pricing Structure
• Indie – $10 a month or $100 a year
• Team – $199 a month or $2,000 a year
• Growing Biz – $499 a month or $5,000 a year
• Free Trial Details
• 120 Device Minutes
• Access to over 30 real devices
• Unlimited Users
• Unlimited concurrent sessions
• Manual or Automated Testing
• Sauce Labs
• Sauce Labs let you test your mobile app across iOS & Android physical devices, emulators and simulators on their public cloud or even on dedicated devices on a private cloud. You can even run automated tests in order to speed up their release and carry out manual spot-checking in order to identify the issues promptly. This means that you can easily access hundreds of different devices without having to go through the trouble of locating or maintaining all of them.
• Pricing Structure
• Manual – $29 a month
• Individual – $199 a month
• Expert – $399 a month
• Professional – $499 a month
• Small Team – $699 a month
• Enterprise – where you need to contact the company to get a quote
• Free Trial Details
• 14-day duration of the free trial. 
• The Customer Support team also cannot extend your free trial.
• pcloudy
• Public Cloud is designed to increase the App Testing coverage while saving significant time and cost. It allows access to real devices in a single click by using any Html5 browser. With security being a key factor, pCloudy makes sure that information over secure web sockets is protected.
• Pricing Structure
• $369 / monthly-  10 parallel live sessions
• $599 / monthly -  5 parallel devices for Automation AND  5 parallel live sessions
• Free Trial Details
• Free trials are given for 60 minutes.
• You get access to the platform to evaluate the same. We provide 60 minutes of credit to access the limited set of devices and access to all the features associated with manual testing.