Semaloop vs AWS Device Farm
AWS Device Farm is an Amazon Web Services service for testing Android, iOS and web apps on real physical devices. Semaloop runs natural language tests on real iPhones and Android emulators against every build you ship.
What AWS Device Farm is
AWS describes Device Farm as an app testing service for testing and interacting with Android, iOS and web apps on real phones and tablets hosted by AWS. You bring your own tests, in Appium, XCTest or Instrumentation. The one built-in option that needs no script is a fuzz test that sends random user interface events to a device and reports the results.
Where they differ
| Semaloop | AWS Device Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| What the product provides | The tests and the devices | Real devices, and remote access to them, for tests you write |
| How a test is written | A natural language description | Appium, XCTest or Instrumentation code, or the built-in fuzz test |
| Where tests run | Real iPhones on iOS; emulators on Android | Real physical Android and iOS devices, with private devices available |
| What a run returns | Video, system logs, network traces and a root cause analysis | Reports with pass and fail results, crash reports, test and device logs, screenshots and video |
| Pricing | Published per execution, with a calculator | Published: $0.17 per device minute pay as you go, or unmetered plans from $250 a month per device slot |
Choose AWS Device Farm if
- You have Appium or XCUITest suites and want deterministic scripted runs across a wide range of device models.
- You need real Android devices, specific device and OS combinations or exclusive private devices.
- Your pipeline is built on AWS and you want your tests close to it.
Choose Semaloop if
- You do not have a suite to run, and want to describe tests instead of writing them.
- You want builds picked up from TestFlight automatically.
- You want the failure explained, not just reported.
Sources
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