See how using your own devices compares to renting access from cloud providers.
Every cloud provider rents you access to their devices. We take a different approach.
Use devices you already own. No shared pools, no queue times, no mystery about what hardware you're testing on.
Peer-to-peer WebRTC connections mean your app binaries, test data, and credentials stay on your network. We never see your traffic.
Testing localhost apps on cloud farms requires tunnel configuration. With DeviceLab, localhost just works—no setup needed.
We're the only platform that supports Maestro on real iOS devices. Cloud providers don't offer this.
Different teams have different frustrations. Find the comparison that matches yours.
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How DeviceLab stacks up against cloud device farms at a glance.
| Feature | DeviceLab | BrowserStack | LambdaTest | Sauce Labs | HeadSpin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Device ownership | Your devices | Their cloud | Their cloud | Their cloud | Your devices (in PBox) |
| Data privacy | Never leaves network | Through their servers | Through their servers | Through their servers | On-premise option |
| Localhost testing | Native P2P | Tunnel required | Tunnel required | Sauce Connect required | Native (on-premise) |
| Maestro support | Full (including iOS) | No | Outdated fork | No | No |
| Setup time | One curl command | Account + tunnel config | Account + integration | Account + Sauce Connect | Weeks (hardware install) |
| Pricing model | $99/device/month | Plans + parallel sessions | Plans + sessions + AI | Tiers + enterprise | ~$40K+/year + hardware |
| Free tier | 1 device forever | Limited trial | Limited trial | Limited trial | No |
Yes. DeviceLab works with the same testing frameworks you already use—Appium, Espresso, XCUITest, Maestro. Point your tests at your DeviceLab devices instead of cloud endpoints.
Start with what you have. Many teams find that 5-10 devices cover their critical test scenarios. You can always add more devices to your lab as needed.
Yes. Zero-trust architecture means data never touches our servers. Encrypted P2P connections keep everything on your network. No compliance paperwork needed when data never leaves.
If you already own devices and want simplicity + privacy, DeviceLab fits. If you need access to thousands of device models you don't own, cloud providers may still make sense.
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