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Cloud platform for cross-browser testing
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BrowserStack provides a cloud-based software testing platform that lets developers and QA teams test websites and mobile apps on 3,500+ real devices and browsers across 19 global data centers. Tests can be run manually or automatically in BrowserStack's cloud, replacing the need to own and maintain an in-house test lab. The service stands out by offering broad coverage of real devices and browsers, a global footprint, and a managed testing infrastructure that reduces back-end maintenance for users. Its goal is to help teams ship reliable software faster by enabling scalable cross-browser and cross-device testing in the cloud.
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1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$250M
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Dublin, Ireland
Founded
2011
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Cross Browser Testing Best Practices every QA team should follow. What Is Cross Browser Testing and Why Is It Important? Web applications are accessed through different browsers, operating systems, devices, and browser versions. As a result, an application that works correctly in one browser may display differently or behave unexpectedly in another. Cross Browser Testing helps QA teams identify these compatibility issues by validating application functionality, layout, navigation, and user interactions across multiple browser environments. A consistent experience across supported browsers is important for maintaining application quality and avoiding browser-specific issues that can affect usability. An effective testing approach considers the browsers and versions most relevant to the application's users and business requirements. QARA enterprise supports functional UI test automation, helping QA teams automate repeatable test scenarios and improve testing coverage. This guide explores practical Cross Browser Testing Best Practices that can help organizations identify compatibility issues earlier and deliver more consistent web application experiences. How Do Browser Compatibility Testing and UI Testing Improve Web Application Quality? Web applications can behave differently across browsers due to variations in rendering engines, browser versions, operating systems, and supported web technologies. Browser Compatibility Testing helps QA teams verify that an application's functionality, layout, navigation, and interactive elements work as expected across the browsers included in the testing scope. Identifying these differences early can help prevent browser-specific issues from reaching end users. UI Testing is another important part of cross-browser validation. It focuses on checking whether elements such as menus, forms, buttons, images, text, and page layouts are displayed and behave correctly across different browser environments. Even when the underlying functionality works, differences in rendering can affect how users interact with an application. Combining Browser Compatibility Testing with UI Testing allows QA teams to evaluate both functional behaviour and visual consistency across supported browsers. With QARA, teams can automate functional UI test scenarios and execute repeatable tests, helping improve coverage and identify compatibility issues more efficiently. How Do Chrome Testing, Firefox Testing, and Edge Testing Improve Browser Coverage? Web applications may display or behave differently across browsers because of differences in rendering, browser versions, operating systems, and supported web technologies. Chrome Testing and Firefox Testing help QA teams validate application functionality and user interface behaviour across widely used browser environments. Testing across multiple browsers can reveal rendering differences, interaction issues, and compatibility problems that may not be visible when an application is tested on only one browser. Edge Testing can also be included in the browser testing scope when it is part of an organization's supported browser environment. Teams should define their browser matrix based on their target users and business requirements and then validate important workflows, forms, navigation, page layouts, and interactive elements across those environments. QARA supports multi-browser and multi-platform testing, helping QA teams automate functional UI test scenarios across different browser environments. QARA also supports integrations with platforms such as BrowserStack and Sauce Labs, allowing teams to extend their browser and device testing coverage. This approach can help identify compatibility issues earlier and provide greater confidence in consistent web application behaviour across supported browsers. What Are QARA Test Cross Browser Testing Best Practices? Following effective cross-browser testing practices helps QA teams identify browser-specific issues before they affect users. A structured approach should consider the browsers, versions, operating systems, and application workflows that are most relevant to the target audience rather than attempting to test every possible environment. QARA Enterprise Cross Browser Testing Best Practices include: * Define a browser testing matrix: Identify the browsers, versions, operating systems, and environments that require testing based on user and business requirements. * Prioritize critical workflows: Focus on essential functions such as login, registration, forms, navigation, transactions, and other high-priority user journeys. * Validate UI consistency: Check layouts, buttons, menus, images, fonts, and interactive elements across supported browsers. * Automate repetitive scenarios: Use functional UI automation for repeatable test cases to improve consistency and reduce repetitive testing effort. * Test after application changes: Re-run relevant browser test scenarios after updates to identify compatibility regressions. * Use broader browser environments when required: Integrate with platforms such as BrowserStack or Sauce Labs to extend browser and device coverage. * Track browser-specific issues: Document recurring compatibility problems and use test results to improve future testing cycles. QARA's multi-browser and multi-platform testing capabilities can help QA teams execute repeatable functional UI tests across supported environments. By combining appropriate browser coverage with automation and structured testing practices, organizations can identify compatibility issues earlier and deliver more consistent web application experiences. Key Takeaways on Cross Browser Testing Best Practices Cross Browser Testing is an important part of delivering consistent and reliable web applications across different browsers and environments. From Browser Compatibility Testing and UI Testing to Chrome, Firefox, and other supported browser environments, a structured testing approach helps QA teams identify rendering differences, functional issues, and compatibility gaps before they affect users. With QARA, organizations can support multi-browser and multi-platform testing while automating functional UI test scenarios across supported environments. By defining the right browser testing matrix, prioritizing critical workflows, validating UI consistency, and automating repeatable scenarios, QA teams can improve test coverage, identify compatibility issues earlier, and build greater confidence in application releases. Ready to strengthen your cross-browser testing process? Start your free trial of QARA today and explore a more efficient approach to functional UI test automation. In its next blog, The Digital Group'll explore Software Testing Metrics and examine the key metrics QA teams can use to measure testing effectiveness, track quality, identify improvement areas, and make more informed software testing decisions. Key Questions About Cross Browser Testing What is Cross Browser Testing? Cross Browser Testing is the process of checking whether a web application functions and displays correctly across different browsers, browser versions, operating systems, and supported environments. Why is Cross Browser Testing important? Yes, absolutely. It helps identify browser-specific functionality, rendering, navigation, and UI issues that may not appear when an application is tested on only one browser. What is Browser Compatibility Testing? Browser Compatibility Testing verifies that an application's features and interface work as expected across the browsers and environments included in the testing scope. How does UI Testing support Cross Browser Testing? Yes, it plays an important role. UI Testing helps verify that elements such as forms, buttons, menus, images, fonts, and page layouts remain functional and consistent across supported browsers. Should organizations test applications on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge? Yes, when these browsers are part of the target user environment. Organizations should define their browser testing matrix based on their users, application requirements, and supported browser environments. Can Cross Browser Testing be automated? Yes, absolutely. Automated functional UI testing can help QA teams repeatedly execute test scenarios across supported browser environments, reducing repetitive manual effort and improving testing consistency. What are the best practices for Cross Browser Testing? Key practices include defining a browser testing matrix, prioritizing critical workflows, checking UI consistency, automating repetitive scenarios, testing after application changes, and tracking browser-specific issues. Can QARA support Cross Browser Testing? Yes. QARA supports multi-browser and multi-platform testing and functional UI test automation. It also supports integrations with platforms such as BrowserStack and Sauce Labs to help extend browser and device testing coverage. How can QARA improve Cross Browser Testing? QARA can help QA teams automate repeatable functional UI test scenarios across supported environments, improve test coverage, and identify browser compatibility issues earlier in the testing process.
BrowserStack launches 'Test Companion', an agent-based AI that integrates full test automation into the IDE. Jul 30, 2026, 06:49 ET DUBLIN, July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - BrowserStack, the leading AI-native software testing platform, today introduced Test Companion, an agent-based AI for test automation integrated into the Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The solution was specifically designed for QA teams and automation engineers and accelerates the creation, execution, debugging, and maintenance of tests for web and mobile applications. AI coding assistants have significantly accelerated software writing, but this speed is not reflected in releases. A recent study from the NBER this year found that AI coding assistants increased the number of commits by 180%, but the number of releases only increased by 30%. Testing is part of this gap: coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code can generate test code but are not specifically designed for the context, infrastructure, and workflows required throughout the test lifecycle. Test Companion closes this gap with a test harness integrated into the IDE that works from day one with a team's existing code, frameworks, and test stack - without any setup or context switching. * Complete test cycle in the IDE: Generates test cases, creates and executes test scripts, analyzes and fixes errors, and works directly with browsers and devices - for functional tests, visual tests, accessibility tests, and API tests. * Based on real code and real devices: Understands existing automation frameworks, page objects, helper functions, and conventions, and validates on more than 30,000 real devices and browsers. * Designed for specialized test workflows: Uses custom skills and sub-agents for root cause analysis, test self-healing, and visual tests - each with specially tuned prompts, tools, and orchestration mechanisms. * Seamless integration into existing toolchains: Supports Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Appium, WebdriverIO, and TestNG, and can be integrated into Jira and test management and reporting solutions without additional integration effort. * Designed for enterprise-wide standardization: Provides QA teams with a unified test environment with shared models, guardrails, governance mechanisms, and full traceability, and helps regulated teams keep track of test coverage and agent activities. "Fifteen years of experience developing for test teams has taught us that a test is never truly finished. The application changes, the test no longer works, and someone has to fix it. Any AI that only writes tests is handling the easy part. Test Companion covers the entire cycle, and that makes all the difference," says Nakul Aggarwal, CTO and co-founder of BrowserStack. Test Companion is the latest addition to BrowserStack's AI portfolio. In 2025, the company launched BrowserStack AI, a suite of more than 20 agents covering the entire test lifecycle. This was followed by the open-source BrowserStack MCP Server, which connects the company's testing platform with AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude. Test Companion extends this intelligence to the IDE, integrating agent-based testing directly into existing workflows. Over 1,000 teams already use Test Companion to create, debug, and maintain tests up to four times faster. The Companion is available now and can be installed via the marketplace - in VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, and Antigravity. About BrowserStack BrowserStack is the leading software testing platform that uses artificial intelligence to help developers and QA teams deliver high-quality software in the shortest possible time. Over 50,000 teams trust BrowserStack, including Amazon, Microsoft, and NVIDIA, and the platform runs more than three million tests daily across 21 global data centers. The platform provides teams with instant access to over 30,000 real devices and browsers. BrowserStack was founded in 2011 and is a privately held company backed by Accel, Bond, and Insight Partners. For more information, visit https://www.browserstack.com.
BrowserStack has launched Test Companion, an agentic AI tool for test automation that operates within the integrated development environment (IDE). The platform addresses a productivity gap identified in a 2026 NBER study, which found AI coding agents increased commits by 180% whilst releases rose by only 30%. Test Companion generates test cases, authors and executes scripts, debugs failures, and works with browsers and devices across functional, visual, accessibility, and API testing. The tool integrates with existing automation frameworks and validates on 30,000+ real devices and browsers. The platform adapts to Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Appium, WebdriverIO, and TestNG, and integrates with Jira and test management tools. More than 1,000 teams currently use Test Companion. It is available in VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, and Antigravity marketplaces. BrowserStack serves over 50,000 teams and is backed by Accel, Bond, and Insight Partners.
BrowserStack launches Test Companion, agentic AI that brings Complete test automation into the IDE. DUBLIN, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - BrowserStack, the leading AI-native software testing platform, today announced Test Companion, agentic AI for test automation built into the IDE. Built for QA teams and automation engineers, it accelerates test authoring, execution, debugging, and maintenance across web and mobile applications. AI coding agents have made writing software much faster, but that speed isn't carrying through to releases. A 2026 NBER study found that AI coding agents increased commits by 180%, while releases rose by just 30%. Testing is part of this gap: coding agents like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code can generate test code, but they aren't purpose-built for the context, infrastructure and workflows required across the testing lifecycle. Test Companion closes that gap with a testing harness built into the IDE, working with a team's existing code, frameworks, and testing stack from day one, with no setup or context switching. * Complete test cycle in the IDE: generates test cases, authors and executes scripts, debugs failures, and works directly with browsers and devices, across functional, visual, accessibility, and API testing. * Grounded in real code and devices: understands existing automation frameworks page objects, helpers, and conventions, and validates on 30,000+ real devices and browsers. * Built for specialised testing workflows: uses custom skills and sub-agents for root-cause analysis, test healing and visual testing, with dedicated prompts, tools and orchestration for each. * Integrates with tools teams already use: adapts to Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Appium, WebdriverIO, and TestNG, and integrates with Jira, test management, and reporting out of the box. * Built for enterprise-wide standardisation: gives QA teams a consistent testing harness with shared models, guardrails, governance and traceability, helping regulated teams maintain oversight of test coverage and agent actions. "Fifteen years of building for testing teams taught us that a test is never written and done. The application changes, the test breaks, and someone has to fix it. Any AI that only writes tests solves the easy part. Test Companion owns the full cycle, and that's the shift," said Nakul Aggarwal, CTO and co-founder of BrowserStack. Test Companion is the newest addition to BrowserStack's AI portfolio. In 2025 the company launched BrowserStack AI, a suite of 20+ agents built across the testing lifecycle, followed by the open-source BrowserStack MCP Server, which connects its testing platform to AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude. Test Companion extends that intelligence into the IDE, bringing agentic testing directly into existing workflows. More than 1,000 teams already use Test Companion to author, debug, and maintain tests up to 4x faster. It is available now and installs from the marketplace in VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, and Antigravity. About BrowserStack BrowserStack is the leading software testing platform, powered by AI to help developers and QA teams deliver quality software at speed. Trusted by over 50,000 teams, including Amazon, Microsoft, and NVIDIA, BrowserStack powers more than three million tests every day across 21 global data centers. The platform gives teams instant access to over 30,000 real devices and browsers. Founded in 2011, BrowserStack is a privately held company backed by Accel, Bond, and Insight Partners. For more information, visit https://www.browserstack.com.
BrowserStack wins 2026 Top Rated Award from TrustRadius. BrowserStack is delighted to announce that BrowserStack has been recognized with the 2026 TrustRadius Top Rated Award. This marks its fourth consecutive win since 2023! With a trScore of 8.4 out of 10 and more than 260 verified reviews, BrowserStack continues to top the leaderboards across five key testing categories: * Accessibility Testing * Automation Testing * Cross-Browser Testing * Functional Testing * Test Management Supporting every stage of modern software testing. These categories represent the foundations of modern software quality. As development teams work to ship faster while meeting ever-higher expectations for user experience, robust testing across accessibility, functionality, compatibility, automation, and test workflows has become evermore important. BrowserStack is proud that teams around the world continue to choose BrowserStack as their trusted testing platform, helping them build, test, and deliver exceptional digital experiences with confidence. Advancing its vision for software quality. At BrowserStack, its vision is to be the testing platform for the internet. Every day, BrowserStack help power the digital economy by enabling teams to build quality, bug-free software at speed; the very software that powers businesses, connects communities, and shapes how people live and work. Recognition across these critical testing categories reinforces its commitment to helping teams deliver great software experiences, no matter what they're building. Powered by customer feedback. Across hundreds of reviews, customers consistently highlight BrowserStack's ease of use, extensive real-device coverage, reliability, and ability to help teams accelerate software delivery without compromising quality. Thank you to its customers. To everyone who took the time to share their experiences and feedback on TrustRadius: thank you. Your trust, support, and partnership continue to inspire BrowserStack to raise the bar for software testing and help teams everywhere build better software, faster. Check out the other 2026 Top Rated Winners on the TrustRadius blog.