[guardian-dev] Let's pick a real-world emulator for our app testing

Mark Belinsky mark at guardianproject.info
Wed Apr 24 12:37:32 EDT 2013


Very cool! I signed us up for the beta. Hopefully we can get access.

Integration to Jenkins and all those features sounds really nice.


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On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Stephen Lombardo
<sjlombardo at zetetic.net>wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> Here is one more you might add to the list for consideration:
>
> http://xamarin.com/test-cloud
>
> I was at the Evolve conference last week and they did a demo of system,
> and it looks incredible with multiple options for test scripting, auto
> discovery, Jenkins integration, screenshots of failures, performance
> reports, and a wide number of supported devices. It's still in beta, but I
> think it stands to be a strong option in the space.
>
> Cheers,
> Stephen
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Mark Belinsky <mark at guardianproject.info
> > wrote:
>
>> There are so many types of Android devices out there! How do we test our
>> apps on all of them? Well, there  are services where a bunch of physical
>> and/or emulated devices are hosted and accessible. Question is, which one
>> should we go with? Anyone have experience with which ones are good, bad and
>> ugly?
>>
>> Here's a break down of those that I've found with a cost and performance
>> breakdown:
>>
>> Real devices:
>> * TestDroid
>> @ https://cloud.testdroid.com/
>> @ * Pay as you go: $0.99/device run. Across 200+ devices
>> @ * Premium: $1500/month. Unlimited test runs on max 3 projects. Top
>> priority. API into build systems.
>> @ * Enterprise: waiting on response
>> * Appthwack
>> @ * https://appthwack.com/ (pretty site!)
>> @ * Hobbyist: $29/month. Across top 10 devices. Unlimited runs. 1 user. 1
>> project. (including GS3)
>> @ * Indie: $99/month. Across top 25 devices. Unlimited runs. 1 user. 1
>> project.
>> @ * Pro: $299/month. Across top 180+ devices. Unlimited runs. 1 user. 1
>> project. (150 phones / 33 tablets)
>> * Perfecto
>> @ * http://www.perfectomobile.com/portal/cms/pricing/
>> @ * Per Project: $25/hr. Across 100 handsets and tablets
>> @ * Subscription: $15-$10/hr. Across 1500 handsets and tablets
>> * DeviceAnywhere (ugly)
>> @ *
>> http://www.keynotedeviceanywhere.com/mobile-application-testing-overview.html
>> @ * Monthly: $100/month. $15-$18/hr testing.
>> * TestCloud
>> @ * https://www.thetestcloud.com/
>> @ * Requested an offer. Integration into redmine.
>> Emulator:
>> * TestObject - http://www.testobject.com/continuous.html - currently in
>> beta.
>>
>> From some Googling for articles, it seems that TestDroid is the most
>> trusted with Appthwack being an up and comer. Given that TestDroid can
>> connect directly into a Jenkins build server, this seems like an awesome
>> opportunity for us. However, at the $1500/month price point, it could push
>> us into Appthwack land if we don't want to take that hit.
>>
>> Best,
>> Mark
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