Cross Browser testing

Cross Browser testing helps test the compatibility of Website or Web Application with

all the intended browsers. In Cross browser testing, we check  if  all functionalities,

features and UI elements of the application are working as intended in different

browsers. The application should be compatible with the latest browser versions and

there should be no issues related to Alignment/design, Functionality, JavaScript,

AJAX and JQuery.

CB testing can be done manually as well as with the help of variety of tools.

However, testing the site manually can be very time consuming and test engineers

can miss some defects in this process. CB testing with the help of tools can be very

helpful as it saves a lot of time and there is a rare chance of missing any defect in

Web application. Tools available in the market are mostly for finding the Visual

defects in the website. However, tools for testing the functional working of the

application across different browsers are also available and are available in web as

well as desktop versions.

TOOLS TO LOCATE VISUAL DEFECTS IN WEB APPLICATIONS

Browserstack.com: It is web based cross browser testing tools for websites or web Application. User can enter the URL of the website and then he can select his desired operating system and Browser available in the tool.

CrossBrowserTesting.com: It is a web based cross browser testing tool for testing the Website or Web application across different Browsers on a variety of Operating systems and Mobile devices. User can take one of the browsers as a base browser for comparison and rendering differences of other browsers will be displayed or the user can compare the screenshot images side by side for more effective testing.

Browsera.com: It is a web application for testing the cross browser testing of website or Web application. It discovers layout problems across different browsers automatically and locates JavaScript errors from different browsers.

Microsoft Expression Web SuperPreview: It is a desktop application for finding the visual defects of the web application across different browsers by comparison. A standalone version of this software supports only Internet Explorer but a complete version supports Firefox and Safari also.

COMPARISON OF CB TOOLS AGAINST 8 FACTORS

Comparison Factors

BrowserStack

CorssBrowserTesting

Browsera Microsoft Expressio

n Web Super

PreviewApp Type This is a Web

application.This is a Web application.

This is a Web

application.

This is a desktop

application.Manual/Automated  User has to

find the errors manually.

Differences of other browsers are

displayed and user can also find the errors manually.

Automatically find errors.

User has to find the defects

manually.

Subscription Subscription required for its proper usage.

Subscription required for its proper usage.

Subscription required for its proper

usage also provides free Subscription for its limited

usage.

License Key is

required for activation.

Test Results Let the user to take the

screen shots of the

defected portion. User

has to prepare test results

itself.

Locates rendering differences OR User can prepare the test

results itself.

User will get a report that

provides details on

which pages of website possibly

have problems.

User has to prepare

test results itself.

Supported Browsers

IE, FF, Chrome,

Safari, Opera.

IE, FF, Chrome, Safari, Android

Browser

IE, FF, Safari.

IE, FF, Safari.

Supported Platforms

Windows, MAC, IOS, Android,

Opera Mobile.

Android, Black Berry, iPad, iPhone,

Windows Phone, MAC, Windows,

Ubuntu

Platform specification

s not mentioned.

Windows

Registration Requires user account

registration for Proper usage.

Requires user account registration for proper

usage.

Requires user account registration for proper

usage.

No Registratio

n is required.

Cost Measures User has to pay for its

usage.

User has to pay for its usage.

User has to pay for its

usage but a free trial

Open source.

User can download it

period is also offered.

from internet for

free.