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BrowserStack is a developer tools & apis product from BrowserStack, Mumbai, priced at Free plan with a free plan. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 20 have a free plan, 7 are built in India.
Quick answer
The closest alternatives to BrowserStack are TestMu AI (Free plan), Appsmith (Free plan), Hoppscotch (Free plan), Bruno (Free plan) and Zoho Catalyst (Free plan). TestMu AI is the top-ranked option with a free plan.
Reported limitation
Automate cost scales with parallels, and a serious CI pipeline needs many parallels — $225/month for one parallel adds up fast.
Reported limitation
No INR price list; Indian buyers are exposed to USD exchange-rate movement.
Reported limitation
Test & Monitor starts at $1,099/month, which prices it well out of small-team budgets.
Ranked by how closely each product matches BrowserStack's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.
| # | Software | Starting price | Free plan | Platforms | Made in India | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | BrowserStack (current) | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.8/5 | — |
| 1 |  TestMu AI | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | vs BrowserStack |
| 2 |  Appsmith | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | vs BrowserStack |
| 3 |  Hoppscotch | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 4 |  Bruno | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 5 |  Zoho Catalyst | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 6 |  Postman | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 7 |  JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 8 |  Visual Studio | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 9 |  PyCharm | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 10 |  Retool | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 11 |  GeeksforGeeks | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.5/5 | |
| 12 |  CodeChef | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.5/5 | |
| 13 |  Superblocks | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 14 |  Swagger | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 15 |  StackBlitz | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 16 |  Insomnia | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 17 |  Gitpod | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 18 |  Tyk | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 19 |  GitHub Codespaces | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 20 |  Kong Gateway | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 |
TestMu AI · Noida · Developer tools & APIs · 4.7/5
Cross-browser and app test execution cloud built in Noida; rebranded from LambdaTest in January 2026.
Free plan
Free plan available
Key features
Appsmith · Bengaluru · Developer tools & APIs · 4.7/5
Open-source internal tool builder built in Bengaluru.
Free plan
Free plan available
Compared with BrowserStack
Hoppscotch · Kochi · Developer tools & APIs · 4.6/5
Open-source API client built in Kochi.
Free plan
Free plan available
Compared with BrowserStack
Bruno · Bengaluru · Developer tools & APIs · 4.6/5
Open-source API client built in Bengaluru.
Free plan
Free plan available
Compared with BrowserStack
Zoho Corporation · Chennai · Developer tools & APIs · 4.6/5
Serverless platform from Zoho.
Free plan
Free plan available
Postman · San Francisco · Developer tools & APIs · 4.6/5
API platform founded in Bengaluru, used by millions of developers.
Free plan
Free plan available
Key features
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
The closest matches to BrowserStack on App Advisor are TestMu AI (Free plan), Appsmith (Free plan), Hoppscotch (Free plan). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match BrowserStack, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 20 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: TestMu AI (Free plan), Appsmith (Free plan), Hoppscotch (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Yes. 7 alternatives are built in India, including TestMu AI (Free plan), Appsmith (Free plan), Hoppscotch (Free plan). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
TestMu AI is the closest match to BrowserStack in our catalogue. Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in developer tools & apis or a category BrowserStack also covers, and BrowserStack's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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