Waldo vs Kobiton

Quote on request

From $50 per month (indicative entry plan)

Quote-based, priced by build and run volume.

Priced by device minutes and concurrent sessions; the on-premise hybrid option is licensed separately.

Free trial.

Free trial with limited device minutes.

Emerging

Waldo (Tricentis) · since 2019

Emerging

Kobiton · since 2016

• No SDK and no code — a designer or PM can record a regression flow.
• Self-healing keeps recorded flows working across releases.
• Runs on every build without device lab management.

• Hybrid model lets you keep sensitive devices in-house while using one interface.
• Manual session recording converts into Appium scripts, shortening authoring.
• Cheaper than the top-tier enterprise clouds.

• Limited support for complex logic or data-driven scenarios.
• Cloud-only.
• Now part of Tricentis, so roadmap independence is uncertain.

• Smaller device catalogue than BrowserStack or Sauce Labs.
• Generated Appium scripts still need substantial cleanup.
• Mobile only.

Small mobile teams needing regression coverage without hiring for it.

Mobile teams that want a device cloud but must keep some devices on premises.