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BenchFleet and TestGrid: a device lab on your own Android phones
In short: TestGrid is a testing platform with real iOS and Android devices in its cloud, AI test agents and a Custom Device Lab it deploys on-premise or in a private cloud by quote. BenchFleet runs your own Android phones from one desktop app, with no server to host and no quote to wait for, from a flat plan price.
Checked on 20 October 2026. We make BenchFleet. TestGrid's facts come from its own pricing page, linked below. Both give a team a real-device test lab. TestGrid hosts one for you; BenchFleet turns the phones you already have into one.
Free for up to 3 phones, with no account. Pro adds workflows, schedules and AI for up to 25 phones from £12 a month + VAT.
At a glance
| BenchFleet | TestGrid | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A desktop app that runs your own real Android phones for testing by hand, workflows and AI agents | A test platform: real-device cloud, browsers, AI test agents, plus private and on-prem device labs |
| Where the phones run | Your own phones on your computer, by USB or Wi-Fi; phones on other computers join through gateways (Team) | TestGrid's cloud, dedicated devices, or a Custom Device Lab on-premise or in a private cloud |
| Platforms | Android phones; the app runs on Windows, macOS (Apple silicon) and Linux | Real iOS and Android devices and real browsers |
| Automation | Recorded, visual or YAML workflows, schedules, group actions, AI tasks with your own model | 27+ AI testing agents on the Starter package, scriptless testing |
| AI agents over MCP | Claude Code, Codex and other MCP clients (Pro and Team), scoped per client | Its own AI testing agents in every package |
| Approvals and audit | Approvals for saved passwords, payments, account-security changes and wide work; hash-chained audit log on all plans | "Full audit logs" on the Custom Device Lab |
| Price | Free for 3 phones; Pro £12 a month + VAT for 25 phones; Team £20 per seat a month + VAT | Starter $199 per seat per month; Growth and Custom Device Lab by quote |
Where TestGrid fits
TestGrid offers cloud access to real iOS and Android devices and browsers, AI agents that write and repair tests, and dedicated device labs for larger organisations, hosted or on their own premises, priced by quote.
Why choose BenchFleet
- Phones on one screen today. Install the app on the computer they are plugged into. No server, no VPN set-up, no sales call.
- A price you can read. Pro is £12 a month + VAT for up to 25 phones, and Team is £20 per seat a month + VAT with no phone limit.
- AI agents on those phones, with approvals and an audit log: see let Claude Code or Codex control an Android phone.
- Automation without test code. Record a flow once, run it on every phone, replay any run step by step with screenshots. Signed webhooks start runs from CI.
- More than one desk. On Team, gateways connect phones on other computers.
- Data stays with you. Local mode by default, no telemetry.
See also Android app testing on real phones and the BrowserStack alternative.
TestGrid and CoTester are the names of their owner's products. BenchFleet is not affiliated with TestGrid.
Source: TestGrid's pricing page, checked 20 October 2026.
Questions
What is an alternative to TestGrid for Android phones I own?
BenchFleet. Install the app on the computer your phones are plugged into, and every phone appears on one screen with live control, recorded workflows, AI agents with approvals and an audit log. There is no server to host and no sales call.
How does the price compare?
TestGrid's pricing page lists Starter at $199 per seat per month for 4 devices or browsers and 5,000 tokens, with Growth and the Custom Device Lab by quote. BenchFleet is free for 3 phones, Pro costs £12 a month + VAT for up to 25 phones and Team costs £20 per seat a month + VAT.
Can I run an on-premise device lab with BenchFleet?
Yes, in the sense that your phones are on your premises, run from your computer. On Team, gateways connect phones plugged into other computers to the same fleet over an encrypted outbound link, and workflows keep running if the link drops.
Can AI agents use BenchFleet phones?
Yes, on Pro and Team. Claude Code, Codex and other MCP clients use the phones you allow, a person approves sensitive steps and every call goes into a hash-chained audit log.
Why BenchFleet
- A private device lab on the phones you already have, set up in minutes.
- Automation, AI agents, approvals and an audit log in one app.
- A flat monthly price shown on the website, Free for 3 phones.
- Cloud phones, live now, for the occasional extra device.
Start with the Free plan
Free for up to 3 phones, with no account. Pro adds workflows, schedules and AI for up to 25 phones from £12 a month + VAT.
- A Free plan with no time limit and no account
- Starts in Local mode, with no telemetry or analytics