BrowserStack Acquires Bird Eats Bug to Augment Testing Capabilities

BrowserStack has announced its acquisition of Berlin-based bug reporting tool Bird Eats Bug for $20 million. This move by BrowserStack aligns with its vision to create a comprehensive end-to-end test platform for developers.

The company aims to leverage the capabilities of Bird Eats Bugs’s advanced bug reporting solution to bolster its extensive ecosystem and provide more advanced bug capture and reporting features such as instant replays, screen recordings, and auto-captured logs.

Speaking on the acquisition, BrowserStack Co-Founder and CEO Ritesh Arora said, “By integrating Bug Capture’s innovative approach to bug reporting into our platform, we’re not just streamlining workflows; we’re boosting development teams’ productivity so they can focus more on building great products and less on managing the intricacies of the testing process.”

BrowserStack’s acquisition announcement also came with the launch of its new product, “Bug Capture.” This new manual testing solution will now empower developers to track and report bugs in code quickly and efficiently using screenshots and screen recordings for visual evidence. Core to its capabilities, Bug Capture will simplify developers’ workflows and enable greater productivity.

This new addition brings BrowserStack’s product portfolio to 15, consolidating its leadership in the software testing space. With over $250 million in cash reserves, BrowserStack is focusing on organic and inorganic growth with minimal equity dilution.

About BrowserStack

With roots in Mumbai, India, BrowserStack has made a name for itself as one of the leading players in the software-as-a-service (Saas) space, hit unicorn status, and is now valued at $4 billion. Founded in 2011 by Ritesh Arora and Nakul Aggarwal, it is a cloud web and mobile testing platform that provides developers with advanced testing tools for web and mobile apps on various browsers and devices without the need for physical infrastructure. 

About Bird Eats Bug

Bird Eats Bug is a Berlin-based startup founded to eliminate the usual pain developers face while debugging their code. The solution helps developers to make screen recordings and instant replays while testing applications. Such capabilities help teams to pinpoint the problem better. What started out as a goal to make communication easier between technical and non-technical teams has now become the unsung hero for developers who want better accuracy and efficiency in reporting their bugs.