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Comparison

mobilerun vs Maestro: agent runtime vs app testing.

Both put mobile devices behind an API. The difference is scope: whose app you are allowed to drive, and how the meter runs.

TL;DR
Maestro is a test framework for your own app. Apache-2.0 and free locally, with a hosted cloud at $250 per device per month that its terms scope to your own software.
mobilerun drives any app in production, third-party apps included, on real Android and iPhone hardware we own and operate in the US and EU. Per-minute billing, state that survives spin-down, hundreds of concurrent devices, and white-label plus agents-as-a-service explicitly supported.
Capability mobilerun Maestro
Built for AI agents driving any app in production UI testing of your own app
Third-party apps Supported, that is the product Cloud ToS scope: "Customer software applications and services"
White-label & reselling runs Explicitly supported Sublicensing and reselling prohibited (ToS 2.2)
Devices Stateful hosted Android (EU/US) + physical iPhones on request Real iPhone/iPad/Pixel/Galaxy plus iOS Simulators & Android Emulators
Device identity Authentic hardware identity, Compatible with Play Integrity & App Attest Mixed fleet, per-SKU split not documented
State on spin-down Persists, resume with logins intact Built around per-test-run execution
Agent control Your own models via REST API, SDKs, hosted MCP Maestro MCP in the free local tier, human + AI framing
Pricing (July 2026) $0.03/min · rentals from $5/mo · real iPhone $200/mo Local free · Cloud $250/device/mo · Enterprise custom
Billing shape Per minute, fits bursty agent workloads Fixed slot, priced on max concurrent executions
Scaling Hundreds of devices on demand, billed by the minute Parallel runs, add concurrency slots
Open source MIT framework, 8,000+ stars, 91.4% AndroidWorld Apache-2.0 CLI, Studio & Viewer, 15,000+ stars
Hosting regions EU & US See vendor

Maestro details from maestro.dev, maestro.dev/pricing and maestro.dev/terms-of-service, July 2026. Terms and prices change, read both vendors' current documents before you commit.

Why teams choose mobilerun

  • Any app, not just yours. Third-party apps in production are the use case, not an exception.
  • White-label and agents-as-a-service are explicitly supported, which the Maestro Cloud terms exclude.
  • Devices we own and operate in the US and EU: hosted Android, plus physical iPhones on request.
  • The most human-like behaviour of any provider. Authentic hardware identity is compatible with Play Integrity and App Attest.
  • State persists. Spin down, resume later with logins and state intact, pay only while running.
  • $0.03 per minute pay as you go. Bursty agent work does not fit a fixed $250/device/month slot.
  • Rentals from $5/month, dedicated Android $80/month, real iPhone $200/month.
  • Social media runs here too, on your own and your clients' authorized accounts.
  • Scales on demand. Hundreds of devices at once, billed by the minute.
  • Your own models drive it. REST API, Python/TypeScript SDK, hosted MCP.
  • Reproducible 91.4% AndroidWorld on an MIT-licensed open-source framework.
FAQ

mobilerun vs Maestro, common questions.

What is the main difference between mobilerun and Maestro?+
Maestro is a mobile UI testing product. Its Apache-2.0 CLI, Studio and Viewer run locally for free, and Maestro Cloud runs those tests on hosted devices in CI. mobilerun is agent infrastructure: Android and iOS devices we own and operate in the US and EU, driven by the LLM of your choice over REST API, Python/TypeScript SDKs and a hosted MCP server. Maestro verifies your app. mobilerun drives any app in production.
Does Maestro have an MCP server and an AI story?+
Yes. Maestro markets agentic UI testing and ships Maestro MCP in the free local tier, described as giving agents the eyes and hands to build and verify end-to-end coverage locally, alongside self-healing with local agents. The framing is human plus AI in the test loop, not autonomous agents running production work. mobilerun's MCP server is the production control plane for real devices, with per-minute billing and persistent state.
Can I use Maestro Cloud to drive a third-party app or resell agent runs?+
Read the terms first. Section 2.1 of the Maestro Terms of Service states the properties "are to be used solely for Customer's internal business purposes relating to development and performance monitoring of Customer software applications and services" and that "Customer will not permit access to the Hosted Services by any third-party." Section 2.2 additionally prohibits sublicensing, reselling and "unpermitted commercial exploitation". That is a scope limit, not an anti-bot rule: their AUP has no anti-bot or anti-scraping clause. Driving someone else's app, or reselling runs to your own customers, sits outside the granted scope. mobilerun supports white-label and agents-as-a-service explicitly.
How does the pricing shape differ?+
Maestro Cloud is $250 per device per month with unlimited hosted test runs, priced on maximum concurrent executions, which fits a stable CI suite well. mobilerun bills $0.03 per minute pay as you go, with rentals from $5/month, dedicated Android at $80/month and a real iPhone at $200/month. Agent workloads are bursty, so per-minute billing tracks the work instead of a fixed concurrency slot.

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