If you’re not familiar, Browserling is an online cross-browser testing tool that I often use to safely visit sketchy or unknown websites without putting my local machine at risk.
Lately though, the free version has had long queue times that make it a pain to use.
I know I could set up a VM or use a VPS, but I’m looking for something quick and browser-based, just to check what’s actually hosted on a domain.
Anyone know of other similar services that work just as well (or better)?
@archna.vv I have had that same queue issue with Browserling too.
I started using Sauce Labs’ free testing VMs—they’re meant more for automated testing, but they let you spin up browser sessions that are isolated and can be used manually in a pinch.
Might take a little setup, but works great for quick peeks at suspicious sites.
You might want to check out LambdaTest. It’s a bit more geared toward cross-browser testing like BrowserStack, but they let you open live browser sessions right from the browser.
The free tier has some limitations, but I’ve used it exactly for what you’re describing, and it worked without long wait times.
A quick and dirty alternative I’ve used is Runbox.run or Any.run. They’re technically sandbox environments for malware analysis, but they work really well when you want to visit a shady site and see what’s going on.
They’re meant for security research, but for your use case, they do the trick.