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A browser automation framework and ecosystem.
Playwright, WebdriverIO, Puppeteer and more. 5 alternatives to Selenium, in TypeScript, JavaScript. Compare fit, licence, stars and the latest signed release.
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playwright | Full replacement | 100k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v1.65.0 | 2026-11-12 |
| WebdriverIO | Full replacement | 9.9k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v10.2.0 | 2026-11-12 |
| Puppeteer | Partial | 96k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | browsers-v3.2.7 | 2026-11-11 |
| Cypress | Partial | 51k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v16.3.0 | 2026-11-12 |
| TestCafe | Partial | 9.9k | MIT | Open source | No | JavaScript | v3.7.7 | 2026-11-11 |
5 alternatives
Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.
Chromium, Firefox and WebKit from one API, with auto-waiting.
Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js
Drives browsers over WebDriver and WebDriver BiDi from JavaScript and TypeScript.
JavaScript API for Chrome and Firefox
Controls Chrome and Firefox through the DevTools protocol and WebDriver BiDi, from JavaScript only.
Fast, easy and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser.
Runs inside the browser, tests in JavaScript only.
A Node.js tool to automate end-to-end web testing.
Drives browsers without WebDriver, with tests in JavaScript or TypeScript only.