chromedp vs Playwright

chromedp vs Playwright
Fact	chromedp	Playwright
Language	Go	TypeScript
Licence	MIT	Apache-2.0
Stars	13k	97k
Latest	v0.20.1	v1.63.0
Last push	2026-10-05	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 1 day between releases	about 20 days between releases
Active contributors	1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days	53+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Puppeteer. Alternatives to Puppeteer →
PartialchromedpDrives Chrome over the DevTools Protocol from Go, without Node.js.
Full replacementPlaywrightThe same style of browser automation, across Chromium, Firefox and WebKit.

v0.20.12026-10-05Documentation only. The README, the package documentation and the docs have the current versions (chromedp v0.20.0, cdp…
remote/v0.2.02026-10-05remote v0.2.0
v0.20.02026-10-05chromedp supports Go 1.25 and later. Before this release, the module needed Go 1.27 (see #1536).
v0.19.12026-10-04Documentation only. The README and the package documentation describe termcast, which draws the screen of a page in a t…
v0.19.02026-10-04This release adds new actions and options, fixes bugs, and works on Linux, Windows and macOS in CI. See docs/MIGRATION.…

v1.63.02026-09-04Tests that access a shared resource — an external service, a global account setting — can now declare a named lock.
v1.62.12026-07-30
v1.62.02026-07-24Component testing moves to a stories and galleries model.
v1.61.12026-06-23
v1.61.02026-06-15New Credentials virtual authenticator, available via browserContext.credentials, lets tests register passkeys and answe…

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