WebPageTest.api-nodejs vs Cypress

WebPageTest.api-nodejs

WebPageTest API wrapper for NodeJS (by catchpoint)

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Cypress

Fast, easy and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser. (by cypress-io)

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With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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WebPageTest.api-nodejs		Cypress
	Project
1	Mentions	174
1,642	Stars	46,199
0.1%	Growth	0.4%
6.2	Activity	9.8
8 days ago	Latest Commit	6 days ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
MIT License	License	MIT License

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WebPageTest.api-nodejs

Posts with mentions or reviews of WebPageTest.api-nodejs. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-06-26.

The Frontend Hitchhikers Guide: Testing
9 projects | dev.to | 26 Jun 2021

Web page test is a website that allows you to analyze a web page's performance. It records checks for compression, caching effective use CDN and load times among other things. You can create automated performance tests using its API

Cypress

Posts with mentions or reviews of Cypress. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-25.

Simulating Internet Outage and Recovery using Cypress
2 projects | dev.to | 25 Jan 2024

In this blog post, we'll explore a Cypress test that replicates this scenario, utilizing the powerful intercept command to manipulate network requests and responses.
Testing Defer Blocks in Angular with Cypress
2 projects | dev.to | 21 Dec 2023

Recently I came across this issue while triaging some issues at Cypress. (Shout out to MattiaMalandrone for creating an issue with clear instructions for how to reproduce). After quickly replicating the issue I sought after a solution which ultimately inspired me to write this article.
Cypress changed older versions to block third-party plugins (ignoring lockfiles)
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Nov 2023
Cypress can't open Tesla.com website
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 4 Nov 2023
What is Playwright?
5 projects | dev.to | 11 Oct 2023

While similar to Puppeteer, Cypress, and Selenium, there are some differences. Let’s find out what they are.
Episode 23/37: ISR in Angular, Cypress & Playwright
4 projects | dev.to | 21 Sep 2023
/Does Cypress Component Testing Work With Libraries
1 project | /r/Angular2 | 14 Sep 2023

This questions was asked a while ago and pretty much went unanswered: https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/23677. If it doesn't work with libraries yet I will stop battling with it for now. If it doesn't work, what are you using to test libraries?
Finally promising Web Testing solution
1 project | /r/WebmasterValley | 16 Jul 2023
Episode 23/27: NgRx 16.1 & Signal Store, Jest, Cypress, Nx
4 projects | dev.to | 14 Jul 2023

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Trouble/Weirdness with accessing aliased values in `this` context
1 project | /r/Cypress | 13 Jul 2023

What are some alternatives?

When comparing WebPageTest.api-nodejs and Cypress you can also consider the following projects:

lighthouse-ci - Automate running Lighthouse for every commit, viewing the changes, and preventing regressions

Playwright - Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.

nightwatch - Integrated end-to-end testing framework written in Node.js and using W3C Webdriver API. Developed at @browserstack

Detox - Gray box end-to-end testing and automation framework for mobile apps

web-vitals - Essential metrics for a healthy site.

jest - Delightful JavaScript Testing.

WebdriverIO - Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js

kafka-test-helper - Utility library that simplify testing of Node.js components that interacts with Kafka broker.

jasmine - Simple JavaScript testing framework for browsers and node.js

supertest - 🕷 Super-agent driven library for testing node.js HTTP servers using a fluent API. Maintained for @forwardemail, @ladjs, @spamscanner, @breejs, @cabinjs, and @lassjs.

Sentry - Developer-first error tracking and performance monitoring