Selenium WebDriver
A browser automation framework and ecosystem. (by SeleniumHQ)
Cypress
Fast, easy and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser. (by cypress-io)
| Selenium WebDriver | Cypress | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | 174 | |
| 29,331 | 46,167 | |
| 0.8% | 0.4% | |
| 9.9 | 9.8 | |
| 2 days ago | 2 days ago | |
| Java | JavaScript | |
| Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Selenium WebDriver
Posts with mentions or reviews of Selenium WebDriver.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-03.
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JS Toolbox 2024: Bundlers and Test Frameworks
Selenium is an extensively used open-source automation framework for web applications. It allows for cross-browser testing by automating browser actions, making it a staple tool for end-to-end testing in diverse web development environments.
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What is Playwright?
While similar to Puppeteer, Cypress, and Selenium, there are some differences. Let’s find out what they are.
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Getting ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'selenium' with Python on Windows
browser.get('http://selenium.dev/')
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Introduction to Cypress and UI Test Automation
Cypress is a next-generation front-end Automation testing tool built for modern web applications. It is a JavaScript-based end-to-end testing framework and is known for faster test execution as compared with other testing tools (like Selenium or Protractor).
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What happened to Selenium .NET documentation?
Removing ExpectedConditions from documentation makes sense since it was removed from the codebase around 2019 already.
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Opinions on changing the default branch name to something other than main or master.
https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium --> trunk
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How to write tests in Django for JavaScript fetch
You won't be able to test the javascript function itself from within python, but you can exercise the front-end code using something like cypress (https://cypress.io) or the older but still respectable selenium (https://selenium.dev).
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Chrome session failing to be created
once you solve this you may run into: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/issues/11750, so add that workaround.
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How to scrape the web with Puppeteer in 2023
Other libraries with similar functionality are Selenium, which is very popular outside the JavaScript world, and Playwright, a younger step-brother of Puppeteer.
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9 Tools you must master to excel as a DevOps Engineer
🔗 https://selenium.dev
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.
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Simulating Internet Outage and Recovery using Cypress
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.
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Testing Defer Blocks in Angular with Cypress
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)
- Cypress can't open Tesla.com website
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What is Playwright?
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
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/Does Cypress Component Testing Work With Libraries
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
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Episode 23/27: NgRx 16.1 & Signal Store, Jest, Cypress, Nx
Cypress Release Notes
- Trouble/Weirdness with accessing aliased values in `this` context
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Selenium WebDriver and Cypress you can also consider the following projects:
metamask-extension - :globe_with_meridians: :electric_plug: The MetaMask browser extension enables browsing Ethereum blockchain enabled websites
Playwright - Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.
PyAutoGUI - A cross-platform GUI automation Python module for human beings. Used to programmatically control the mouse & keyboard.
Detox - Gray box end-to-end testing and automation framework for mobile apps
splinter - splinter - python test framework for web applications
jest - Delightful JavaScript Testing.
Selenium Wire - Extends Selenium's Python bindings to give you the ability to inspect requests made by the browser.
kafka-test-helper - Utility library that simplify testing of Node.js components that interacts with Kafka broker.
locust - Write scalable load tests in plain Python 🚗💨
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
Selenium WebDriver vs metamask-extension
Cypress vs Playwright
Selenium WebDriver vs PyAutoGUI
Cypress vs Detox
Selenium WebDriver vs splinter
Cypress vs jest
Selenium WebDriver vs Selenium Wire
Cypress vs kafka-test-helper
Selenium WebDriver vs locust
Cypress vs supertest
Selenium WebDriver vs Playwright
Cypress vs Sentry