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Comparison

Appium vs Cypress

On the evidence we track, Cypress leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Appium full profile →Cypress full profile →
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Appium53
★Cypress70
Score
Vioscale score
Appium53 / 100low · 33%
Cypress70 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Appium✓
Cypress✓
Model
Price level
Appiumfree
Cypresslow
Transparent
Appium✓
Cypress✓
Integrations
Count
Appium–
Cypress3
Security
Disclosure policy
Appium–
Cypress✓
Gdpr
Appium–
Cypress✓
Iso27001
Appium–
Cypress✓
Scorecard
Appium5.8
Cypress5.2
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Appium✓
Cypress✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Appium867
Cypress126,733
Github stars
Appium21,900
Cypress51,000
Package downloads weekly
Appium–
Cypress7,399,963
Stackoverflow questions
Appium–
Cypress30,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Appium100
Cypress100
Release
Cadence days
Appium–
Cypress13
History
Appium20 items
Cypress20 items
License
Spdx
AppiumApache-2.0
CypressMIT
Language
Primary
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Appium–
Cypress7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for testing tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Test types
AppiumUnit + integration + E2E
Cypress-
Browser automation
Appium✓
Cypress✓
Built-in assertion library
Appium-
Cypress✓
Languages
Appium-
CypressJavaScript/TypeScript
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing
Appium-
Cypress-
Techniques
Snapshot testing
Appium-
Cypress-
Performance
Parallel execution
Appium-
Cypress-
Insight
Code coverage
Appium-
Cypress-
DX
Watch mode
Appium-
Cypress-
Ops
CI integration
Appium-
Cypress✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Appium

Appium is an open-source project and ecosystem designed to facilitate UI automation of many app platforms, including mobile (iOS, Android, Tizen), browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), desktop (macOS, Windows), TV (Roku, tvOS, Android TV, Samsung), and more.

Independently observed

Cypress

Leader

An open-source testing framework for JavaScript applications that enables developers to write, run, and debug front-end tests. Supports end-to-end and component testing with a cloud-based service option available.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Appium

Open source
as of verify ↗

Cypress

Leader
from $4.40/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $67/month. Free tier available. 30-day free trial of Enterprise features.

  • StarterFree
    • Parallelization
    • Test Replay
    • Project Analytics
    • Cloud MCP
  • Team$67/month or $799/year billed annually
    • Parallelization
    • Test Replay
    • Project Analytics
    • Cloud MCP
    • Flake Detection
    • +3 more
  • Business$267/month or $3,199/year billed annually
    • Parallelization
    • Test Replay
    • Project Analytics
    • Cloud MCP
    • Flake Detection
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Parallelization
    • Test Replay
    • Project Analytics
    • Cloud MCP
    • Flake Detection
    • +13 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Appium✓
Cypress✓
iOS
Appium✓
Cypress✗
Android
Appium✓
Cypress✗
macOS
Appium✓
Cypress✗
Windows
Appium✓
Cypress✗
CLI
Appium✗
Cypress✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Appium✗
Cypress✓
Self-hosted
Appium✓
Cypress✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Appium

Not documented yet.

Cypress

Leader
3 total
  • Jira
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • GitLab Enterprise
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.