Comparison

Appium vs Selenium

On the evidence we track, Selenium leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Appium53
Selenium68
Score
Vioscale score
Appium53 / 100low · 33%
Selenium68 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Appium
Selenium
Model
Price level
Appiumfree
Seleniumfree
Transparent
Appium
Selenium
Integrations
Count
Appium
Selenium5
Reliability
Status page
Appium
Selenium
Adoption
Dependent repos
Appium867
Selenium
Github stars
Appium21,900
Selenium34,397
Package downloads weekly
Appium
Selenium13,857,103
Activity
Commits last 30d
Appium100
Selenium95
Release
Cadence days
Appium
Selenium30
History
Appium20 items
Selenium20 items
License
Spdx
SeleniumApache-2.0
Language
Primary
SeleniumJava
Market
Availability
Appium

Capabilities

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

Core
Test types
AppiumUnit + integration + E2E
Selenium-
Browser automation
Appium
Selenium
Built-in assertion library
Appium-
Selenium-
Languages
Appium-
SeleniumJava, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, .NET
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing
Appium-
Selenium-
Techniques
Snapshot testing
Appium-
Selenium-
Performance
Parallel execution
Appium-
Selenium
Insight
Code coverage
Appium-
Selenium-
DX
Watch mode
Appium-
Selenium-
Ops
CI integration
Appium-
Selenium

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

Selenium

Leader

Open-source tool that automates web browsers to enable automated testing of web applications, regression testing, and automation of repetitive web-based administrative tasks. Includes WebDriver for robust test automation, IDE for record-and-playback scripting, and Grid for distributed test execution.

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 ↗

Selenium

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source (Apache 2.0 license)

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Appium
Selenium
iOS
Appium
Selenium
Android
Appium
Selenium
macOS
Appium
Selenium
Windows
Appium
Selenium
Linux
Appium
Selenium
CLI
Appium
Selenium
Deployment
Self-hosted
Appium
Selenium

Integrations

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

Appium

Not documented yet.

Selenium

Leader
5 total
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Edge
  • Appium
  • Chrome for Testing (CfT)
Independently observed

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

Appium vs Selenium: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale