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Comparison

Artillery 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.

Artillery full profile →Cypress full profile →
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Artillery57
★Cypress70
Score
Vioscale score
Artillery57 / 100medium · 73%
Cypress70 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Artillery✓
Cypress✓
Model
Artilleryfreemium
Cypresscommercial
Price level
Artilleryhigh
Cypresslow
Transparent
Artillery✓
Cypress✓
Integrations
Count
Artillery11
Cypress3
Security
Disclosure policy
Artillery✓
Cypress✓
Gdpr
Artillery–
Cypress✓
Iso27001
Artillery–
Cypress✓
Scorecard
Artillery–
Cypress5.2
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Artillery✓
Cypress✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Artillery–
Cypress126,733
Github stars
Artillery–
Cypress51,000
Package downloads weekly
Artillery–
Cypress7,399,963
Stackoverflow questions
Artillery–
Cypress30,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Artillery–
Cypress100
Release
Cadence days
Artillery–
Cypress13
History
Artillery–
Cypress20 items
License
Spdx
Artillery–
CypressMIT
Language
Primary
Artillery–
CypressTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Artillery–
Cypress7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Test types
Artillery-
Cypress-
Browser automation
Artillery✓
Cypress✓
Built-in assertion library
Artillery✓
Cypress✓
Languages
ArtilleryJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js
CypressJavaScript/TypeScript
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing
Artillery-
Cypress-
Techniques
Snapshot testing
Artillery-
Cypress-
Performance
Parallel execution
Artillery✓
Cypress-
Insight
Code coverage
Artillery-
Cypress-
DX
Watch mode
Artillery-
Cypress-
Ops
CI integration
Artillery✓
Cypress✓

What each one is

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

Artillery

Performance testing platform for load testing and E2E testing with Playwright. Supports distributed cloud testing on AWS Lambda, Fargate, and Azure ACI, with test engines for HTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, gRPC, Kinesis, and Socket.io.

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.

Artillery

from $199/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free to $499/mo for Business, or $1199+/mo for Enterprise. Annual billing saves 20%.

  • FreeFree
    • Shared reports
    • Email support
  • Team$199/mo or $159.20/mo billed annually (20% discount)
    • Distributed tests
    • Custom charts
    • Performance trends
    • Force early stop
    • Stash API
    • +4 more
  • Business$499/mo or $399.20/mo billed annually (20% discount)
    • Unlimited distributed tests
    • Custom charts
    • Performance trends
    • Force early stop
    • Stash API
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Enterprise SSO (OIDC & SAML)
    • Audit logs
    • Custom MSA
    • Support SLAs
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
Artillery✓
Cypress✓
CLI
Artillery✓
Cypress✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Artillery✓
Cypress✓
Self-hosted
Artillery✗
Cypress✓
Hybrid
Artillery✓
Cypress✗

Integrations

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

Artillery

11 total
  • Slack
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Fargate
  • Azure ACI
  • Playwright
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Kinesis
  • GraphQL
  • WebSocket
  • gRPC
  • Socket.io
Independently observed

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.