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Comparison

Artillery vs Playwright

On the evidence we track, Playwright leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Artillery full profile →Playwright full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Artillery57
★Playwright76
Score
Vioscale score
Artillery57 / 100medium · 73%
Playwright76 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Artillery✓
Playwright–
Model
Artilleryfreemium
Playwrightopen_source
Price level
Artilleryhigh
Playwrightfree
Transparent
Artillery✓
Playwright–
Integrations
Count
Artillery11
Playwright4
Security
Disclosure policy
Artillery✓
Playwright–
Scorecard
Artillery–
Playwright6.5
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Artillery✓
Playwright–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Artillery–
Playwright17,326
Github stars
Artillery–
Playwright95,167
Package downloads weekly
Artillery–
Playwright24,331,800
Stackoverflow questions
Artillery–
Playwright9,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Artillery–
Playwright100
Release
Cadence days
Artillery–
Playwright13
History
Artillery–
Playwright20 items
License
Spdx
Artillery–
PlaywrightApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Artillery–
PlaywrightTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Artillery–
Playwright7 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Playwright

Leader

Playwright is an open-source framework for automating and testing web applications across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit. It includes built-in waiting mechanisms, resilient element selection, and assertions designed to minimize test flakiness.

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 ↗

Playwright

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Artillery✓
Playwright✓
CLI
Artillery✓
Playwright✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Artillery✓
Playwright✗
Self-hosted
Artillery✗
Playwright✓
Hybrid
Artillery✓
Playwright✗

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

Playwright

Leader
4 total
  • VS Code
  • Cursor
  • Claude Desktop
  • Windsurf
Independently observed

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