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Comparison

BrowserStack 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.

BrowserStack full profile →Cypress full profile →
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BrowserStack49
★Cypress70
Score
Vioscale score
BrowserStack49 / 100medium · 74%
Cypress70 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
BrowserStack✓
Cypress✓
Model
BrowserStackfreemium
Cypresscommercial
Price level
BrowserStacklow
Cypresslow
Transparent
BrowserStack✗
Cypress✓
Integrations
Count
BrowserStack2
Cypress3
Security
Disclosure policy
BrowserStack–
Cypress✓
Gdpr
BrowserStack✓
Cypress✓
Iso27001
BrowserStack–
Cypress✓
Scorecard
BrowserStack–
Cypress5.2
Soc2
BrowserStack✓
Cypress–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
BrowserStack✓
Cypress✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
BrowserStack–
Cypress126,733
Github stars
BrowserStack–
Cypress51,000
Package downloads weekly
BrowserStack–
Cypress7,399,963
Stackoverflow questions
BrowserStack–
Cypress30,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
BrowserStack–
Cypress100
Release
Cadence days
BrowserStack–
Cypress13
History
BrowserStack–
Cypress20 items
License
Spdx
BrowserStack–
CypressMIT
Language
Primary
BrowserStack–
CypressTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
BrowserStack–
Cypress7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Test types
BrowserStackUnit + integration + E2E
Cypress-
Browser automation
BrowserStack✓
Cypress✓
Built-in assertion library
BrowserStack-
Cypress✓
Languages
BrowserStackRuby, multiple languages (Selenium-based)
CypressJavaScript/TypeScript
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing
BrowserStack-
Cypress-
Techniques
Snapshot testing
BrowserStack✓
Cypress-
Performance
Parallel execution
BrowserStack✓
Cypress-
Insight
Code coverage
BrowserStack-
Cypress-
DX
Watch mode
BrowserStack-
Cypress-
Ops
CI integration
BrowserStack✓
Cypress✓

What each one is

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

BrowserStack

BrowserStack provides cross-browser and mobile app testing on real devices and browsers, offering both manual and automated testing with AI-assisted agents across the testing lifecycle.

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.

BrowserStack

from $1099/moSubscription

From $12.50/month. Subscription billing with annual discounts.

  • Test & Monitor$1099/month billed annually (5 users, 500 pages); save up to 25% with annual billing
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
BrowserStack✓
Cypress✓
iOS
BrowserStack✓
Cypress✗
Android
BrowserStack✓
Cypress✗
CLI
BrowserStack✗
Cypress✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
BrowserStack✓
Cypress✓
Self-hosted
BrowserStack✗
Cypress✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Jira

BrowserStack

2 total - 1 not shared
  • Requestly
Independently observed

Cypress

Leader
3 total - 2 not shared
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • GitLab Enterprise
Independently observed

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