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Comparison

Cypress vs Selenium

No clear leader: Cypress (69.6) and Selenium (67.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Cypress70
Selenium68
Score
Vioscale score
Cypress70 / 100high · 77%
Selenium68 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Cypress✓
Selenium✓
Model
Cypresscommercial
Seleniumopen_source
Price level
Cypresslow
Seleniumfree
Transparent
Cypress✓
Selenium✓
Integrations
Count
Cypress3
Selenium5
Security
Disclosure policy
Cypress✓
Selenium–
Gdpr
Cypress✓
Selenium–
Iso27001
Cypress✓
Selenium–
Scorecard
Cypress5.2
Selenium2.7
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Cypress✓
Selenium✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cypress126,733
Selenium–
Github stars
Cypress51,000
Selenium34,397
Package downloads weekly
Cypress7,399,963
Selenium13,857,103
Stackoverflow questions
Cypress30,000
Selenium–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cypress100
Selenium95
Release
Cadence days
Cypress13
Selenium30
History
Cypress20 items
Selenium20 items
License
Spdx
CypressMIT
SeleniumApache-2.0
Language
Primary
CypressTypeScript
SeleniumJava
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Cypress7 items
Selenium–

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Cypress

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

Selenium

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.

Cypress

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 ↗

Selenium

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
Cypress✓
Selenium✗
macOS
Cypress✗
Selenium✓
Windows
Cypress✗
Selenium✓
Linux
Cypress✗
Selenium✓
CLI
Cypress✓
Selenium✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cypress✓
Selenium✗
Self-hosted
Cypress✓
Selenium✓

Integrations

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

Cypress

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

Selenium

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.

Cypress vs Selenium: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale