Comparison

Detox vs Selenium

On the evidence we track, Selenium leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Detox56
★Selenium72
Score
vioscaleAI score
Detox56 / 100low · 32%
Selenium72 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Detox✓
Selenium✓
Model
Price level
Detoxfree
Seleniumfree
Transparent
Detox✓
Selenium✓
Integrations
Count
Detox5
Selenium5
Reliability
Status page
Detox✓
Selenium✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Detox2,719
Selenium98,124
Github stars
Detox12,038
Selenium34,541
Package downloads weekly
Detox–
Selenium6,935,447
Activity
Commits last 30d
Detox–
Selenium100
Release
Cadence days
Detox12
Selenium30
History
Selenium20 items
License
Spdx
DetoxMIT
SeleniumApache-2.0
Language
Primary
SeleniumJava
Market
Availability
Detox–
Content
Faq
Detox5 items
Selenium6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Detox

A testing framework for React Native apps that simulates real user interactions on actual devices and simulators with automatic synchronization. It's designed for continuous integration and supports multiple test runners.

Independently observed

Selenium

Leader

Selenium is an open-source testing framework that automates web browsers for testing applications and automating web-based administration tasks across multiple programming languages.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Detox

Open source
as of verify ↗

Selenium

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
Detox✗
Selenium✓
iOS
Detox✓
Selenium✗
Android
Detox✓
Selenium✗
Deployment
Self-hosted
Detox–
Selenium✓

Integrations

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

Detox

6 total
  • Jest
  • Travis CI
  • Circle CI
  • Jenkins
  • Mocha
  • CircleCI
Independently observed

Selenium

Leader
5 total
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Edge
  • Appium
  • Chrome for Testing (CfT)
Independently observed
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Detox or Selenium: which one depends on you

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