Comparison

Jasmine 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Jasmine69
Playwright76
Score
Vioscale score
Jasmine69 / 100medium · 71%updating
Playwright76 / 100high · 77%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Jasmine
Playwright
Model
Playwrightopen_source
Price level
Jasminefree
Playwrightfree
Transparent
Jasmine
Playwright
Integrations
Count
Jasmine
Playwright4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Jasmine846,026
Playwright17,326
Github stars
Jasmine15,823
Playwright95,167
Package downloads weekly
Jasmine1,359,504
Playwright24,331,800
Stackoverflow questions
Jasmine
Playwright9,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jasmine13
Playwright100
Release
Cadence days
Jasmine13
Playwright13
History
Jasmine20 items
Playwright20 items
License
Spdx
JasmineMIT
PlaywrightApache-2.0
Language
Primary
JasmineJavaScript
PlaywrightTypeScript
Market
Availability
Jasmine
Content
Faq
Jasmine
Playwright7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Jasmine

A testing framework for writing and running JavaScript tests in browsers and Node.js environments. Features a straightforward syntax and does not modify how code loads or executes.

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.

Jasmine

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

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
Jasmine
Playwright
CLI
Jasmine
Playwright
Deployment
Self-hosted
Jasmine
Playwright

Integrations

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

Jasmine

Not documented yet.

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.