# mabl vs Puppeteer

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Puppeteer

| Attribute | mabl | Puppeteer |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 48.6 (73% (medium)) | 72.3 (66% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 74 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 144,056 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 95,682 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 11,510,272 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A testing platform that uses agentic intelligence to exercise complex application workflows across web, mobile, and APIs. It integrates with development and CI/CD tools to provide comprehensive test coverage with resilient, low-maintenance tests that reduce manual verification work. It is indexed under Testing Tools.","source":"https://www.mabl.com","question":"What is mabl?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"mabl supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.mabl.com","question":"What platforms does mabl support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for mabl, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.mabl.com","question":"Can mabl be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 20 integrations for mabl, including Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams, GitHub, Postman, GitLab, Jenkins and Bitbucket, plus 12 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.mabl.com","question":"What does mabl integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for mabl. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as mabl not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.mabl.com/ja/pricing","question":"What security certifications does mabl have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"mabl is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and Japan. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.mabl.com/ja/pricing","question":"Where is mabl available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Puppeteer provides programmatic control over browser instances, enabling automated navigation, interaction, and inspection of web pages through a high-level API. It supports both Chrome and Firefox and runs in headless mode by default. It is indexed under Testing Tools.","source":"https://pptr.dev/","question":"What is Puppeteer?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Puppeteer is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://pptr.dev/","question":"Is Puppeteer free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Puppeteer supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://pptr.dev/","question":"What platforms does Puppeteer support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Puppeteer can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://pptr.dev/","question":"Can Puppeteer be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Puppeteer, including Chrome, Firefox, DevTools Protocol and WebDriver BiDi. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://pptr.dev/","question":"What does Puppeteer integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Puppeteer is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer","question":"Is Puppeteer open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | mabl is a test automation platform that enables teams to build and run automated tests across APIs, user interfaces, and browsers without extensive coding. It provides desktop and browser-based tools for managing comprehensive test coverage as part of DevOps pipelines. | Provides programmatic control of Chrome and Firefox browsers for automation and testing through a JavaScript API. |
| features.capabilities | `{"coverage":true,"assertions":true,"test_types":"e2e","ci_integration":true,"browser_automation":true,"parallel_execution":true}` | `{"coverage":true,"protocol":"cdp","languages":"JavaScript","open_source":true,"headless_mode":true,"auto_wait_retry":true,"browser_automation":true}` |
| integrations.count | 13 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Azure Pipelines"},{"name":"Bamboo"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Octopus Deploy"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"Segment"},{"name":"WebHooks"},{"name":"GitHub Actions","native":true,"category":"ci"},{"name":"GitLab CI","native":true,"category":"ci"},{"name":"Claude Code","native":true,"category":"development"},{"name":"CodeRabbit","native":true,"category":"code_review"},{"name":"Xray","native":true,"category":"testing"},{"name":"Graphite","native":true,"category":"development"},{"name":"Codex","native":true,"category":"code_generation"}]` | `[{"name":"Chrome"},{"name":"Firefox"},{"name":"DevTools Protocol"},{"name":"WebDriver BiDi"},{"name":"chrome-devtools-mcp"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","JP"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mabl.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-02T10:56:10.449Z","freeTrialDays":14}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://pptr.dev/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T16:07:42.951Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.13.0","date":"2026-10-08T13:00:00Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.13.0","date":"2026-10-08T13:00:01Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.2.4","date":"2026-10-08T13:00:03Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.12.0","date":"2026-09-23T12:52:04Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.12.0","date":"2026-09-23T12:52:05Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.2.3","date":"2026-09-23T12:52:06Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.11.0","date":"2026-09-14T08:59:59Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.11.0","date":"2026-09-14T09:00:00Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.10.0","date":"2026-09-03T13:06:55Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.10.0","date":"2026-09-03T13:06:56Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.2.2","date":"2026-09-03T13:06:58Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.9.0","date":"2026-08-25T07:40:50Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.9.0","date":"2026-08-25T07:40:51Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.8.0","date":"2026-08-17T09:12:45Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.8.0","date":"2026-08-17T09:12:46Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.2.1","date":"2026-08-17T09:12:47Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.7.0","date":"2026-08-13T18:40:18Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.7.0","date":"2026-08-13T18:40:19Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.6.0","date":"2026-08-11T13:11:24Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.6.0","date":"2026-08-11T13:11:26Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.6.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.9 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=puppeteer&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` |

## Capabilities (Testing Tools)

| Capability | mabl | Puppeteer |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Test types | Unit + integration + E2E | - |
| Browser automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in assertion library | ✓ | - |
| Languages | - | JavaScript |
| **Isolation** |  |  |
| Mocking / stubbing | - | - |
| **Techniques** |  |  |
| Snapshot testing | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Parallel execution | ✓ | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code coverage | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Watch mode | - | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:27:44.431Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*