Comparison

Nightwatch vs Selenium

On the evidence we track, Selenium leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Nightwatch57
Selenium68
Score
Vioscale score
Nightwatch57 / 100high · 78%
Selenium68 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Nightwatch
Selenium
Model
Nightwatchopen_source
Seleniumopen_source
Price level
Nightwatchfree
Seleniumfree
Transparent
Nightwatch
Selenium
Integrations
Count
Nightwatch9
Selenium5
Reliability
Status page
Nightwatch
Selenium
Adoption
Dependent repos
Nightwatch36,492
Selenium
Github stars
Nightwatch11,956
Selenium34,397
Package downloads weekly
Nightwatch122,500
Selenium13,857,103
Activity
Commits last 30d
Nightwatch0
Selenium95
Release
Cadence days
Nightwatch19
Selenium30
History
Nightwatch20 items
Selenium20 items
License
Spdx
NightwatchMIT
SeleniumApache-2.0
Language
Primary
NightwatchJavaScript
SeleniumJava
Market
Availability
Nightwatch

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Nightwatch

A comprehensive testing framework that supports unit, integration, and end-to-end testing across web browsers, mobile web, and native iOS and Android applications with built-in debugging tools, visual regression testing, and API testing capabilities.

Independently observed

Selenium

Leader

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.

Nightwatch

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Selenium

Leader
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
Nightwatch
Selenium
iOS
Nightwatch
Selenium
Android
Nightwatch
Selenium
macOS
Nightwatch
Selenium
Windows
Nightwatch
Selenium
Linux
Nightwatch
Selenium
CLI
Nightwatch
Selenium
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Nightwatch
Selenium
Self-hosted
Nightwatch
Selenium

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Chrome

Nightwatch

13 total - 12 not shared
  • BrowserStack
  • Jenkins
  • Mocha
  • Chai
  • Sinon
  • Express
  • Supertest
  • Axe
  • JIMP
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Percy
  • Drupal
Independently observed

Selenium

Leader
5 total - 4 not shared
  • 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.