Comparison

Selenium vs TestCafe

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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★Selenium68

TestCafe60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	SeleniumLeader	TestCafe
Vioscale score	68 / 100high · 76%updating	60 / 100medium · 71%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	1
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	2.7	6.4
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=testcafe&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	4,018
Github starsadoption.github_stars	34,397	9,906
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	13,857,103	207,912
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	95	1
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	30	20
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-

Score

Vioscale score

Selenium68 / 100high · 76%updating

TestCafe60 / 100medium · 71%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Selenium✓

TestCafe✓

Model

Seleniumopen_source

TestCafecommercial

Price level

Seleniumfree

TestCafefree

Transparent

Selenium✓

TestCafe✓

Integrations

Count

Selenium5

TestCafe1

Security

Scorecard

Selenium2.7

TestCafe6.4

Vulnerabilities

Selenium–

TestCafeCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=testcafe&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Selenium✓

TestCafe–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Selenium–

TestCafe4,018

Github stars

Selenium34,397

TestCafe9,906

Package downloads weekly

Selenium13,857,103

TestCafe207,912

Activity

Commits last 30d

Selenium95

TestCafe1

Release

Cadence days

Selenium30

TestCafe20

History

Selenium20 items

TestCafe20 items

License

Spdx

SeleniumApache-2.0

TestCafeMIT

Language

Primary

SeleniumJava

TestCafeJavaScript

Market

Availability

SeleniumAvailable worldwide

TestCafe–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Testing Tools
Capability	Selenium	TestCafe
Core
Test types	-	Unit + integration + E2E
Browser automation	✓	✓
Built-in assertion library	-	✓
Languages	Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, .NET	JavaScript, TypeScript
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing	-	-
Techniques
Snapshot testing	-	-
Performance
Parallel execution	✓	✓
Insight
Code coverage	-	-
DX
Watch mode	-	-
Ops
CI integration	✓	✓

Core

Test types

Selenium-

TestCafeUnit + integration + E2E

Browser automation

Selenium✓

TestCafe✓

Built-in assertion library

Selenium-

TestCafe✓

Languages

SeleniumJava, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, .NET

TestCafeJavaScript, TypeScript

Isolation

Mocking / stubbing

Selenium-

TestCafe-

Techniques

Snapshot testing

Selenium-

TestCafe-

Performance

Parallel execution

Selenium✓

TestCafe✓

Insight

Code coverage

Selenium-

TestCafe-

Watch mode

Selenium-

TestCafe-

Ops

CI integration

Selenium✓

TestCafe✓

What each one is

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

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

TestCafe

TestCafe is a Node.js-based end-to-end testing framework that enables automated testing of web applications across multiple browsers without requiring Selenium or WebDriver. It supports JavaScript and TypeScript, offers test recording in browsers, and integrates with CI/CD systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Selenium

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source (Apache 2.0 license)

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

TestCafe

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier60-day trial

From $20/month for individuals. Free tier available (open-source framework). 60-day free trial on paid plans.

Personal$20/month, first 60 days free
- Detailed test run log
- Flaky test detection
- Test parallelization
- Screenshot & video storage
- Community support only
Team$50/month, first 60 days free
- Everything in Personal tier
- Complementary TestCafe Studio licenses
- Dedicated support
- Analytics (coming soon)
- Advanced debugging (coming soon)
- +1 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Team tier
- Self-hosted solution (coming soon)
- SSO (coming soon)
- Enterprise features (coming soon)

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Selenium	TestCafe
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

Selenium✓

TestCafe✓

Windows

Selenium✓

TestCafe✓

Linux

Selenium✓

TestCafe✓

CLI

Selenium✓

TestCafe✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Selenium✓

TestCafe✓

Integrations

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

Selenium

Leader

5 total

Chrome
Firefox
Edge
Appium
Chrome for Testing (CfT)

Independently observed

TestCafe

1 total

AppVeyor

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.