# TestCafe vs Testim

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** TestCafe

| Attribute | TestCafe | Testim |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61 (79% (high)) | 44.3 (70% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 7 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 4,018 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 9,895 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 170,522 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Testing Tools.","source":"https://testcafe.io","question":"What is TestCafe?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"TestCafe offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://testcafe.io","question":"Is TestCafe free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"TestCafe supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://testcafe.io","question":"What platforms does TestCafe support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. TestCafe can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://testcafe.io","question":"Can TestCafe be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. TestCafe is published under the MIT 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/DevExpress/testcafe","question":"Is TestCafe open source?","confidence":0.99}]` | `[{"answer":"A test automation platform that uses artificial intelligence to help teams create, execute, and maintain end-to-end tests across web applications, mobile apps, and Salesforce environments. It combines low-code authoring with intelligent test stabilization to reduce maintenance overhead and accelerate quality assurance. It is indexed under Testing Tools.","source":"https://www.testim.io/pricing-old/","question":"What is Testim?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Testim does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 4 plans (Community, Essentials, Pro and Mobile), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.testim.io/pricing-old/","question":"How much does Testim cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Testim supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.testim.io/pricing-old/","question":"What platforms does Testim support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Testim can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.testim.io/pricing-old/","question":"Can Testim be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Testim, including SeaLights, Selenium Grid, Puppeteer, Playwright, CI/CD tools and Collaboration tools. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.testim.io/pricing-old/","question":"What does Testim integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Testim. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Testim not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.testim.io/pricing-old/","question":"What security certifications does Testim have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Testim is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.testim.io/pricing-old/","question":"Where is Testim available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | TestCafe is a free, open-source testing framework for automating end-to-end web application tests. It supports JavaScript and TypeScript, includes automatic waiting for page loads and elements, provides assertions and smart actions, and enables parallel test execution. | A testing platform that uses AI agents to generate and maintain Salesforce tests from natural language descriptions, with built-in Salesforce-specific operations and automatic test maintenance across platform updates. |
| features.capabilities | `{"languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript","assertions":true,"test_types":"e2e","watch_mode":true,"open_source":true,"ci_integration":true,"auto_wait_retry":true,"no_code_recorder":false,"cloud_grid_hosted":true,"browser_automation":true,"parallel_execution":true,"network_interception":true,"ci_cd_integration_breadth":"moderate"}` | `{"mocking":false,"coverage":true,"assertions":false,"watch_mode":false,"ci_integration":true,"snapshot_testing":false,"browser_automation":true,"parallel_execution":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AppVeyor"},{"name":"CrossBrowserTesting","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Testingbot","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"BrowserStack","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"SeaLights"},{"name":"Selenium Grid"},{"name":"Puppeteer"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"CI/CD tools"},{"name":"Collaboration tools"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Personal","summary":"$20/month, first 60 days free","features":["Detailed test run log","Flaky test detection","Test parallelization","Screenshot & video storage","Community support only"],"minSeats":3,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Good for individual users, low-volume testing.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_runs":"7,500/mo","reports_history":"2 weeks","private_projects":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$50/month, first 60 days free","features":["Everything in Personal tier","Complementary TestCafe Studio licenses","Dedicated support","Analytics (coming soon)","Advanced debugging (coming soon)","Additional collaboration capabilities (coming soon)"],"minSeats":20,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Best choice for medium-sized teams or businesses.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_runs":"50,000/mo","reports_history":"1 month","private_projects":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, contact sales","features":["Everything in Team tier","Self-hosted solution (coming soon)","SSO (coming soon)","Enterprise features (coming soon)"],"description":"Unlimited testing for large-scale companies.","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","test_runs":"unlimited","reports_history":"unlimited","private_projects":"unlimited"}}],"summary":"From $20/month for individuals. Free tier available (open-source framework). 60-day free trial on paid plans.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://testcafe.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T20:56:55.093Z","freeTrialDays":60,"startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free","features":["Web testing","Limited self-service support via documentation and Slack channel"],"description":"Free plan for web testing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Essentials","summary":"Pricing available by contacting sales","features":["24x5 online chat support"],"contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Pricing available by contacting sales","features":["24x5 online chat support","Test export to Puppeteer, Selenium, Playwright"],"contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Mobile","summary":"Pricing available by contacting sales","features":["Native mobile application testing","Virtual and physical device support","24x5 online chat support"],"description":"Platform purchase including one parallel test","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Parallel Tests"},{"name":"Real Device Access"}],"summary":"Free community plan available. Essentials, Pro, and Mobile plans require contacting sales for pricing.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.testim.io/pricing-old/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:00:24.882Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.6","date":"2026-07-07T10:46:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.5","date":"2026-06-16T14:10:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.4","date":"2026-01-19T05:08:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.3","date":"2025-12-22T14:24:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.2","date":"2025-02-18T14:51:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.2-rc.1","date":"2025-02-13T12:56:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.7.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.1","date":"2024-12-18T07:40:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.1-rc.1","date":"2024-12-13T06:52:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.7.1-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.0","date":"2024-11-04T13:50:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.0-rc.4","date":"2024-10-31T13:11:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.7.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.0-rc.3","date":"2024-10-30T12:52:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.7.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.0-rc.2","date":"2024-10-24T13:13:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.7.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.7.0-rc.1","date":"2024-10-18T11:38:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.7.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.6.2","date":"2024-07-03T07:49:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.6.2-rc.1","date":"2024-07-01T14:22:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.6.1","date":"2024-06-10T11:51:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.6.1-rc.1","date":"2024-06-04T11:03:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.1-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.6.0","date":"2024-04-25T11:46:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc.1","date":"2024-04-23T06:48:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/releases/tag/v3.5.0","date":"2023-12-28T06:10:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.0"}]` | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.8 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=testcafe&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Testing Tools)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T17:44:42.642Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*