# Artillery vs Selenium

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Selenium

| Attribute | Artillery | Selenium |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.9 (73% (medium)) | 67.6 (76% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 95 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 34,397 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 13,857,103 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Performance testing platform for load testing and E2E testing with Playwright. Supports distributed cloud testing on AWS Lambda, Fargate, and Azure ACI, with test engines for HTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, gRPC, Kinesis, and Socket.io. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js","assertions":true,"ci_integration":true,"browser_automation":true,"parallel_execution":true}` | `{"languages":"Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, .NET","ci_integration":true,"browser_automation":true,"parallel_execution":true}` |
| integrations.count | 11 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS Fargate"},{"name":"Azure ACI"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Kinesis"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"WebSocket"},{"name":"gRPC"},{"name":"Socket.io"}]` | `[{"name":"Chrome"},{"name":"Firefox"},{"name":"Edge"},{"name":"Appium"},{"name":"Chrome for Testing (CfT)"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier for PoCs","features":["Shared reports","Email support"],"minSeats":2,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Hobby and proof-of-concept projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"reports":"30/mo","e2e_cases":"25","retention":"1 mo","load_workers":"5","team_members":"2","load_duration":"30 min"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$199/mo or $159.20/mo billed annually (20% discount)","features":["Distributed tests","Custom charts","Performance trends","Force early stop","Stash API","Spend and volume controls","Workspaces","Slack Connect (with annual)","Email support"],"minSeats":8,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Small teams running regular testing at smaller scale","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"reports":"1000/mo","e2e_cases":"50","retention":"6 mo","load_workers":"25","team_members":"8","load_duration":"2 hr"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$499/mo or $399.20/mo billed annually (20% discount)","features":["Unlimited distributed tests","Custom charts","Performance trends","Force early stop","Stash API","Spend and volume controls","Workspaces","Email support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":499,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Testing at larger scale with advanced features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"reports":"2500/mo","e2e_cases":"unlimited","retention":"18 mo","load_workers":"unlimited","team_members":"unlimited","load_duration":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Starting at $1199/mo","features":["Enterprise SSO (OIDC & SAML)","Audit logs","Custom MSA","Support SLAs"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Deploy to your own AWS account (BYOC)"}],"summary":"From free to $499/mo for Business, or $1199+/mo for Enterprise. Annual billing saves 20%.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.artillery.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:19:09.589Z","startingPrice":{"amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source (Apache 2.0 license)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.selenium.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:07:50.782Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | high | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 30 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/nightly","date":"2026-08-26T00:14:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.47.0","date":"2026-08-10T18:00:07Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.47.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.46.0","date":"2026-07-11T00:47:53Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.46.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.45.0","date":"2026-06-16T13:59:48Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.45.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.44.0","date":"2026-05-12T23:58:59Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.43.0","date":"2026-04-10T06:52:53Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.42.0","date":"2026-04-09T11:53:47Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.41.0","date":"2026-02-20T15:57:35Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.40.0","date":"2026-01-18T23:53:16Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.39.0","date":"2025-12-06T22:53:26Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.39.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.38.0","date":"2025-10-25T05:01:29Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.38.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.37.0","date":"2025-10-18T05:02:55Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.37.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.36.0","date":"2025-10-02T15:37:23Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.36.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.35.0","date":"2025-08-12T15:44:30Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.35.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.34.0","date":"2025-06-29T18:25:54Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.34.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.33.0","date":"2025-05-23T17:42:58Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.33.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.32.0","date":"2025-05-02T20:34:32Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.32.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.31.0","date":"2025-04-05T02:49:03Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.31.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.30.0","date":"2025-03-21T22:33:48Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.30.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.29.0","date":"2025-02-20T12:14:50Z","type":"stable","version":"selenium-4.29.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 2.7 |

## Capabilities (Testing Tools)

| Capability | Artillery | Selenium |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Test types | - | - |
| Browser automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in assertion library | ✓ | - |
| Languages | JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js | Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, .NET |
| **Isolation** |  |  |
| Mocking / stubbing | - | - |
| **Techniques** |  |  |
| Snapshot testing | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Parallel execution | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code coverage | - | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Watch mode | - | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:20:33.405Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*