# Detox vs Puppeteer

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Puppeteer

| Attribute | Detox | Puppeteer |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.9 (32% (low)) | 68.9 (67% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 90 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2,719 | 144,056 |
| adoption.github_stars | 12,014 | 95,498 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 12,005,633 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | End-to-end testing framework for React Native applications that runs tests on real devices and simulators. Uses gray box testing to eliminate flakiness by automatically synchronizing with asynchronous operations in the app. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"languages":"JavaScript","assertions":true,"test_types":"e2e","ci_integration":true}` | `{"languages":"JavaScript","browser_automation":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jest"},{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"Circle CI"},{"name":"Jenkins"}]` | `[{"name":"Chrome"},{"name":"Firefox"},{"name":"DevTools Protocol"},{"name":"WebDriver BiDi"},{"name":"chrome-devtools-mcp"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://wix.github.io/Detox/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:18:29.961Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pptr.dev/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:06:39.390Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 12 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.51.3","date":"2026-05-30T11:25:05Z","type":"stable","version":"20.51.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.51.1","date":"2026-05-03T11:28:44Z","type":"stable","version":"20.51.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.50.2","date":"2026-04-21T08:45:05Z","type":"stable","version":"20.50.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.50.1","date":"2026-03-23T22:47:54Z","type":"stable","version":"20.50.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.50.0","date":"2026-03-23T13:48:08Z","type":"stable","version":"20.50.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.48.1","date":"2026-03-21T15:37:34Z","type":"stable","version":"20.48.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.48.0","date":"2026-03-21T09:38:28Z","type":"stable","version":"20.48.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.47.0","date":"2026-01-26T11:30:57Z","type":"stable","version":"20.47.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.46.3","date":"2025-12-27T20:53:24Z","type":"stable","version":"20.46.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.46.0","date":"2025-11-16T14:31:00Z","type":"stable","version":"20.46.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.45.1","date":"2025-11-01T18:25:55Z","type":"stable","version":"20.45.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.45.0","date":"2025-10-28T10:21:30Z","type":"stable","version":"20.45.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.44.0","date":"2025-10-19T17:29:07Z","type":"stable","version":"20.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.43.0","date":"2025-10-05T18:47:55Z","type":"stable","version":"20.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.42.0","date":"2025-09-25T09:03:08Z","type":"stable","version":"20.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.41.3","date":"2025-09-18T14:26:29Z","type":"stable","version":"20.41.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.41.2","date":"2025-09-16T09:45:22Z","type":"stable","version":"20.41.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.41.0","date":"2025-09-02T13:49:37Z","type":"stable","version":"20.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.40.2","date":"2025-07-14T11:58:16Z","type":"stable","version":"20.40.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/20.40.1","date":"2025-07-09T10:06:28Z","type":"stable","version":"20.40.1"}]` | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.2.0","date":"2026-08-11T13:11:27Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.5.0","date":"2026-08-04T09:44:48Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.5.0","date":"2026-08-04T09:44:49Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.1.0","date":"2026-08-04T09:44:50Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.4.0","date":"2026-07-27T12:29:39Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.4.0","date":"2026-07-27T12:29:40Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.3.0","date":"2026-07-01T12:30:22Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.3.0","date":"2026-07-01T12:30:23Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.0.6","date":"2026-07-01T12:30:24Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.2.1","date":"2026-06-24T12:30:41Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.2.1","date":"2026-06-24T12:30:42Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.2.1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.2 | 7.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=detox&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | Detox | Puppeteer |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Test types | Unit + integration + E2E | - |
| Browser automation | - | ✓ |
| Built-in assertion library | ✓ | - |
| Languages | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| **Isolation** |  |  |
| Mocking / stubbing | - | - |
| **Techniques** |  |  |
| Snapshot testing | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Parallel execution | - | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code coverage | - | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Watch mode | - | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:22:10.100Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*