# Puppeteer vs TestNG

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Puppeteer

| Attribute | Puppeteer | TestNG |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 68.9 (67% (medium)) | 60 (46% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 90 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 144,056 | 112,338 |
| adoption.github_stars | 95,498 | 2,059 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 12,005,633 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Java testing framework providing test annotations, XML configuration, parameters, dependencies, parallel execution, and integration with build tools and IDEs. |
| features.capabilities | `{"languages":"JavaScript","browser_automation":true}` | `{"languages":"Java","assertions":true,"ci_integration":true,"browser_automation":false,"parallel_execution":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Chrome"},{"name":"Firefox"},{"name":"DevTools Protocol"},{"name":"WebDriver BiDi"},{"name":"chrome-devtools-mcp"}]` | `[{"name":"Eclipse"},{"name":"IntelliJ"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"Gradle"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Java |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pptr.dev/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:06:39.390Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source","sourceUrl":"https://testng.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:43:33.414Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 103 |
| release.history | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.12.0","date":"2026-01-22T05:36:22Z","type":"stable","version":"7.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.11.0","date":"2025-02-13T04:05:47Z","type":"stable","version":"7.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.10.2","date":"2024-04-28T13:43:16Z","type":"stable","version":"7.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.10.1","date":"2024-04-09T07:21:27Z","type":"stable","version":"7.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.10.0","date":"2024-04-07T16:26:44Z","type":"stable","version":"7.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.9.0","date":"2023-12-26T10:22:30Z","type":"stable","version":"7.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.8.0","date":"2023-05-19T05:57:31Z","type":"stable","version":"7.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.5.1","date":"2023-04-26T06:06:29Z","type":"stable","version":"7.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.7.1","date":"2022-12-29T03:11:51Z","type":"stable","version":"7.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.7.0","date":"2022-12-09T03:40:07Z","type":"stable","version":"7.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.6.1","date":"2022-07-04T13:21:05Z","type":"stable","version":"7.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.6.0","date":"2022-05-18T07:38:10Z","type":"stable","version":"7.6.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.8 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=puppeteer&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.testng%3Atestng&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Testing Tools)

| Capability | Puppeteer | TestNG |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Test types | - | - |
| Browser automation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Built-in assertion library | - | ✓ |
| Languages | JavaScript | Java |
| **Isolation** |  |  |
| Mocking / stubbing | - | - |
| **Techniques** |  |  |
| Snapshot testing | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Parallel execution | - | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code coverage | - | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Watch mode | - | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:51:35.052Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*