Re:Theheadless.dev – open source Puppeteer and Playwright kn...
by ragog on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @09:56AM
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This is highly opinionated, but I have been using and teaching how to use Selenium and Appium for a few years so that is unavoidable :) I would say the pros of Puppeteer & Playwright:
- generally higher speed
- higher reliability (specifically lower base false-positive rate)
These are mainly due to architectural choices (less moving parts between script and browser).
That being said, Selenium has been the open-source standard in cross-browser testing for a long time now, and is more polished and feature-rich. Also, multi-language support makes it an easier choice for non-JS teams. I would suggest a quick hands-on POC if you want to use these tools in a project.
- generally higher speed
- higher reliability (specifically lower base false-positive rate)
These are mainly due to architectural choices (less moving parts between script and browser).
That being said, Selenium has been the open-source standard in cross-browser testing for a long time now, and is more polished and feature-rich. Also, multi-language support makes it an easier choice for non-JS teams. I would suggest a quick hands-on POC if you want to use these tools in a project.