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Best Playwright Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from browser automation tools ranked against Playwright on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Kameleo Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux €3.75/mo8.0
    Playwright vs Kameleo
  2. 2
    TestCafe Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $20/mo8.0
    Playwright vs TestCafe
  3. 3
    testRigor Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $300/mo8.0
    Playwright vs testRigor
  4. 4
    Cypress Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $67/mo7.7
    Playwright vs Cypress
  5. 5
    TestingBot Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac €1.67/mo7.6
    Playwright vs TestingBot
  6. 6
    WebdriverIO Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free7.5
    Playwright vs WebdriverIO
  7. 7
    Nightwatch Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.4
    Playwright vs Nightwatch
  8. 8
    Octoparse Free plan apiMacWin $69/mo7.4
    Playwright vs Octoparse
  9. 9
    ScraperAPI Free plan Web Free7.4
    Playwright vs ScraperAPI
  10. 10
    Airtop Free plan apiWeb $29/mo7.3
    Playwright vs Airtop
  11. 11
    BrowserStack AutomateBrowserStack Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $59/mo7.3
    Playwright vs BrowserStack Automate
  12. 12
    Thunderbit Free plan apiextensionMacWebWin $0.75/mo7.3
    Playwright vs Thunderbit
  13. 13
    Ui.Vision RPA Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb €11.90/mo7.3
    Playwright vs Ui.Vision RPA
  14. 14
    Puppeteer Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.2
    Playwright vs Puppeteer
  15. 15
    Robot Framework Browser Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Playwright vs Robot Framework Browser
  16. 16
    Selenium Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.2
    Playwright vs Selenium
  17. 17
    Geb Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.1
    Playwright vs Geb
  18. 19
    Taiko Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Playwright vs Taiko
  19. 20
    BrowserCloudBrowserCloud, LLC Free plan apiWeb $19/mo7.0
    Playwright vs BrowserCloud
  20. 21
    Bright Data Browser API Free plan apiWeb $8/mo6.9
    Playwright vs Bright Data Browser API

Playwright alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Kameleo8.0Free plan€3.75/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2TestCafe8.0Free plan$20/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3testRigor8.0Free plan$300/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Cypress7.7Free plan$67/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
5TestingBot7.6No€1.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6WebdriverIO7.5Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Nightwatch7.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Octoparse7.4Free plan$69/moAPI, Mac, Windows
9ScraperAPI7.4Free planFreeWeb
10Airtop7.3Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
11BrowserStack Automate7.3No$59/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
12Thunderbit7.3Free plan$0.75/moAPI, Browser, Mac, Web, Windows
13Ui.Vision RPA7.3Free plan€11.90/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Puppeteer7.2Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Robot Framework Browser7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Selenium7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Geb7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Taiko7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
20BrowserCloud7.0Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
21Bright Data Browser API6.9Free plan$8/moAPI, Web
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Questions about Playwright alternatives

What is the best alternative to Playwright?

Kameleo, number 1 in browser automation tools with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: TestCafe, testRigor, Cypress and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Playwright?

Kameleo is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.