Appium vs Maestro
Appium
appium.io
Maestro
maestro.devSide by side
| Figure | Appium | Maestro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $250/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 3 |
| Spec score · GUI Testing Software | 8.1 (#13) | 8.4 (#9) |
| Spec score · Functional Testing Software | 8.1 (#17) | 8.4 (#13) |
| Spec score · Automated Testing | 8.1 (#16) | 8.4 (#13) |
| Spec score · Mobile App Testing Software | 8.2 (#16) | 8.4 (#15) |
| Spec score · End-to-End Testing Software | 8.1 (#15) | 8.4 (#11) |
| Supported targets | The documentation lists automation for iOS, Android, Tizen, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, macOS, Windows, Roku, tvOS, Android TV and Samsung platforms. | Maestro supports Android, iOS, React Native, Flutter, and web applications. |
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In their own words
Maestro
Maestro is an open-source UI testing framework for mobile and web apps. Tests use human-readable YAML flows, which the local CLI can run on a developer’s own devices or in CI. Maestro Studio is a desktop app for building and running tests, with screen inspection, command suggestions and an embedded emulator. Maestro Cloud runs tests in parallel on hosted devices and provides video playback, detailed logs and flake detection. Supported targets include Android, iOS, React Native, Flutter and web applications. Web testing is in beta and limited to Chromium, with preset locale and screen dimensions. Cloud integrations include GitHub Actions, Bitrise, Bitbucket Pipelines, CircleCI and generic CI providers; test results can go to pull requests, Slack, email or webhooks. Cloud offers a seven-day trial without a credit card. Its monthly price depends on maximum concurrent executions; the Cloud plan is listed at $250 a month per device. Web or Chromium device pricing is available by inquiry.