| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Testing Automation Software | 8.1 (#9) | 7.5 (#18) |
| Installation | The server is installed globally with npm, and users install a driver separately for the platform they want to automate. | Taiko runs on platforms supported by the latest Node.js LTS, including Windows, MacOS and Linux. |
| Plugins | Optional official plugins add command batching, image matching and comparison, Inspector integration, relaxed capability prefixes, server-side storage and common XML output. | Community plugins include accessibility, Android, diagnostics, screencast, storage, screenshot and video tools. |
| Purpose | Appium is an open-source project and ecosystem of software for UI automation across mobile, browser, desktop, TV and other platforms. | Taiko is an open source Node.js library for testing modern web applications. |
