Geb vs TestCafe
Geb
groovy.apache.org
TestCafe
testcafe.ioSide by side
| Figure | Geb | TestCafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Browser Automation Tools | 7.9 (#31) | 8.8 (#7) |
| Installation | Geb Core is available as a single geb-core JAR from Maven Central and can be added through Groovy Grape, Maven, or Gradle. | The standard installation is through npm, either globally or as a project development dependency; yarn, source builds and npx are also supported. |
| Support | The project offers support through the geb-users mailing list, GitHub Discussions, and the Groovy Slack #geb channel. | The Personal plan has community support only, while the Team plan includes dedicated support. |
| What it does | Geb is a browser automation solution for scripting, screen scraping, general automation, and web or acceptance testing. | TestCafe is a Node.js framework for automated end-to-end testing of web applications. |
Plans
TestCafe
- TestCafe frameworkFree
- Personal$20 a month
- Team$50 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
TestCafe
TestCafe is a free, open-source test runner and end-to-end framework for web testing. Tests can be written in JavaScript or TypeScript, or recorded in a browser with TestCafe Studio. The runner works in modern browsers locally or remotely and supports concurrent runs across browsers. It can also switch between iframes and multiple browser windows to cover interactions across those contexts.
The framework includes server-side API testing tools for standalone API tests or functional tests. Other capabilities include automated waiting, authentication roles, hooks, request mocking, and debugging mode. Its CI guide lists services including GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and CircleCI, plus BrowserStack, LambdaTest, and Sauce Labs. Installation is available through npm, with a Docker image for CI/CD pipelines. After each run, TestCafe says it deletes browser cookies, clears storage, and reloads the page; parallel runs use separate sandboxed environments. The framework is MIT-licensed. Paid Dashboard plans have test-run quotas, but those do not limit the open-source runner.