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Playwright VS Selenium_

As of 4 November 2026, Selenium is named by 3,570 companies and Playwright by 3,573; Playwright skews to companies under 200 people (48% vs 50%), Selenium to companies over 1,000 (25% vs 26%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Playwright's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Selenium rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Playwright: 2–200 employees
48%
Selenium: 2–200 employees
50%
Playwright: 1,000+ employees
26%
Selenium: 1,000+ employees
25%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
3,573companies name Playwright
3,570companies name Selenium
2,060name both
7,835 · 10,258postings in 90 days, Playwright · Selenium
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentPlaywrightshareSeleniumshareLeans
Self-employed1284%993%even
2-10 employees3279%2708%even
11-50 employees58016%70020%Selenium
51-200 employees80022%82823%even
201-500 employees50014%49014%even
501-1000 employees3059%2738%even
1001-5000 employees48914%46413%even
5001-10000 employees1324%1474%even
10,001+ employees3129%2998%even
By industry
SegmentPlaywrightshareSeleniumshareLeans
Technology & software2,02057%2,08758%even
Business & finance services74521%77022%even
Manufacturing & industry2276%2166%even
Media & content1133%913%even
Commerce & trade1033%792%even
Consumer services & leisure812%872%even
Public, community & associations602%431%even
Transport, logistics & rental421%381%even
Utilities & infrastructure411%552%even
Property & construction401%291%even
Health care371%341%even
Hospitality & travel321%––outside top 12
Automotive––221%outside top 12
By country
SegmentPlaywrightshareSeleniumshareLeans
United States1,99756%1,99856%even
United Kingdom2868%2417%even
Germany1885%1284%even
India1153%2116%Selenium
France933%933%even
Canada892%892%even
Netherlands692%401%even
Poland612%562%even
Brazil552%491%even
Australia531%471%even
Switzerland421%––outside top 12
Spain381%351%even
Singapore––351%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentPlaywrightshareSeleniumshareLeans
Software engineering7,85080%11,48579%even
Engineering (non-software)4675%7065%even
Quality, safety & environment4555%7135%even
Data & AI2903%1791%even
IT operations & business systems951%3032%even
Unclassified300%871%even
Product, program & project management220%570%even
Sales180%200%even
Customer service & success70%120%even
Design & UX40%20%even
Business development & strategy30%10%even
Legal, compliance & risk30%50%even
Marketing & communications30%80%even
construction and civil20%20%even
arts media and entertainment10%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting10%70%even
General management & consulting10%90%even
Human resources10%30%even
Education & training––110%outside top 12
Administration & office––30%outside top 12
hospitality and food service––30%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––10%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––10%outside top 12
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Selenium is named by 3,570 companies in job postings and Playwright by 3,573; 2,060 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/playwright-vs-selenium)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Playwright vs Selenium: questions

Which is more used, Playwright or Selenium?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Playwright (3,573) over Selenium (3,570). By website-and-DNS footprint, Selenium (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Playwright?

48% of Playwright companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 50% for Selenium. 26% of Playwright companies have over 1,000 employees, against 25% for Selenium.

Do companies run both?

2,060 companies name both in their postings, usually Playwright in marketing and Selenium in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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