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As of 4 November 2026, 39 test automation are named by companies instead of Playwright: Selenium by 3,570 companies, Cypress by 2,516, Apache JMeter by 1,343.

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

Playwright, companies in postings
3,573
Most used alternative
Selenium · 3,570
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Selenium
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

test automation companies choose instead of Playwright

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Playwrightpostings, 90 dCompare
1
SeleniumSoftware Freedom Conservancy
3,570100%10,258Playwright vs Selenium →
2
CypressCypress.io
2,51670%5,145Playwright vs Cypress →
3
Apache JMeterApache Software Foundation
1,34338%2,848Playwright vs Apache JMeter →
4
AppiumOpenJS Foundation
92726%2,522Playwright vs Appium →
5
REST Assured
89725%1,977Playwright vs REST Assured →
6
Robot FrameworkRobot Framework Foundation
40911%1,154Playwright vs Robot Framework →
7
LoadRunnerOpenText
37010%894Playwright vs LoadRunner →
8
GatlingGatling Corp
35610%800Playwright vs Gatling →
9
Espresso (Android)Google
2888%485Playwright vs Espresso (Android) →
10
UFT (Unified Functional Testing)OpenText
2587%785Playwright vs UFT (Unified Functional Testing) →
11
k6Grafana Labs
2377%415Playwright vs k6 →
12
LocustLocust
2196%360Playwright vs Locust →
13
Tricentis ToscaTricentis
1945%858Playwright vs Tricentis Tosca →
14
KarateKarate Labs
1735%457Playwright vs Karate →
15
PuppeteerGoogle
1354%208Playwright vs Puppeteer →
16
XCUITestApple
1344%223soon
17
DetoxWix
1243%187soon
18
ProtractorAngular team
1183%176soon
19
ServiceNow Automated Test FrameworkServiceNow
1133%394soon
20
WebdriverIOOpenJS Foundation
1073%255soon
21
Allure ReportQameta Software
1063%244soon
22
KatalonKatalon
1063%275soon
23
JAWS Screen ReaderFreedom Scientific
993%318soon
24
axeDeque Systems
953%218soon
25
NVDANV Access
832%269soon
26
TestCompleteSmartBear
802%328soon
27
NeoLoadTricentis
632%141soon
28
ReadyAPISmartBear
592%145soon
29
RanorexIdera
562%145soon
30
SquishQt Group
481%136soon
31
ChromaticChromatic
461%65soon
32
FitNesseFitNesse
421%140soon
33
ProvarProvar
361%108soon
34
ApplitoolsApplitools
331%227soon
35
TestCafeDevExpress
331%84soon
36
Katalon StudioKatalon
311%164soon
37
TestimTricentis
281%47soon
38
ACCELQACCELQ
231%72soon
39
Selenide
191%36soon
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39 test automation are named by companies instead of Playwright: Selenium by 3,570 companies, Cypress by 2,516, Apache JMeter by 1,343, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/playwright/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Playwright alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Playwright?

Selenium: 3,570 companies name it in their own job postings, against 3,573 for Playwright.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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