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Cypress vs Selenium IDE: catalog facts
Cypress	Selenium IDE
Freemium The Cypress App is free and open source; hosted Cypress Cloud features are paid.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Browser extension, Command line
Tests run in a real browser with step-by-step replay End-to-end and component testing in one tool	Record and playback with no setup beyond the extension Multiple locators per element for more resilient tests
Tests are written in JavaScript or TypeScript Some AI and collaboration features belong to paid services	Recorded tests can need manual editing as sites change Limited to web applications
Downloadable app	Browser extension
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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