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Katalon Studio vs Playwright: catalog facts
Katalon Studio	Playwright
Freemium Free to start without a credit card, with paid plans and enterprise capabilities.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Web, mobile, API and desktop testing in one tool No-code, low-code and full-code test authoring	One API across Chromium, Firefox and WebKit Auto-waiting and retrying assertions reduce flaky tests
Proprietary, with key features tied to paid plans Much of the platform is aimed at enterprise QA teams	Requires writing test code Downloads its own browser builds, which take disk space
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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