Compare software

Playwright vs Selenium: catalog facts
Playwright	Selenium
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Self-hosted, Command line
One API across Chromium, Firefox and WebKit Auto-waiting and retrying assertions reduce flaky tests	Widely used standard for browser automation Grid distributes tests across many machines and browsers
Requires writing test code Downloads its own browser builds, which take disk space	Requires writing test code Running a Grid takes setup and maintenance
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	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 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.