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

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