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Cypress
Cypress.io
Open Source
Commercial
Free Tier
Cloud / SaaS
Modern JavaScript end-to-end testing for the web.
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| Attribute | |
|---|---|
| Pricing |
Free
OSS + paid Cypress Cloud (from $75/mo)
|
| Free tier / OSS |
Open-source
test runner is free
|
| License |
MIT
(runner) + commercial Cloud
|
| Testing type | UI / End-to-end |
| Languages / SDKs | JavaScript, TypeScript |
| Supported platforms | Chromium, Firefox, Edge, WebKit (experimental) |
| Parallel testing |
Yes
— Cypress Cloud parallelisation
|
| Speed |
Fast
— runs in-browser, no WebDriver overhead
|
| Key integrations | GitHub, GitLab, CircleCI, Slack, Cypress Cloud |
| Learning curve |
Easy
for JS developers
|
| Community / Support |
Very
active, strong docs
|
| Maintained by | Cypress.io |
| First released | 2017 |
| Latest version | See website |
| Best suited for | Front-end heavy JavaScript teams |
| Official site | www.cypress.io ↗ |
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