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Selenium 5: What’s New and Why It Still Matters in 2025 data-full-width-responsive="true"> Selenium has been the backbone of web automation testing for over a decade. From the early days of Selenium RC to WebDriver and the release of Selenium 4, it has enabled QA engineers worldwide to automate browsers reliably. But as modern frameworks like Playwright and Cypress gained attention, critics started asking: “Is Selenium dead?” In 2025, the answer is clear: Selenium is not dead — it has evolved. With the release of Selenium 5 , the project has modernized to support new browser technologies, improve stability, and remain a cornerstone of test automation strategies. 1. Introduction — Selenium’s Legacy Selenium started in 2004 as a tool to automate browsers for functional testing. Over the years: Selenium RC gave way to Selenium WebDriver. Selenium Grid enabled parallel execution at scale. Selenium 4 introduced W3C WebDriver com...

Playwright vs Selenium in 2025 — Which One Should You Choose? Automation testing is no longer optional. With businesses releasing features daily or even hourly, test automation frameworks have become the backbone of modern quality assurance (QA). Among the many tools available, two stand out: Selenium , the veteran, and Playwright , the newer challenger from Microsoft. Both are powerful, but the question remains: Which one should you choose in 2025? In this blog, we’ll explore their strengths, weaknesses, and use cases in depth. By the end, you’ll have a practical decision-making guide for your team. 1. A Brief History Selenium was born in 2004, when Jason Huggins created a tool to automate repetitive browser tasks at ThoughtWorks. Over time, Selenium WebDriver (launched in 2009) became the gold standard. Its biggest strength? Universal browser coverage and community support. Selenium is so entrenched in QA pipelines that many engineers still call automation “Selenium test...