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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...

“Which testing framework should I use — Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright?” It’s still one of the most searched queries in 2025. Instead of a generic answer, here are my detailed notes, comparisons, and observations based on research and real-world use cases. Selenium (the enterprise veteran) Selenium is the old guard of automation — reliable, well-known, and still widely used in 2025. Why people still use it: Supports multiple languages (Java, Python, C#, Ruby, JS) and almost all browsers, even IE for legacy apps. Huge ecosystem with tutorials and integrations. Weaknesses: Setup can be complex, execution speed is slower, debugging can be painful. 2025 fit: Best for enterprises or teams that must support legacy systems and multiple languages. Cypress (the dev-friendly choice) Cypress made testing faster and more developer-friendly, especially...