Head to head
| Metric | Nightwatch | Playwright | Cypress | Selenium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 12k | 99.6k | 51k | 34.6k |
| Weekly downloads | 120k | 124M | 7.4M | 6.6M |
| Download growth | -12% | +74% | -15% | +9% |
| Popularity score | 68/100 | 96/100 | 85/100 | 83/100 |
| Forks | 1.4k | 6.8k | 3.6k | 8.7k |
| Open issues | 337 | 43 | 1.2k | 191 |
| Last commit | 5mo ago | 3d ago | 3d ago | 4d ago |
| Latest version | 3.16.0 | 1.65.0 | 16.3.0 | 4.52.0Oct 29, 2026 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| First released | 2012 | 2019 | 2015 | 2013 |
| Signals | None | Trending (detected automatically)Popular | None | Popular |
| Listed in | Testing & QA › End-to-End & Browser Automation | Frontend › Frontend TestingTesting & QA › End-to-End & Browser Automation | Frontend › Frontend TestingTesting & QA › End-to-End & Browser Automation | Testing & QA › End-to-End & Browser Automation |
Weekly downloads over time
Hover for exact values; switch to log scale for tools of very different sizes. Not shown (no comparable download data): Selenium.
- Nightwatch
- Playwright
- Cypress