Difference between Cypress and Selenium (original) (raw)
Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025
**1. Cypress :
It is a testing framework that is based on JavaScript which helps developers to build web applications with the help of JavaScript frameworks. It is constructed on the pinnacle of Mocha, which is a feature of the JavaScript testing framework running in the browser.
**2.
:
It is a test automation equipment used to test functional elements of web applications. In other words, it is a library that requires a unit testing framework or an assertion library which helps to construct out its capabilities.
**Difference between Cypress and Selenium :
| S.No. | Cypress | Selenium |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | This is a framework that is robust in nature. | It is a library that needs a unit testing framework to process. |
| 2. | To setup Cypress is easier as compared to Selenium. | Its setup is quite complex. |
| 3. | It supports Js only. | It supports different programming languages like java, python. |
| 4. | It supports only one browser i.e. Chrome. | It can support various browsers. |
| 5. | To perform tasks, it uses DOM manipulation techniques. | It does not use DOM manipulation techniques. |
| 6. | It is robust in nature. | It is not robust in nature. |
| 7. | There is no support for multiple tabs. | There is support for multiple tabs. |
| 8. | Limited support for OS. | Many OS can be used to process tasks. |