Cypress.io vs. Protractor

Cypress.io

Cypress.io

24 Reviews and Ratings

Protractor

Protractor

3 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Cypress.io	Score 7.3 out of 10	N/A	Cypress (or Cypress.io, also the name of the company in Atlanta that develops the tool) is a testing tool with the capability to run tests across multiple browsers, that aims to make setting up, writing, running and debugging tests easy.	N/A
Protractor	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	Protractor is an end to end test framework for Angular apps.	N/A

Pricing

Cypress.io

Protractor

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cypress.io	Protractor
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Cypress.io	Protractor
Considered Both Products	Cypress.io Kim Mejares Senior Quality Engineer Chose Cypress.io Execution speed and interactive debugging tool is very easy. you can make changes in the fly and test will run automatically, thus saving more time debugging your code. Can easily be intergrated to to CI/CD pipeline. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cypress.io Easier to use from the start. Back to front workflow integration makes it more fun to use than Selenium. Usable for free other than very expensive Smartbear solutions. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cypress.io Cypress.io is easy to start with and is independent of other automation tools. Unless we are looking for automating every edge case, Cypress.io can do it without using any plugins. Also, when a test fails, we can travel back to the state in which the test failed (aka time … Incentivized Helpful?	Protractor Jeremy Ideus Health Systems QA Automation Engineer (SDET) Chose Protractor Cypress.io is an alternative end-to-end test framework that does NOT use Selenium. Since I've only evaluated this tool as a possible solution, my estimation of its performance against Protractor is incomplete. However, if you and your team are looking for automation solutions … Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	Cypress.io	Protractor
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Medium-sized Companies	Selenium Score 8.1 out of 10	ReadyAPI Score 7.0 out of 10
Enterprises	Selenium Score 8.1 out of 10	ReadyAPI Score 7.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Cypress.io	Protractor
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cypress.io	Protractor
Likelihood to Recommend	Automating a test is very easy when you start with Cypress.io. It is extremely easy to set up and use. Also, debugging a failed test is hassle-free because of its time travel feature. We can do both web UI and API testing with Cypress.io and the only prerequisite is some knowledge in Javascript. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	It is a strong fit for end-to-end acceptance and regression testing inside the browser. Incentivized Jeremy Ideus Health Systems QA Automation Engineer (SDET) Read full review
Pros	autimation of end to end testing of web UI and api Getting insight on failing and passing tests Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Async operations for browser-based validation tests. This kind of feature is a must-have for building tests to scale. Incentivized Jeremy Ideus Health Systems QA Automation Engineer (SDET) Read full review
Cons	Support Mobile Automation Can Test in multiple browser. Testing when browser opens multiple tabs and windows this doesnt work. File upload not supported Incentivized Kim Mejares Senior Quality Engineer Read full review	It would be great to see the Protractor API implemented successfully inside a non-Angular web application. Incentivized Jeremy Ideus Health Systems QA Automation Engineer (SDET) Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Highly satisfied and [a] big fan. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Execution speed and interactive debugging tool is very easy. you can make changes in the fly and test will run automatically, thus saving more time debugging your code. Can easily be intergrated to to CI/CD pipeline Incentivized Kim Mejares Senior Quality Engineer Read full review	Cypress.io is an alternative end-to-end test framework that does NOT use Selenium. Since I've only evaluated this tool as a possible solution, my estimation of its performance against Protractor is incomplete. However, if you and your team are looking for automation solutions outside of the Selenium scope, then Cypress.io may be a good fit given the problems you're trying to solve. Incentivized Jeremy Ideus Health Systems QA Automation Engineer (SDET) Read full review
Return on Investment	It runs faster, thus improves test effeciency Maintenance cost, tool is free and helpfull community is present for support. Though its free tool, initial learning curve still required to understand the tool works and how to fit it in your system. Incentivized Kim Mejares Senior Quality Engineer Read full review	Increased the number of reliable end to end tests inside my test suites. Decreased the number and frequency of false-positive test runs/results. Incentivized Jeremy Ideus Health Systems QA Automation Engineer (SDET) Read full review
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