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Cypress.io vs SlimerJS

A side-by-side look at Cypress.io and SlimerJS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Cypress.io

Cypress.io

Development

Cypress.io is an open source, front end testing tool built for the modern web. It allows you to write automated tests for your web applications in a simple and scalable way, handling complex tasks like end-to-end testing, unit testing, integration testing etc. Cypress runs directly in the browser for faster and more reliable tests.

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SlimerJS

SlimerJS

Development

SlimerJS is a scriptable browser for web scraping and testing, similar to PhantomJS, based on Gecko and Firefox. It provides a JavaScript API for controlling a browser to load pages, extract content, run tests, take screenshots, etc.

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