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Playwright vs Watir

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

Playwright

Playwright

Development

Playwright is an open-source web testing framework developed by Microsoft. It allows for end-to-end testing of web applications by automating browser interactions like a real user. Playwright supports multiple browsers including Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

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Watir

Watir

Development

Watir is an open-source Ruby library for automating web browsers. It drives browsers the same way people do, enabling testing and scripting of web applications. Watir supports IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera.

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