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puppeteer vs Watir

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

puppeteer

puppeteer

Development

Puppeteer is a Node.js library developed by Google which provides a high-level API to control headless Chrome or Chromium over the DevTools Protocol. It allows developers to automate browser testing and scraping tasks.

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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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