Cypress vs.Selenium WebDriver: Which Is Better for You?

A few days back while browsing I just saw an article stating that Cypress.io is a killer for Selenium? I just wonder at the same time I had the curiosity to explore how and why. 

So I decided to explore cypress.io by myself and below are some similarities and differences I found between the two.

Functionality	Selenium	Cypress.io
Programming language supported	C#, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby	JavaScript
Browser supported	All	Only Chrome
BDD Support	Yes	No
Locator Strategies	Support all type of locator for a normal web application.	CSS and Xpath
Testing Framework Supported	Junit and TestNG	Mocha and Chai
Support for Parallel/Cross Testing	Yes (Support for multiple class file simultaneously)	No
Support for Cloud Testing	Yes	No
Data Driven support	Yes using excel/json/CSV	No
Reporting	Allure, Extent and all other dashboards can be easily integrated	Only Cypress Native Dashboard
Support for CI and Docker	Yes	Yes

In Nutshell I think cypress.io is still at a very early stage and it will take some time for it to compete with selenium.

Please Note all views expressed in this article are my personal views.

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