CasperJS Alternatives

CasperJS is described as 'Open source navigation scripting & testing utility written in Javascript for the PhantomJS WebKit headless browser and SlimerJS (Gecko)' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to CasperJS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and SaaS apps. The best CasperJS alternative is Selenium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CasperJS are Cypress, Playwright, Crusher and puppeteer.

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CasperJS is an open source navigation scripting & testing utility written in Javascript for the PhantomJS WebKit headless browser and SlimerJS (Gecko).

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CasperJS alternatives page was last updated May 11, 2023
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  1. Selenium icon
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    Selenium

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    Selenium is a suite of tools specifically for testing web applications. It provides a playback tool for authoring functional tests across most modern web browsers, without the need to learn a test scripting language (Selenium IDE).

    98 Selenium alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • JavaScript
    • Java
    • Ruby
    • Python

    Selenium Features

    1.  Web Testing
    2.  Python API
    3.  Cross browser testing
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    Selenium VS CasperJS

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    • Selenium is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to CasperJS.

    • Selenium is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CasperJS.

    • Selenium is Free and Open SourceCasperJS is also Free and Open Source
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    Cypress

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    Cypress is a front end automated testing tool created for the modern web. Cypress is built on a new architecture and runs in the same run-loop as the application being tested. As a result Cypress provides better, faster, and more reliable testing for anything that runs in a...

    29 Cypress alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Cypress Features

    1.  User Testing
    2.  Coding
    3.  Dashboard
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    Cypress iconCasperJS Icon

    Cypress VS CasperJS

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    • Cypress is the most popular Web-based alternative to CasperJS.

    • Cypress is Free and Open SourceCasperJS is also Free and Open Source
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    Playwright

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    Playwright is a Node library that automates Chromium, WebKit, and Firefox browsers with a single API for reliable web automation.

    15 Playwright alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Playwright Features

    1.  Cross browser testing
    2.  NPM
    3.  C-sharp
    4.  Golang
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    PhantomBuster

    PhantomBuster offers no-code, multi-platform bots compatible with major sites like LinkedIn and Twitter for web scraping and lead generation. Cloud APIs ensure seamless integration, boosting productivity and supporting custom API...

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    Crusher

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    Crusher all in one testing framework. It includes everything w.r.t to e2e testing, a test recorder(local app), test runner and web app for you.

    8 Crusher alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Crusher Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  React
    3.  Selenium testing
    Discontinued

    Seems abandoned. The last commit to their repo was in January 2022. The backend URL which is used in the app also does not have an "A" or "CNAME" record. Also their docs link does not work on their website.

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    puppeteer

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    Puppeteer is a Node library which provides a high-level API to control headless Chrome or Chromium over the DevTools Protocol. It can also be configured to use full (non-headless) Chrome or Chromium.

    21 puppeteer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    puppeteer Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  PDF generation
    3.  Web Testing
    4.  Headless
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  8. Uier icon
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    Uier

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    Codeless or low-code User Experience test editing and management using Selenium to perform testing or UI automation. Uier tends to be a free self hostable alternative to Applitools, Endtest, Ghost Inspector, Usetrace, Screenster and many others.

    15 Uier alternatives
    For each test, parameters can be specified such as the starting URL domain and which browser to use. Define the commands that follow the scenario desired to test. Once the test is saved, it can be ran and the results will be output and can be observed for each step.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Tests can be combined in a collection. With a collection, the default parameters can be overwritten. This allows a test to not only run against it's predefine URL domain or browser, but against any desired combination. This is a useful feature to facilitate running the same test against a development environment, a user acceptence environment, a build server, etc.

    Uier Features

    1.  Unlimited users
    2.  Support for Multiple Users
    3.  Website testing
    4.  Selenium testing
    5.  Free API
    6.  Continuous Testing
    7.  Cross browser testing
    8.  Browser-based
    9.  Cross browser support
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    Uier VS CasperJS

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    • Uier is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to CasperJS.

    • Uier is Free and Open SourceCasperJS is also Free and Open Source
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    CodeceptJS

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    CodeceptJS is a modern end to end testing framework with a special BDD-style syntax. The tests are written as a linear scenario of the user's action on a site.

    13 CodeceptJS alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS

    CodeceptJS Features

    1.  User Testing
    2.  Web Testing
    3.  UI Automation Scripting
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    PhantomBuster

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    PhantomBuster offers no-code, multi-platform bots compatible with major sites like LinkedIn and Twitter for web scraping and lead generation. Cloud APIs ensure seamless integration, boosting productivity and supporting custom API creation for bespoke automation solutions.

    93 PhantomBuster alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mozilla Firefox

    PhantomBuster Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Marketing Automation
    3.  Data Mining
    4.  Web-Based
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    httest

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    The httest provides a large variety of HTTP-related functionality, useful for implementing all kinds of HTTP-based tests.

    9 httest alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    SlimerJS

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    SlimerJS is a scriptable browser. It allows you to manipulate a web page with a Javascript script: opening a webpage, clicking on links, modifying the content... It is useful to do functional tests, page automaton, network monitoring, screen capture etc.

    17 SlimerJS alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SlimerJS Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Real-time traffic
    3.  Based on Gecko engine
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    ActivIT Automatron

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    A scripting tool for browser automation. By executing user given instructions contained in a javascript "TRON" file it automatically browses web, clicks on links, fills out forms, etc.

    15 ActivIT Automatron alternatives
    User interface

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome

    ActivIT Automatron Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Browser Automation
    3.  UI testing
    Script example
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    DalekJS

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    DalekJS is an open source UI testing tool.

    13 DalekJS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    DalekJS iconCasperJS Icon

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