Pincers Alternatives

Pincers is described as 'Web Automation API that runs on top of WebDriver' and is an app in the development category. There are six alternatives to Pincers for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Google Chrome and Ruby apps. The best Pincers alternative is UI.Vision RPA, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pincers are Selenium, iMacros, Watir and Screenster.

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Pincers alternatives are mainly Task Automation Apps but may also be Web Scraping Tools or Workflow Automation Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Pincers.
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Web Automation API that runs on top of WebDriver.

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Pincers alternatives page was last updated Nov 26, 2016
  1. UI.Vision RPA icon
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    Open-source task and test automation tool and Selenium IDE. The UI.Vision RPA software is a browser extension that can do desktop automation as well! Use it for web automation, form filling, screen scraping and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

    132 UI.Vision RPA alternatives
    UI.Vision RPA software is a browser extension, but it can do desktop automation as well!

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Top UI.Vision RPA Features

    1.  Workflow Automation
    2.  Screenshot OCR
    3.  Compatible with Selenium IDE
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Task Automation
    6.  Auto-Refresh
    7.  Screen Scraping
    8.  Visual UI testing
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Marketing Automation
    11.  Support for scripting
    12.  Website Monitoring
    UI.Vision RPA iconPincers Icon

    UI.Vision RPA VS Pincers

    Is UI.Vision RPA a good alternative to Pincers?
     
    • UI.Vision RPA is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Pincers.

    • UI.Vision RPA is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pincers.

    • UI.Vision RPA is Freemium and Open SourcePincers is Free and Open Source
  2. Selenium icon
     58 likes

    Selenium is a suite of tools specifically for testing web applications. Selenium IDE is a Firefox add-on that records clicks, typing, and other actions to make a test, which you can play back in the browser.

    98 Selenium alternatives
    Selenium screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Selenium Features

    1.  Web Testing
    2.  Python API
    3.  Cross browser testing
    Selenium iconPincers Icon

    Selenium VS Pincers

    Is Selenium a good alternative to Pincers?
     
  3. iMacros icon
     44 likes

    iMacros was designed to automate the most repetitious tasks on the web. If there’s an activity you have to do repeatedly, just record it in iMacros. The next time you need to do it, the entire macro will run at the click of a button!

    45 iMacros alternatives
    iMacros for Internet Explorer (also available for Firefox and Chrome)

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome

    iMacros Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Browser Automation
    3.  Browser integration
    4.  Internet Explorer extension
    5.  Cross browser testing
    6.  Browser extension
    7.  Web Testing
    8.  Macro Recording
    Discontinued

    iMacros was discontinued in 2022, but the browser extension can still be downloaded for Chrome.

    iMacros iconPincers Icon

    iMacros VS Pincers

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  4. Watir icon
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    Watir is an open source Ruby library for automating tests. Watir interacts with a browser the same way people do: clicking links, filling out forms and validating text.

    32 Watir alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ruby
    Watir iconPincers Icon

    Watir VS Pincers

    Is Watir a good alternative to Pincers?
     
  5. Screenster icon
     9 likes

    10x faster UI testing without a line of code. Screenster is a web-based platform that records a visual baseline of the application screens and then automatically detects changes.

    61 Screenster alternatives
    Home Page

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Screenster Features

    1.  Visual UI testing
    2.  Cross browser testing
    3.  Built-in CI
    4.  Selenium support
    5.  Support for Javascript
    6.  Regression testing
    Screenster iconPincers Icon

    Screenster VS Pincers

    Is Screenster a good alternative to Pincers?
     
    • Screenster is the most popular Web-based, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Pincers.

    • Screenster is Freemium and ProprietaryPincers is Free and Open Source
  6. PhearJS icon
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    PhearJS renders dynamic webpages using PhantomJS: fetch a page, render it and return a pretty JSON object. PhearJS is offered as a hosted API as well as an open source solution that you can host yourself.

    45 PhearJS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PhearJS iconPincers Icon

    PhearJS VS Pincers

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