puppeteer AlternativesAutomated Testing Tools and other similar apps like puppeteer

Apps similar to puppeteer include UI.Vision RPA, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Browser MCP, Cockroach Browser, Playwright and BrowserBook. You're spoiled for choice with Web Testing Tools like puppeteer: we list more than 25 alternatives for the web, Mac, Windows, Linux and self-hosting.

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  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).

    158 UI.Vision RPA alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  2. Browser MCP icon
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    Browser MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows clients like VS Code, Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf to automate your browser.

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    • Google Chrome
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  3. Cockroach Browser is a local-first browser runtime for AI agents. It exposes authenticated, policy-bounded Chromium sessions, observations, snapshots, captures, network evidence, audits, and governed action proposals through CLI, HTTP, and MCP interfaces.

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

    40 Playwright alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  5. BrowserBook icon
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    AI-driven environment for designing, deploying, and scaling deterministic browser automations, featuring a Jupyter-style notebook, built-in coding agent with DOM access, version control, secure authentication management, scalable hosted browsers, and self-healing automation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  6. Cypress icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  7. wkhtmltopdf icon
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    wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage are open source (LGPLv3) command line tools to render HTML into PDF and various image formats using the Qt WebKit rendering engine.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. DogQ icon
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    DogQ is a user-friendly no-code web testing automation platform designed to help all skill level users test their web products. DogQ lets users perform their tasks easily and quickly, and collaborate with the team to ensure quality with speed.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  9. PhantomBuster icon
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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.

    117 PhantomBuster alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  10. DoesQA icon
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    DoesQA is the most powerful web test automation tool: end-to-end testing for every web journey, from sign-up to checkout, with no code to write or maintain. Write steps in plain language or branch real user forks on a visual canvas.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  11. Elsetest icon
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    Monkey testing, but with a smart touch! We don't read the manual, we just mess with your site. Click, select, type, check, submit, over and over again... to find those hidden bugs before your users do.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  12. CasperJS icon
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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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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