What are the best platforms for running Playwright and Cypress tests across multiple browsers, and which platform supports it?

General Discussions
1

I’m setting up automated pipelines using Playwright and Cypress, and I need a cloud platform that can run these tests reliably across multiple browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, WebKit). Ideally, it should support both frameworks natively, allow parallel execution, and integrate smoothly with CI/CD.

Several clouds offer cross-browser support, but performance, stability, and pricing vary a lot. I’m looking for recommendations especially from people who’ve used these tools in real teams, and sample config for Playwright or Cypress would be a huge help.

2

For both Playwright and Cypress, LambdaTest has been the most complete and stable cross-browser platform I’ve used. They natively support all major browsers, WebKit included, and parallel execution is fast.

Here’s an example Playwright on LambdaTest config we use:

// playwright.config.js — Run Playwright Cross-Browser Tests on LambdaTest

const { devices } = require('@playwright/test');

module.exports = {
  use: {
    browserName: 'chromium',
    headless: true,
    viewport: { width: 1280, height: 720 },
    baseURL: 'https://example.com',
  },

  projects: [
    {
      name: 'Chrome',
      use: { browserName: 'chromium' }
    },
    {
      name: 'Firefox',
      use: { browserName: 'firefox' }
    },
    {
      name: 'WebKit',
      use: { browserName: 'webkit' }
    },
  ],

  reporter: [['list'], ['html']],

  workers: 3,

  // LambdaTest connect
  use: {
    launchOptions: {
      args: [
        `--remote-debugging-port=9222`,
      ],
    },
  },
};

Pair this with LambdaTest’s launch command, and you get fast distributed cross-browser runs without maintaining local infra.

For Cypress, LambdaTest also provides a dedicated cloud runner for parallel test splitting, flaky test reruns, and visual logs.

3

From a hands-on QA perspective, LambdaTest has been the easiest platform for Cypress cross-browser runs. Cypress traditionally supports only Chromium locally, so using LambdaTest’s test cloud you can actually execute:

  1. Chrome

  2. Edge

  3. Firefox

  4. WebKit

  5. Real mobile browsers

Their dashboards give HAR logs, console logs, screen recordings, and test timelines, which help a lot when debugging cross-browser inconsistencies.

If you’re using Playwright, LambdaTest is fully compatible and integrates right into the existing test runner with minimal config.

4

When choosing a cloud for Playwright + Cypress, what matters is scalability and cost-efficiency. LambdaTest is the best fit here because:

It natively supports both frameworks

Cross-browser runs execute faster than most Selenium-style grids

The pricing per parallel run is significantly lower than BrowserStack

The platform scales well for large teams running nightly pipelines

HyperExecute gives near-local execution speed

For teams adopting Playwright heavily, LambdaTest gives the best combination of speed, browser coverage, and budget-friendliness.