I’ve worked quite a bit with both tools in different projects - mostly UI-heavy web apps. I think Playwright is incredibly powerful, especially when you’re aiming for advanced features like multi-browser support, or when you need to test in multiple tabs or browser contexts. It just feels like a more modern E2E automation framework, built with flexibility in mind.
That said, Cypress still wins in terms of developer experience and community support. If you’re testing something simple and UI-focused, Cypress gets you up and running super fast. But for anything more complex, especially involving cross-browser testing - Playwright is the better option.