I’m genuinely curious about when to choose Selenium over Cypress. I’m no expert, but from what I understand, both have their strengths.
What are some specific areas or use cases where Selenium is better than Cypress?
I’m looking for real-world examples and reasons why someone would prefer Selenium in those situations.
@anusha_gg Great question! Selenium is still the go-to choice for testing across multiple browsers. Unlike Cypress, Selenium supports browsers like Internet Explorer and Safari, and it can run on various platforms like Windows, Linux, and macOS.
So, if you need cross-browser compatibility or are testing on a variety of devices, Selenium would be the better choice.
I’ve worked with both, and one thing I love about Selenium is its ability to integrate with other tools like Appium for mobile testing.
While Cypress is super fast and has excellent features for modern JavaScript frameworks, Selenium has better support for older browsers and more extensive integrations.
If you need broad compatibility with different tools or environments, Selenium might be your best bet.
@anusha_gg From my experience, Selenium excels when it comes to handling multiple browser windows or pop-ups.
Cypress tends to struggle with that kind of thing, while Selenium has more flexibility in interacting with multiple tabs, windows, and browser pop-ups.
If you’re doing tests that require a lot of these interactions, Selenium can be much more reliable.