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LambdaTest vs WebdriverIO: What are the differences?
What is LambdaTest? Perform Cross Browser Testing on 2000+ Real Browsers and Operating System Online. LambdaTest is a cloud-based testing platform and it provides access to a powerful network cloud of 2000+ real browsers and operating system that helps testers in cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility testing.
What is WebdriverIO? Webdriver/Selenium 2.0 JavaScript bindings for Node.js. WebdriverIO lets you control a browser or a mobile application with just a few lines of code. Your test code will look simple, concise and easy to read.
LambdaTest and WebdriverIO can be primarily classified as "Browser Testing" tools.
Some of the features offered by LambdaTest are:
- Selenium Web Automation
- Real-time testing of web app on cloud based desktop and mobile browsers
- Test your locally hosted web app using SSH Tunnel feature
On the other hand, WebdriverIO provides the following key features:
- Extendable
- Support for the WebDriver specification as well as to Appium
- Easy Test Setup
WebdriverIO is an open source tool with 5.04K GitHub stars and 1.44K GitHub forks. Here's a link to WebdriverIO's open source repository on GitHub.
we are having one web application developed in Reacts.js. in the application, we have only 4 to 5 pages that we need to test. I am having experience in selenium with java. Please suggets which tool I should use. and why ............................ ............................ .............................

with the help of selenium we can automate react js for functional testing
Hi, I am starting out to test an application that is currently being developed - FE: React. BE: Node JS. I want the framework to be able to test all UI scenarios (from simple to complex) and also have the capability to test APIs. I also need to run tests across all OSs and Browsers (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS). I have also looked into react-testing-library and @TestProject.io. Any advice you can give as to which framework would be best and why would be so much appreciated! Thank you!!

You should also definitely look into Playwright, which is a new automation tool from Microsoft building on top of the Puppeteer experience and trying to bring this experience in the cross browser space - very exciting project. Great team. Also CodeceptJS as already Playwright support which at a ton of valuable features on top of Playwright, give it a go!

I'm also looking for the same, FE: React & BE: NodeJS. Cypress won't help as it lacks cross-browser testing, it doesn't support all the browsers. I'm still investigating it, but looks like WebdriverIO may fulfil what I'm looking for - Cross-browser testing, integration with CI/CD, running it as a docker service, good support on assertions & reporting of test results. Let me know if you found any information on any of the above mentioned points.

Hi Esther, if you really need cross OS and cross device automation Cypress wont help, with WebdriverIO you can do it … and check out CodeceptJS, which is a wrapper around several frameworks (like WebdriverIO) and will support future players (currently for example upcoming Playwright) as well.
Pros of LambdaTest
- Pocket friendly pricing16
- Good Performance13
- Cross browser testing12
- Integration with Bitbucket12
- Integration with Gitlab12
- Great support11
- Integration with Jira11
- Integration with GitHub11
- Integration with Trello10
- Clean UI and Easy to use10
- Integration with Slack10
- Integration with Asana10
- Pre-installed developer tools8
- Integration with Hive8
- IE and Edge support8
- Local app testing6
- Multiple Browsers6
- Integration with Teamwork5
- Integration with VSTS5
- Real time testing feature is flawless4
- Selenium automation3
- Faster Speed3
- Up-to-date Browser collection3
- Robust Selenium Grid2
- 24/7 Customer Chat Support2
- Real devices1
Pros of WebdriverIO
- Various integrations to vendors like Sauce Labs11
- Great community8
- Open Source8
- Easy to setup7
- Best solution for broad browser support3
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Cons of LambdaTest
Cons of WebdriverIO
- High maintenance8