pCloudy vs Selenium

pCloudy9.2Visit Selenium8.2Visit

Higher score pCloudy #2 in Cross-Browser Testing Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit pCloudy

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Selenium #6 in Cross-Browser Testing Software 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Selenium

• pCloudy fits best

  Teams wanting affordable browser-cloud automation

• Selenium fits best

  Technical teams building self-hosted automation

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Side by side

Feature	pCloudy 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Selenium 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.2
Ranking	#2 in Cross-Browser Testing Software	#6 in Cross-Browser Testing Software
Best for	Teams wanting affordable browser-cloud automation	Technical teams building self-hosted automation
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	$182/yr	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome extension
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features pCloudy 4/4 · Selenium 0/4
Real device testing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Local testing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Automated testing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Visual comparison	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Browser coverage	Both	Not checked yet
Operating systems	Multiple	Not checked yet
Concurrent sessions	1 sessions	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	3,500+ browser and operating-system combinations Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, and Appium automation Local tunnels, visual regression, and CI/CD integrations	WebDriver supports native browser automation across languages Grid enables remote and parallel execution across machines Free, open-source tooling covers browsers, platforms, and screenshots
Cons	No free plan All listed plans include only 1 concurrent session Plans with 15 or more parallel tests use custom pricing	Does not include a testing framework or test runner Requires teams to manage self-hosted execution environments Provides less managed-service breadth than commercial platforms
Our verdict	pCloudy is a cloud-based cross-browser testing platform for QA teams, developers, and enterprises working with web applications across desktop and mobile environments. It provides live testing on real desktop and mobile browsers, including… Read the review →	Selenium is an open-source suite for automating web browsers, aimed primarily at developers and QA teams building browser-based regression and end-to-end tests. Its WebDriver component provides language-specific client bindings and a… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• pCloudy — where it wins

  • 3,500+ browser and operating-system combinations
  • Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, and Appium automation
  • Local tunnels, visual regression, and CI/CD integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • All listed plans include only 1 concurrent session
  • Plans with 15 or more parallel tests use custom pricing

• Selenium — where it wins

  • WebDriver supports native browser automation across languages
  • Grid enables remote and parallel execution across machines
  • Free, open-source tooling covers browsers, platforms, and screenshots

  Where it doesn't

  • Does not include a testing framework or test runner
  • Requires teams to manage self-hosted execution environments
  • Provides less managed-service breadth than commercial platforms

• pCloudy9.2/10 · Paid

  Affordable browser-cloud testing with live sessions, automation, real devices, and CI/CD coverage.

  Visit pCloudyFull verdict →
• Selenium8.2/10 · Free plan

  A flexible, self-hosted foundation for teams writing cross-browser automation.

  Visit SeleniumFull verdict →