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Head-to-head · Browser Testing Software

TestingBot vs Selenium

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score TestingBot #2 in Browser Testing Software 9.1/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit TestingBot
Selenium #3 in Browser Testing Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Selenium

TestingBot leads on 0 checks, Selenium on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreTestingBot · 9.1/10
  • Free planonly Selenium
  • Free trialonly TestingBot
  • Most featuresTestingBot · 1 of 4

TestingBot scores higher on our rubric for browser testing software: 9.1 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

Selenium offers free plan; TestingBot doesn't.

TestingBot is the better fit for teams wanting a balanced managed testing platform. Selenium is the better fit for teams wanting mature, open-source automation.

  • TestingBot fits best

    Teams wanting a balanced managed testing platform

  • Selenium fits best

    Teams wanting mature, open-source automation

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Side by side

Feature TestingBot 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Selenium 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 8.9
Ranking #2 in Browser Testing Software #3 in Browser Testing Software
Best for Teams wanting a balanced managed testing platform Teams wanting mature, open-source automation
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price $20/mo Free plan
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Browser extension Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome extension
Support Email, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7 Community, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features TestingBot 1/4 · Selenium 0/4
Live browser testing Not checked yet Not checked yet
Automated test execution ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Real device testing Not checked yet Not checked yet
Visual regression Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Device coverage Not checked yet Not checked yet
Parallel sessions Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Tests on physical iOS and Android devices
  • Supports major web and mobile automation frameworks
  • Includes visual, local, parallel, and CI/CD testing
  • WebDriver supports standard browser automation across multiple languages
  • Grid enables remote and parallel execution across machines and environments
  • Selenium IDE adds record-and-playback authoring for browser interactions
Cons
  • No free plan; the lowest paid tier is €20/month billed annually
  • The Automated plan includes 1,000 automated minutes per month
  • Pay As You Go is limited to one parallel session
  • Teams must pair Selenium with a separate language-specific test runner
  • Self-hosted execution requires teams to manage browsers and infrastructure
  • It is not a managed SaaS product with integrated commercial workflows
Our verdict

TestingBot is a cloud testing platform for developers and QA teams that need browser, mobile, and app coverage without maintaining every test environment themselves. It combines interactive sessions on remote browsers and real iOS and…

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Selenium is an open-source suite for automating web browsers, aimed primarily at developers and QA teams building regression and end-to-end tests. WebDriver provides a standard API for controlling browsers locally or remotely, with…

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  1. TestingBotBrowser Testing Software 9.114-day trial
  2. SeleniumBrowser Testing Software 8.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • TestingBot — where it wins

    • Tests on physical iOS and Android devices
    • Supports major web and mobile automation frameworks
    • Includes visual, local, parallel, and CI/CD testing

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; the lowest paid tier is €20/month billed annually
    • The Automated plan includes 1,000 automated minutes per month
    • Pay As You Go is limited to one parallel session

  • Selenium — where it wins

    • WebDriver supports standard browser automation across multiple languages
    • Grid enables remote and parallel execution across machines and environments
    • Selenium IDE adds record-and-playback authoring for browser interactions

    Where it doesn't

    • Teams must pair Selenium with a separate language-specific test runner
    • Self-hosted execution requires teams to manage browsers and infrastructure
    • It is not a managed SaaS product with integrated commercial workflows

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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