Open source Playwright alternatives
Every project in the catalog is MIT, Apache or BSD licensed. 1 projects explicitly describe themselves as a Playwright alternative; 0 more are in the category where Playwright is a typical product.
Projects that call themselves a “Playwright alternative”
Source: the project's GitHub description or README.
Kaliiiiiiiiii-Vinyzu · Web Scraping & Automation
Alternative to (project's own claim): Playwright
Common commercial products in this category: Bright Data, Apify, ScrapingBee
- You can use it as a backup directly instead of Playwright.
- You can run tests and automation on Chromium-based browsers.
- You can integrate it into your project via Python, NodeJS or .Net packages.
- • NeutralGitHub Issue
[Feature request] support closed shadow DOM
“### System info - Playwright Version: [v1.XX] 1.49 - Operating System: [All, Windows 11, Ubuntu 20, macOS 13.2, etc.] ubuntu 24.04 - Browser: [All, Chromium, Firefox, WebKit] chrome - Other info: ### Source code - [x] I provided exact source code that allows reproducing the…”
- ↓ NegativeGitHub Issue
[Detection]: Patchright is detected by Kasada anti-bot protection
“**Context:** - GOOD Playwright Version: `Unknown. This appears to be a regression caused by Kasada's anti-bot updates, not a specific Playwright version.` - BAD Playwright Version: `1.52.0` - patchright Version: `1.52.5` - Operating System: `Windows 10` - Extra: `The issue…”