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Playwright vs Puppeteer: A Side-by-Side Comparison for Test Automation

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Jan 9, 2024

Playwright and Puppeteer are popular browser testing tools that offer speed, capabilities, and reliability. Playwright has an advantage in terms of speed, browser support, and API design. Both tools are suitable for web app testing, but Puppeteer is recommended for web scraping tasks.

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