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Playwright vs Cypress in 2026 — which would you pick for a greenfield project?

Ajitesh Mohanta
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May 6, 2026 208 0
Starting a new web app project next month and we're deciding between Playwright and Cypress for E2E. The app is a React SPA with a Node/Express backend. My current lean is **Playwright** for these reasons: - Multi-browser support out of the box (we need to test Safari) - Better support for API testing alongside UI - Codegen has become significantly better - No iframe limitations But our team has more **Cypress** experience, and the DX is still arguably better for simpler tests. Interested in what the community thinks — especially if you've migrated from one to the other recently. Has Playwright's 1.44+ release addressed any pain points you had?

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