Playwright vs Cypress in 2026 — which would you pick for a greenfield project?
Ajitesh MohantaAmbassador
May 7, 2026 12 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?