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Best Ferrum Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from browser automation tools ranked against Ferrum on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    WebdriverIO Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free9.5
    Ferrum vs WebdriverIO
  2. 2
    Nightwatch Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.3
    Ferrum vs Nightwatch
  3. 3
    TestCafe Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $20/mo8.8
    Ferrum vs TestCafe
  4. 4
    TestingBot Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac €1.67/mo8.6
    Ferrum vs TestingBot
  5. 5
    Playwright Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free8.0
    Ferrum vs Playwright
  6. 6
    Cypress Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $67/mo8.0
    Ferrum vs Cypress
  7. 7
    Selenium Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.9
    Ferrum vs Selenium
  8. 8
    Browserless Free plan Open sourceWeb $25/mo7.6
    Ferrum vs Browserless
  9. 9
    BrowserbaseBrowserbase, Inc. Free plan apiWeb $20/mo7.2
    Ferrum vs Browserbase
  10. 10
    Bright Data Browser API Free plan apiWeb $8/mo7.1
    Ferrum vs Bright Data Browser API
  11. 11
    ScraperAPI Free plan Web Free7.0
    Ferrum vs ScraperAPI
  12. 12
    TestMu AI Web Automation (formerly LambdaTest Web Automation) Web 6.8
    Ferrum vs TestMu AI Web Automation (formerly LambdaTest Web Automation)
  13. 13
    BrowserStack AutomateBrowserStack Web $59/mo6.8
    Ferrum vs BrowserStack Automate
  14. 14
    Octoparse Free plan apiMacWin $69/mo6.8
    Ferrum vs Octoparse
  15. 15
    Tricentis Testim Web 6.7
    Ferrum vs Tricentis Testim
  16. 16
    SteelNen Labs, Inc. Free plan Open sourceapiself-hostedWeb $250/mo6.7
    Ferrum vs Steel
  17. 17
    ScrapingBeeVostokInc SAS Free trial apiWeb $19/mo6.5
    Ferrum vs ScrapingBee
  18. 18
    Taiko Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Ferrum vs Taiko
  19. 19
    Robot Framework Browser Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Ferrum vs Robot Framework Browser
  20. 20
    CodeceptJS Web 6.4
    Ferrum vs CodeceptJS

Ferrum alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1WebdriverIO9.5Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Nightwatch9.3Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3TestCafe8.8Free plan$20/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4TestingBot8.6No€1.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Playwright8.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Cypress8.0Free plan$67/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Selenium7.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Browserless7.6Free plan$25/moWeb
9Browserbase7.2Free plan$20/moAPI, Web
10Bright Data Browser API7.1Free plan$8/moAPI, Web
11ScraperAPI7.0Free planFreeWeb
12TestMu AI Web Automation (formerly LambdaTest Web Automation)6.8No—Web
13BrowserStack Automate6.8No$59/moWeb
14Octoparse6.8Free plan$69/moAPI, Mac, Windows
15Tricentis Testim6.7No—Web
16Steel6.7Free plan$250/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
17ScrapingBee6.5No$19/moAPI, Web
18Taiko6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
19Robot Framework Browser6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20CodeceptJS6.4No—Web
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Questions about Ferrum alternatives

What is the best alternative to Ferrum?

WebdriverIO, number 1 in browser automation tools with a score of 9.5 out of 10. The others here: Nightwatch, TestCafe, TestingBot and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Ferrum?

WebdriverIO is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to Ferrum?

Yes: Browserless, Steel.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.