Head-to-Head Comparison · 2026

Playwright vs Selenium: Head-to-Head Comparison (2026)

Playwright or Selenium for web scraping in 2026? Compare throughput, anti-bot success, real pricing and the best proxies to pair with each — with a clear verd

Verdict

Playwright is faster, less flaky and far easier to proxy per identity. Selenium wins on legacy breadth: real device clouds, ancient browser versions, and organisations with an existing Grid and years of test code.

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Check whether WebRTC is leaking your real IP behind SOCKS5.

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