Comparison Between Puppeteer & Protractor
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The major differences between Puppeteer and Protractor are given below −
| Sr.No. | Puppeteer | Protractor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puppeteer is a module in node developed for Chromium engine. | Protractor is a dedicated test automation tool. |
| 2 | Puppeteer is faster in executing tests than Protractor. | Protractor is slower in executing tests than Puppeteer. |
| 3 | Puppeteer is developed mainly for Chromium so the tests developed are mainly executed in Chrome. | Protractor can be used to execute tests on multiple browsers like Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari, and so on. |
| 4 | Puppeteer can be used for API testing by utilising the requests and the responses. | API testing with Protractor is difficult. |
| 5 | Puppeteer can be used to verify the count of CSS and JavaScript files utilised for loading a webpage. | Protractor cannot be used to verify the count of CSS and JavaScript files utilised for loading a webpage. |
| 6 | Puppeteer can be used to work on the majority of features in the DevTools in the Chrome browser. | Protractor cannot be used to work on the majority of features in the DevTools in the Chrome browser. |
| 7 | Puppeteer can be used to execute tests on various devices with the help of the emulators. | Using an emulator with Protractor is not easy. |
| 8 | Puppeteer can be used to save a screenshot in both image and PDF formats. | Protractor can be used to save a screenshot in only image format. |
| 9 | Puppeteer can be used to obtain the time needed for a page to load. | Protractor cannot be used to obtain the time needed for a page to load. |
| 10 | In Puppeteer, we can verify an application without image loading. | In Protractor, we can verify an application without image loading. |
Let us observe the npm trends of Puppeteer and Protractor for the last two years. We shall observe an upward trend towards the use of Puppeteer than Protractor (available from the below link) −
https://www.npmtrends.com/protractor-vs-puppeteer
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