Cypress
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Features
48 features across 12 categories
AI(5)
AI-powered summaries that help you instantly understand test intent and what went wrong with failed tests in CI.
AI-powered summaries of test failures to quickly understand what went wrong.
Use cy.prompt to describe what you want to happen in plain language. Cypress AI generates the code for you and self-heals tests by regenerating them only when necessary.
AI-powered self-healing capability that regenerates tests only when necessary, maintaining test stability over time.
AI guides you in Cypress Studio as you record and edit your test. Studio AI suggests selectors, assertions, and test steps, reducing trial and error.
Cloud(6)
Automatically cancel unnecessary test runs in CI to save resources and improve feedback speed.
In-App workflows powered by Cloud insights to enable you to locally manage your project health and review, rerun, and debug tests.
Intelligent distribution of test loads across machines to maximize efficiency and resource utilization.
Manually cancel test runs in CI when needed to stop unnecessary test execution.
Prioritize test specs to run critical tests first for faster feedback on the most important functionality.
Run tests in parallel across multiple machines to optimize test execution time and improve CI/CD efficiency.
Collaboration(1)
Review test results and coverage across different branches to ensure quality in PR reviews.
Debugging(5)
Continue using built-in browser tools that you know and love while your tests run with no fidelity loss.
Rewind time with Test Replay to directly inspect the DOM, network events, and console logs exactly as they ran in CI.
Time travel to see your application's behavior during test execution step-by-step. Hover over commands to see which elements Cypress acted upon.
Every AI-generated step appears in the Command Log with full time-travel debugging. Cached runs execute as quickly as hand-written tests.
Quickly identify and debug failures with visual context and screenshots.
Development(1)
Watch commands execute and your application under test side-by-side and in real time. Tests automatically re-run on file save.
Integration(9)
Seamlessly integrate Cypress with any CI provider including GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and more.
Native integration with CI/CD workflow tools and platforms.
API access to extract and integrate your test data into external systems and reports.
Integration with GitHub Enterprise for secure test result management.
Integration with GitLab Enterprise for secure test result management.
Automatically create Jira issues from failed tests.
Get notified of test results and failures through Slack, Teams, and other notification channels.
Automatically post test results and insights as comments on pull requests.
Integrate Cypress test results with GitHub status checks and other CI/CD status systems.
Reporting(8)
Automated accessibility checks on every test to instantly visualize, triage, and fix accessibility violations.
Advanced reporting capabilities designed for enterprise-scale testing operations.
Detailed analytics specifically for flaky tests to identify patterns and help eliminate test flakiness.
Monitor your test suite's health with in-depth analytics. Surface failing and flaky test result trends.
Automatic DOM snapshots and videos of full test spec runs for better visibility and debugging in headless mode.
Store and access test artifacts including screenshots, videos, and logs for debugging and documentation.
Track historical test results and trends over time to monitor improvements and identify regressions.
Easily track, monitor, and visualize the test coverage of your UI to identify testing gaps and ensure critical flows are tested.
Security(1)
Single Sign-On authentication for enterprise team management and security.
Stability(5)
Never add arbitrary waits or sleeps to your tests. Cypress automatically waits for commands and assertions before moving on.
Built-in architecture that doesn't use Selenium or WebDriver. Running in the same run-loop as your app allows superior stability.
Cypress automatically retries failed tests to mitigate flaky tests from failing entire test runs. When paired with Cypress Cloud, detect, monitor, and fix flake issues.
Cypress isolates the state of each test and clears the state of the browser before the next test runs, ensuring more trustworthy results.
Built-in retry-and-timeout logic that wraps all DOM queries with robust retry mechanisms to minimize false negatives and positives.
Support(3)
Dedicated premium support from Cypress team for enterprise customers.
Access to Cypress product roadmap and feature planning insights.
Dedicated technical consultant who specializes in Cypress to optimize testing strategies and provide best practice guidance.
Test Creation(1)
Record interactions in real time with Cypress Studio. As you click through your application, Cypress automatically generates code you can fine-tune inline.
Testing(3)
Isolated component testing capabilities that allow testing individual UI components in isolation.
Natural language commands for interacting with your application during testing.
Full end-to-end testing capabilities to test complete user workflows across your application.
Pricing
Starter
- ✓50 users
- ✓500 test results per month
- ✓100 AI prompts per hour
- ✓Parallelization
- ✓Test Replay
- ✓Project Analytics
- ✓Premium features - 30 day trial
Team
Popular- ✓50 users
- ✓120k test results per year
- ✓600 AI prompts per hour
- ✓Everything in Starter, plus:
- ✓Flake Detection
- ✓Flaky Test Analytics
- ✓Jira Integration
- ✓Email Support
- ✓Premium features - 30 day trial
Business
- ✓50 users
- ✓120k test results per year
- ✓600 AI prompts per hour
- ✓Everything in Team, plus:
- ✓Spec Prioritization
- ✓Auto Cancellation
- ✓GitHub Enterprise
- ✓GitLab Enterprise
- ✓SSO
- ✓Premium features - 30 day trial
Enterprise
- ✓Unlimited users
- ✓Custom test results
- ✓600 AI prompts per hour
- ✓Everything in Business, plus:
- ✓Enterprise Reporting
- ✓Data Extract API
- ✓Premium Support
- ✓Roadmap Portal
- ✓Technical Consultant
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Integrations
9 known integrations