Tool brief · open-source
Cypress: lab brief
Cypress is a focused browser test runner that pairs an open-source CLI with the Cypress Cloud dashboard. Its sweet spot is React-SPA shops that want a friendly authoring experience.
Direct answer
Composite
72 / 100
Maintainability (80) is strong; mobile (35) is poor by design.
Pricing
Public
Free Starter tier; paid Cloud Team from $67/mo billed annually ($799/year)
Starter is free: 500 test results a month for up to 10 users. Team is $67/mo billed annually at $799/year, or $75/mo month-to-month, and includes 120k test results a year. Business is $267/mo billed annually at $3,199/year, or $300/mo month-to-month, with the same 120k allowance. Extra results are $6 per 1,000 on Team and $5 per 1,000 on Business. Open-source projects may be eligible for an upgrade to 100k test results a month.
Model
open source
Open-source CLI free; Cypress Cloud tiers priced on included test results
Six axes
Per-axis measurement
When to pick
Pick Cypress when
- Greenfield SPA where developer ergonomics dominate
- Small teams that value the time-travel UI
- Teams already invested in the Cypress Cloud ecosystem
When NOT to use this tool
- Cross-origin navigation in a single test
- Multiple browser tabs in one test
- Native file pickers and dialogs
- Mobile native testing
Recent changes
What changed
Price card re-read 22 Sep 2026. The published tiers are Starter (free, 500 test results/month, 10 users), Team, Business and Enterprise. There is no paid Starter tier. Team is $67/month billed annually at $799/year, or $75/month month-to-month, and includes 120k test results/year. Business is $267/month billed annually at $3,199/year, or $300/month month-to-month, with the same 120k/year allowance. Enterprise is quote-only and includes 1.8M test results/year. Adoption remains flat at around 14% in 2026 surveys on 6.5M weekly npm downloads.
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