Cypress and Karate are popular testing frameworks used for distinct purposes. Cypress is primarily intended for end-to-end web application testing, whereas Karate is designed for API testing.
| Cypress | Karate |
| Cypress is a JavaScript-based end-to-end testing framework designed primarily for web application testing. It includes a comprehensive set of tools for simulating user interactions, creating assumptions, and running tests directly in the browser. | Karate is a testing framework created primarily for API testing. It supports testing REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and other APIs and allows you to construct expressive, legible tests using a simple Gherkin vocabulary. |
| Cypress includes many capabilities, such as real-time reloading, automatic waiting for page items, time-travel debugging, and an easy-to-use dashboard for test execution and reporting. It supports current JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue.js, and Angular. | Karate supports HTTP queries, JSON/XML payloads, data-driven testing, test parallelization, and the generation of thorough test reports. It also includes powerful assertion features, such as automatic schema checking and quick data extraction from API answers. |
| Cypress is primarily written in JavaScript and supports test writing in JavaScript and TypeScript. | Karate writes tests based on Gherkin syntax in its DSL (Domain-Specific Language). It supports Java and has experimental support for JavaScript and Cucumber-JVM. |
| Cypress has an interactive user interface that runs alongside the tested application, allowing you to view the tests as they run and investigate the application in real-time. | Karate, unlike Cypress, does not have a specialized user interface. It executes tests from the command line or interfaces with CI technologies for test execution and reporting. |