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Monito vs Selenium

WebDriver drives a browser natively, either locally or on a remote machine using the Selenium server. Source Monito takes a plain-English description of what a user does and what must be true afterwards, runs it in hosted Chromium, and returns Passed, Failed or Error with screenshots, console messages and network requests. Keep Selenium where you need several browsers or exact scripted control. Move the brittle full-browser journeys you keep repairing.

Competitor facts last checked: 2026-11-09.

Selenium facts checked 2026-11-09

Selenium public facts, checked 2026-11-09
	Selenium	Source
Test framework	WebDriver does not compare results, assert pass or fail, or report them. You need a test framework that matches the language binding.	Source
Python runner	The getting started guide runs the Python example with pytest.	Source
Waits	Explicit waits poll for a specific condition before continuing. Selenium warns against mixing implicit and explicit waits.	Source
Page objects	A page object keeps the page UI in one place. Page objects should not make assertions, except a check that the page loaded correctly.	Source
Locators	Selenium supports eight locator strategies, including ID, name, CSS selector and XPath.	Source
Selenium Manager	Selenium Manager ships with every Selenium release. When no driver is supplied, it discovers, downloads and caches the driver. It can also discover, download and cache Chrome, Firefox and Edge.	Source
Grid	Selenium Grid runs tests in parallel on multiple machines, against different browser types, browser versions and operating systems.	Source
License	The Selenium repository is licensed under Apache-2.0.	Source
Language bindings	The downloads page lists Java, Python, .NET/C#, Ruby and JavaScript as the core bindings supported by the main project. Kotlin uses the Java bindings.	Source
GitHub Action	SeleniumHQ does not publish an official GitHub Action. Its public repositories do not include one.	Source

How the workflows differ

Selenium compared with Monito
	Selenium	Monito
Authoring	WebDriver locates elements with eight strategies, including ID, name, CSS selector and XPath. Source	Describe the browser journey and expected result in plain English.
Where tests live	The getting started guide tells you to write a script and run it. The Python example runs with pytest. Source	Scenarios saved in Monito, with Markdown export. No Playwright code export.
Pricing model	The Selenium repository is free and open source under Apache-2.0. Source	Pro is $79/month for 700 credits. Test runs and Discovery spend credits; see the offer below.
Triggers	Selenium Grid runs tests in parallel on remote machines, against different browser types, versions and operating systems. Source	Web app, CLI and MCP. Schedules, deploy webhooks and GitHub Actions are available; plan requirements are below.
Maintenance	When the page UI changes, update the page object. Assertions stay in the test, except a check that the page loaded correctly. Source	You update the scenario when the expected behavior changes. The agent chooses browser actions during each run.

Where Selenium is the better fit

Choose Selenium when you need several browsers, versions or operating systems. Grid runs those tests in parallel. Its example includes Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Monito runs desktop Chromium only. Source

Choose Selenium when the browsers must run on your machines. Grid runs the scripts on remote machines called Nodes. Source

Choose Selenium when the assertions need to stay in test code your team reviews. Page objects hold the page structure. Assertions belong in the tests. Source

The cost of owning a scripted suite

Selectors, explicit waits and page objects need an owner. When the UI changes, someone updates the locator or the page object. A timeout in CI still needs a diagnosis when the application is fine. The Apache-2.0 license does not include the machines that run the browsers.

Selenium warns against mixing implicit and explicit waits. Mixing them can cause unpredictable wait times. Source

Our team recommends keeping Selenium for a browser matrix, a self-hosted Grid, or assertions reviewed in the repository. Move the brittle full-browser journeys you keep repairing. Agent runs can choose different steps and can be wrong. Review the evidence before relying on a verdict.

Where Monito fits

Use Monito when a small team, often shipping with a coding agent, wants a hosted Chromium run and a bug report with screenshots, console messages and network requests, without maintaining WebDriver code.

A saved scenario fits a full journey such as sign-up, checkout, or a settings change checked after reload.

Keep isolated tests and multi-browser coverage in Selenium. The migration playbook is the step-by-step move for one journey.

Monito runs desktop Chromium. It does not test native mobile apps, provide Firefox or WebKit runs, or export Playwright code.

Run a check · Save a scenario · Run on deploys

Monito pricing

Pro is $79/month for 700 credits, counted on the pricing page as about 600 test runs and 5 Discoveries. A test run is 1 credit and Discovery is 20, so the same 700 credits are 700 test runs if you skip Discovery. Team is $199/month for 1,800 credits (about 1,500 tests and 15 Discoveries). Yearly plans cost ten monthly payments ($790 and $1,990) and grant twelve months of credits upfront. If Monito caused the error, that run is free.

50 free test credits every month. Your balance refills to 50 on the 1st of each month (UTC), counting credits reserved by running tests. Unused credits are not added again; purchased credits are kept. Your signup credits count as the first month. Free includes one daily schedule. Verify your email to receive monthly refills. Any schedule other than that one daily schedule, a deploy webhook, GitHub Actions, and a public status page need Pro.

Plans and credit usage

Published benchmark evidence

On the held-out benchmark measured 2026-10-12, the verdict was right on 58 of 60 runs, with 0 false passes in 30 chances (95% upper bound 9.6%). The held-out set covers 5 open-source apps.

On our own corpus, measured 2026-10-05, the verdict was right on 110 of 111 runs, with 0 false passes in 57 chances (95% upper bound 5.2%), and 88 of 111 verdicts cited the required evidence. Neither set is a promise about your app. The held-out set is a small number of real bugs in open-source apps. The corpus is ours. The method and the limits are on the reliability page.

Read the method, results and limits

These public reports are benchmark runs from our team's own corpus. They show a working web journey and a related failure. They are not customer results or a head-to-head evaluation of Selenium.

Try a browser journey

Choose a flow, state what should happen and review the evidence from the run.

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Questions

Can Monito import my Selenium tests?

No. There is no WebDriver importer. You rewrite the journey in plain English. The migration playbook shows one journey. Source

Does Monito run Firefox or Safari?

No. Monito runs desktop Chromium. Selenium Grid runs tests against different browser types, versions and operating systems. Source

Can I keep Selenium and add Monito?

Yes. Keep isolated tests and the multi-browser suite in Selenium. Use Monito for the full-browser journeys whose locators you keep repairing. Source

Does Monito export Selenium or Playwright code?

No. Monito does not export Selenium or Playwright code. monito scenario export writes the saved scenarios as Markdown. Source

What does Monito's free offer include?

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