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Best Nightwatch Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from browser automation tools ranked against Nightwatch on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    SteelNen Labs, Inc. Free plan Open sourceapiself-hostedWeb $250/mo8.2
    Nightwatch vs Steel
  2. 2
    BrowserCloudBrowserCloud, LLC Free plan apiWeb $19/mo7.4
    Nightwatch vs BrowserCloud
  3. 3
    Kameleo Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux €3.75/mo7.4
    Nightwatch vs Kameleo
  4. 4
    Airtop Free plan apiWeb $29/mo7.3
    Nightwatch vs Airtop
  5. 5
    Bright Data Browser API Free plan apiWeb $8/mo7.3
    Nightwatch vs Bright Data Browser API
  6. 6
    BrowserbaseBrowserbase, Inc. Free plan apiWeb $20/mo7.3
    Nightwatch vs Browserbase
  7. 7
    BrowserCat Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $50/mo7.3
    Nightwatch vs BrowserCat
  8. 8
    chromedp Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Nightwatch vs chromedp
  9. 9
    Cloudflare Browser RunCloudflare Free plan apiWeb Free7.3
    Nightwatch vs Cloudflare Browser Run
  10. 10
    Floppydata Cloud BrowserFloppydata Free plan apiWeb Free7.3
    Nightwatch vs Floppydata Cloud Browser
  11. 11
    HyperbrowserS2 Labs Inc. Free plan apiWeb $30/mo7.3
    Nightwatch vs Hyperbrowser
  12. 12
    Octoparse Free plan apiMacWin $69/mo7.3
    Nightwatch vs Octoparse
  13. 13
    Skyvern Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $29/mo7.3
    Nightwatch vs Skyvern
  14. 14
    testRigor Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $300/mo7.3
    Nightwatch vs testRigor
  15. 15
    Thunderbit Free plan apiextensionMacWebWin $0.75/mo7.3
    Nightwatch vs Thunderbit
  16. 16
    Tricentis Testim Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSself-hosted Free7.3
    Nightwatch vs Tricentis Testim
  17. 17
    Web Robots Free plan apiextensionself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Nightwatch vs Web Robots
  18. 18
    Zyte API Free trial apiWeb $100/mo7.3
    Nightwatch vs Zyte API
  19. 19
    Puppeteer Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.2
    Nightwatch vs Puppeteer
  20. 20
    TestMu AI Web Automation (formerly LambdaTest Web Automation) Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $29/mo7.2
    Nightwatch vs TestMu AI Web Automation (formerly LambdaTest Web Automation)

Nightwatch alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Steel8.2Free plan$250/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
2BrowserCloud7.4Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
3Kameleo7.4Free plan€3.75/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Airtop7.3Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
5Bright Data Browser API7.3Free plan$8/moAPI, Web
6Browserbase7.3Free plan$20/moAPI, Web
7BrowserCat7.3Free plan$50/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
8chromedp7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Cloudflare Browser Run7.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
10Floppydata Cloud Browser7.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
11Hyperbrowser7.3Free plan$30/moAPI, Web
12Octoparse7.3Free plan$69/moAPI, Mac, Windows
13Skyvern7.3Free plan$29/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
14testRigor7.3Free plan$300/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Thunderbit7.3Free plan$0.75/moAPI, Browser, Mac, Web, Windows
16Tricentis Testim7.3Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, self-hosted, Web
17Web Robots7.3Free planFreeAPI, Browser, self-hosted, Web
18Zyte API7.3No$100/moAPI, Web
19Puppeteer7.2Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20TestMu AI Web Automation (formerly LambdaTest Web Automation)7.2Free plan$29/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Nightwatch alternatives

What is the best alternative to Nightwatch?

Steel, number 1 in browser automation tools with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: BrowserCloud, Kameleo, Airtop and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Nightwatch?

Steel is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to Nightwatch?

Yes: Steel.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.