--- title: "Selenium vs TestingBot: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Selenium or TestingBot more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Browser testing platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/selenium-vs-testingbot" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Selenium vs TestingBot: Which is searched more? Is Selenium or TestingBot more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Browser testing platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Selenium and TestingBot - **Competitive set**: Browser testing platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Selenium Share of Search**: 10% - **TestingBot Share of Search**: 0.4% ## Is Selenium or TestingBot more popular in search? - In September 2026, Selenium had more branded searches than TestingBot among browser testing platforms worldwide. Selenium had about 39,800 branded searches, while TestingBot had 1,600. Selenium made up 10% of all browser testing platform searches we track, and TestingBot accounted for 0.4%. - Selenium was ahead of TestingBot in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Selenium’s share of searches among browser testing platforms worldwide moved from 21.3% to 10%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 85.1K to 39.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, TestingBot’s share of searches among browser testing platforms worldwide held steady at 0.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.6K. ## Top browser testing platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Selenium appeared in all five answers. TestingBot was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Selenium was listed before TestingBot in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | BrowserStack | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Playwright | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cypress | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | TestMu AI | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Selenium | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sauce Labs | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | TestingBot | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | HeadSpin | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Kobiton | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | TestGrid | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Perfecto | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about browser testing platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which browser testing platform should I use?": 1. Playwright, 2. BrowserStack, 3. Cypress, 4. TestMu AI, 5. Selenium - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best browser testing platforms?": 1. Playwright, 2. BrowserStack, 3. Cypress, 4. TestMu AI, 5. Sauce Labs, 6. Selenium - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best browser testing platform for cross browser testing?": 1. BrowserStack, 2. Selenium, 3. Playwright, 4. Cypress, 5. TestMu AI, 6. Sauce Labs - Searched Google, AI Overview "cross browser testing": 1. BrowserStack, 2. Sauce Labs, 3. TestMu AI, 4. TestingBot, 5. Playwright, 6. Selenium, 7. Cypress - Searched Google, AI Overview "automated browser testing": 1. Playwright, 2. Cypress, 3. Selenium, 4. BrowserStack, 5. TestMu AI, 6. Sauce Labs Not named in any answer: HeadSpin, Kobiton, TestGrid and Perfecto. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for browser testing platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Selenium lost share of searches among browser testing platforms worldwide, from 11.4% to 10%. ## Month by month | Month | Selenium estimated searches | Selenium Share of Search | Selenium rank | TestingBot estimated searches | TestingBot Share of Search | TestingBot rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 85.1K | 21.3% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.4% | 11 | | Nov 2025 | 72.9K | 19.5% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.35% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 60K | 17% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.37% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 60K | 15.8% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.34% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 55.1K | 12.1% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.29% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 62.8K | 13.6% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.41% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | 51.3K | 13.1% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.33% | 10 | | May 2026 | 44.1K | 11.7% | 3 | 1K | 0.26% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 49K | 13.8% | 3 | 1K | 0.28% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 39.4K | 10.6% | 3 | 1K | 0.27% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 45.8K | 11.4% | 3 | 1K | 0.25% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | 39.8K | 10% | 5 | 1.6K | 0.4% | 10 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Selenium’s and TestingBot’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Selenium**: Measured on the search terms “selenium automation”, “selenium ide”, “selenium python”, “selenium testing” and “selenium webdriver”, summed into one figure. - **TestingBot**: Measured on the search term “testingbot”. - [Selenium profile](/demand/global-en/brands/selenium) - [TestingBot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/testingbot) - [All browser testing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/browser-testing-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Selenium or TestingBot more popular in search? In September 2026, Selenium had more branded searches than TestingBot among browser testing platforms worldwide. Selenium had about 39,800 branded searches, while TestingBot had 1,600. Selenium made up 10% of all browser testing platform searches we track, and TestingBot accounted for 0.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Selenium vs TestingBot: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/selenium-vs-testingbot This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/selenium-vs-testingbot. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.