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Katalon Studio vs Taiko
Both stand on browser automation tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Choose Katalon Studio if your team wants web, mobile, API and desktop test authoring in a shared project, with recorder and AI-assisted options. The Free plan may be restrictive for teams that need parallel execution or AI script generation; Professional is listed at $1,000 a year, billed annually.
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Taiko offers readable JavaScript-oriented browser automation with waits, stubbing, and recorder support. Its browser and mobile limits make it better suited to self-hosted web testing than cross-platform device coverage.
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| Katalon Studio | Taiko | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, API, Extension, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Professional: $1,000 per seat a year | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | katalon.com | taiko.dev |
| On browser automation tools | #15 of 62 | #38 of 62 |
Katalon Studio: what it does well
- Supports no-code, low-code, full-code and AI-assisted test authoring.
- Web and mobile recorders create Selenium-based and Appium-based test flows.
- Tests REST, SOAP and GraphQL APIs alongside UI tests.
- Includes integrations such as Jira, Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
- Downloads are available for Windows, macOS and Linux.
What to know first
- Free plan is limited to 40 static test suites.
- Free plan excludes parallel execution and AI script generation.
- Professional costs $1,000 a year, billed annually.
Taiko: what it does well
- Free and MIT licensed
- Supports Chromium browsers and Firefox
- Smart selectors avoid page-source inspection
- Implicitly waits for dynamic content
- Integrates with Gauge, Mocha, and Jest
What to know first
- Safari is unsupported
- Cannot test mobile applications directly
- No cloud execution option
- Requires Node.js LTS-supported platforms
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