Selenium vs Playwright in 2026: Time to Scrap the Old Dog?
Selenium's been the scraping king forever, but Playwright's lapping it in 2026. Faster code, auto-waits, async magic — yet legacy codebases won't budge.
⚡ Key Takeaways
- Playwright is 2-3x faster with auto-waits and native async for modern scraping.
- Stick with Selenium only for legacy code or rare browser needs.
- By 2026, expect Playwright to dominate new projects like jQuery's fall.
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