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Cypress vs Storybook
Storybook isolates UI components for visual testing, while Cypress runs full integration and end-to-end tests in the browser.
CypressBrowser testing for anything that runs in a browser
StorybookBuild, test and document UI components in isolationWhich to pick
Pick Cypress if you want…
- Browser-based end-to-end testing
- Integrations with Docker, Slack or GitHub (on Cypress' list, not Storybook's)
Pick Storybook if you want…
- Isolated UI component development
- Component isolation and documentation
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with React, Vue or Angular (on Storybook's list, not Cypress')
Cypress: Focused on end-to-end browser testing rather than component isolation and docs
Side by side
- What it is
- Cypress:Cypress is an open-source testing tool that runs end-to-end and component tests directly in the browser and integrates with CI pipelines.
- Storybook:Storybook is an open-source frontend workshop for building, testing, and documenting UI components in isolation.
- Best for
- Cypress:Browser-based end-to-end testing
- Storybook:Isolated UI component development
- Who it’s for
- Cypress:Front-end developers and QA engineers building web applications
- Storybook:Frontend developers and design systems teams
- Pricing
- Cypress:Freemium
- Storybook:Free
- Plans
- Cypress:Starter (Free) $0 · Team $67 per month (billed annually $79 · Business $267 per month (billed annually $3,
- Storybook:—
- Open source
- Cypress:Yes, 51,048 GitHub stars
- Storybook:Yes, 91,193 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Cypress:Docker, Slack, GitHub, GitLab, JIRA
- Storybook:React, Vue, Angular, HTML5
Cypress features
- Real-time test runner. Runs tests in the actual browser, letting you see actions as they happen and debug with DevTools.
- Cypress Studio. Record interactions or describe flows in natural language to generate test code automatically.
- AI-powered debugging. Provides visual test replay and AI summaries to quickly understand failures.
- Flake detection. Identifies intermittent tests and surfaces flaky-test analytics.
- Parallelization & load balancing. Distributes test runs across multiple machines for faster CI feedback.
- UI coverage & accessibility checks. Shows UI test coverage and flags accessibility violations without extra code.
- Integrations with workflow tools. Native integrations with Slack, Teams, GitHub, GitLab, JIRA, webhooks and CI/CD.
- Cypress Cloud analytics. Tracks test suite health, trends, and provides project analytics dashboards.
Storybook features
- Component isolation. Build UI components and pages without needing data, APIs, or business logic.
- Story-based testing. Capture known-good component states as stories for visual, interaction, and accessibility tests.
- Automatic documentation. Generate searchable UI docs and Markdown pages directly from component stories.
- CI integration. Add Storybook as a CI step to automate UI workflow and catch regressions early.
- Add-ons ecosystem. Extend functionality with 400+ community add-ons for controls, visual testing, and more.
- Framework support. Works with React, Vue, Angular, and plain HTML5 projects.
Cypress vs Storybook FAQ
Is Cypress or Storybook free?+
Cypress has a free plan (Starter (Free)) and paid plans. Storybook is free.
Is Cypress or Storybook open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Cypress (cypress-io/cypress on GitHub, MIT license) and Storybook (storybookjs/storybook on GitHub, MIT license).
Do Cypress and Storybook integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Cypress lists Docker, Slack, GitHub, GitLab and 1 more; Storybook lists React, Vue, Angular and HTML5.
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