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Amp vs Cypress
Cypress
Testing & QA
JavaScript end-to-end testing framework with browser-based runner and cloud service
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Only Cypress has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Amp purchased credits expire 12 months after purchase and subscription usage expires monthly, and Enterprise workspaces are billed at a 50 percent markup over individual and team rates, as of August 2026.; Cypress limited to web applications; mobile and desktop app testing not supported
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Amp and Cypress actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Amp
No use cases recorded yet. See the Amp review.
Cypress
- End-to-end testing for modern JavaScript web applicationsnot Amp
- Continuous integration pipelines with parallelised test executionnot Amp
- Visual regression testing and accessibility verificationnot Amp
- Flaky test detection and eliminationnot Amp
- Team collaboration on test maintenance and debuggingnot Amp
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Amp
- Purchased credits expire 12 months after purchase and subscription usage expires monthly, and Enterprise workspaces are billed at a 50 percent markup over individual and team rates, as of August 2026.
Cypress
- Limited to web applications; mobile and desktop app testing not supported
- Free tier capped at 500 test results/month; insufficient for most development teams
- Paid features (flake detection, analytics) not included in free tier
- JavaScript/TypeScript focused; less suitable for polyglot organisations
Pricing, plan by plan
Amp
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Amp review.
Cypress
Free- Starter (Free)Free
- 500 test results/month
- 100 prompt executions/month
- Parallelisation
- Team$67/month
- 120k test results/year
- 9k prompt executions/year
- Flake detection
- Business$267/month
- 120k test results/year
- 24k prompt executions/year
- Spec prioritisation
- Enterprise$undefined/custom
- 1.8M test results/year
- 60k prompt executions/year
- Unlimited users
Which should you pick?
Choose Amp if
Nothing in the data separates Amp from Cypress on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Amp or Cypress better?
- Neither clearly leads. Amp starts at On request and Cypress at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Amp or Cypress?
- Cypress has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Amp and Free for Cypress.
- Does Amp or Cypress run on more platforms?
- Amp runs on Web. Cypress runs on macOS, Windows, Linux.
- Can I use Cypress for free?
- Yes. Cypress has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Amp starts at On request.
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