tldr: End-to-end testing quietly split into three separate markets in 2026. Managed QA services where a vendor owns the result. AI-native platforms where AI writes and heals tests, but the team still
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Playwright based automation is everywhere in the AI era. Love how the domain is shaping up. Looks like Playwright is the optimal framework to chose when investing in-house or managed.
Passmark looks super interesting. Starred on GitHub.
Richard Smith
Playwright definitely feels like the safe bet these days. Curious to see how AI integration evolves though — testing AI-generated UIs sounds like a whole different challenge.