In today's fast-paced software development landscape, maintaining application stability while delivering new features is a constant challenge. According to recent industry data, 80% of software defects are discovered after code has been merged into the main branch, making regression testing a critical component of quality assurance as we explained in our blog post: " Guide to Regression Testing: Example Test Plan & Best Practices".

The landscape of test automation is constantly evolving, with Playwright and Selenium standing as two prominent frameworks in 2025. According to recent statistics, while Selenium maintains its position as the most widely used automation framework with a 39% market share, Playwright has shown remarkable growth, increasing its adoption by 235% in the past year.