Playwright Hidden Costs 2026
What they don't show you on the pricing page
Playwright uses custom pricing as of June 2026 with 2 plans available. Contact Playwright directly for a personalized quote. Plan: Open Source (free). Enterprise pricing is available on request. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.
Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.
- Free tier: Yes
Playwright offers 2 pricing tiers: Open Source, Azure Cloud Testing. The Azure Cloud Testing plan is teams needing scalable cloud test infrastructure with azure integration.
Playwright has a free plan; paid plans are priced by quote, but hidden costs like implementation and support still add to the total as of June 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$0 in year-one costs vs the $0 base license. Key hidden costs: azure cloud testing infrastructure costs. Verified from 2 sources by CostBench.
Example: True Cost for 25 Users
| License (25 × $0 × 12) | $0/yr |
| Implementation (one-time) | +$15,000–$50,000 |
| Premium Support (20%) | +$0/yr |
| Training (25 × $500) | +$12,500 |
| Admin (part-time) | +$15,000–$25,000/yr |
| Estimated Year 1 Total | ~$0 |