Should QA be built on legacy automation infrastructure, or designed around outcomes, speed, and predictability?
This page explains the real difference without marketing fluff.
The Core Difference
Selenium is infrastructure. Robonito is a system built on top of that reality.
Robonito’s Approach
- Abstracts execution complexity
- AI agents generate and maintain tests
- No scripting required for daily QA work
- Coverage adapts as applications evolve
- QA scales through orchestration, not headcount
Robonito is an AI-native QA automation platform built to remove daily human dependency on Selenium-style scripting.
Selenium’s Approach
- Low-level browser automation APIs
- Requires custom frameworks and tooling
- Script creation and maintenance owned by engineers
- QA scale depends on people and expertise
- Long time-to-value
Selenium is a foundational browser automation framework.
This is not a tooling difference, it’s an operating model difference.
Feature Comparison at a Glance
| Capability | Robonito | Selenium |
|---|---|---|
| Setup Time | Minimal | High |
| Test Creation | AI-generated | Manual scripting |
| Script Management | None | Heavy |
| Maintenance Effort | Low | High |
| Scaling | QA platform-driven | People-driven |
| Time to Value | Fast | Slow |
| Modern App Support | Dynamic, AI-generated | Fragile without updates |
The Hidden Cost Most Teams Discover Too Late
Selenium itself is free. The total cost of owning it is not.Teams often underestimate:
Test flakiness
Test flakiness delaying releases
Framework
Framework engineering overhead
Script maintenance
Script maintenance effort
Knowledge silos
Knowledge silos
Robonito removes these costs by removing scripting as a daily responsibility, not by replacing Selenium’s execution engines. That difference impacts: Release velocity,Predictability, QA scalability, Total cost of ownership
AI-Assisted vs AI-Native Testing
Selenium has no concept of intelligence.
Robonito uses AI to:
- Generate test scenarios
- Execute tests
- Heal tests
- Decide what needs re-validation
Robonito gives you speed, scale, and predictability.
Selenium relies on humans to:
- Decide what to test
- Write and maintain scripts
- Debug failures
- Expand coverage
Selenium gives you control.
Enterprise, Compliance & IP Considerations
From a US enterprise perspective:
Robonito
No persistent test scripts embedding business logic
Reduced dependency on individual engineers
Lower IP exposure during re-orgs
SOC2-aligned architecture
Selenium
Test logic becomes long-lived internal IP
High dependency on framework owners
Risk during attrition or restructuring
Selenium gives you control. Robonito gives you speed, scale, and predictability.
When to Choose Each Platform
When Selenium Is a Good Fit
You need low-level browser control
You have dedicated automation engineers
You accept long-term maintenance cost
You’re building custom frameworks
Selenium is powerful infrastructure.
When Robonito Is the Better Choice
You want QA outcomes, not framework ownership
You want to eliminate scripting as a bottleneck
You release frequently
You want faster time-to-value
If Selenium feels expensive, Robonito is why.
See what happens when scripts disappear,Evaluate Robonito on your Selenium workflows
Frequently Asked Questions?
Get answers to common questions about Robonito
Robonito removes the need to manage Selenium-style scripts while still using proven execution engines under the hood.
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