Cubenest
A nest for small, self-contained developer tools
Ranked #7 in Open-source test automation tools, and on 1 more ranking.
Cubenest creates small, self-contained developer tools that are open source and independent. The company builds these utilities carefully to close the gap between prototype and usable product.
At a glance
| Best for | Independent developers and small teams |
From Cubenest's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | GitHub |
What stands out
The product offers local-only recording with no cloud dependency or account required.
“No cloud, no account, one HTML file. A test-run recorder for WebdriverIO, Playwright, and Cypress.”Cubenest, own website
The product publishes packages with verifiable SLSA build provenance via OIDC.
“Every package publishes with SLSA build provenance via OIDC — a verifiable supply chain, no manual signing. 03”Cubenest, own website
Worth knowing
The product is built by a single maintainer and may develop slowly.
“Small, self-funded, one maintainer — built carefully, not fast. We d rather under-promise.”Cubenest, own website
How it ranks
Cubenest is ranked 7th of 10 in Open-source test automation tools (Lister Score 78.0) and 9th of 10 in Open-source API testing tools (Lister Score 78.0).
#7 in Open-source test automation tools · Lister Score 78.0
Offers local-only recording with no cloud dependency or account required.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 14; buying information on its own site 4.
“A test-run recorder for WebdriverIO, Playwright, and Cypress.”Cubenest, own website
“A nest for small, self-contained developer tools — open-source, independent, and built carefully, not fast. The tools GitHub ↗ What we ship 01 tracelane alpha 02 peek alpha @cubenest/rrweb-core The tools”Cubenest, own website
| Rank | Open-source test automation tools | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perforce Zend | 92.0 |
| 2 | Cypress | 90.0 |
| 3 | AppVeyor | 88.0 |
| 4 | BuildBuddy | 88.0 |
| 5 | WebdriverIO | 86.0 |
| 6 | Deno | 82.0 |
| 7 | Cubenest | 78.0 |
| 8 | Taiko | 78.0 |
| 9 | Galen Framework | 76.0 |
| 10 | Selenium | 76.0 |
#9 in Open-source API testing tools · Lister Score 78.0
Publishes packages with verifiable SLSA build provenance via OIDC.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 14; buying information on its own site 4.
“A test-run recorder for WebdriverIO, Playwright, and Cypress. On failure it captures the DOM, console, and network as an rrweb”Cubenest, own website
“Cubenest Independent · Open source Developer tools, built in the open — and used every day.”Cubenest, own website
| Rank | Open-source API testing tools | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karate DSL | 96.0 |
| 2 | Insomnia | 92.0 |
| 3 | BrowserStack | 90.0 |
| 4 | Kong | 90.0 |
| 5 | Bruno | 88.0 |
| 6 | SoapUI | 88.0 |
| 7 | Hoppscotch | 80.0 |
| 8 | HTTPie | 80.0 |
| 9 | Cubenest | 78.0 |
| 10 | Rest-Assured | 74.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Cubenest rank on Lister?
Cubenest is ranked 7th of 10 in Open-source test automation tools (Lister Score 78.0) and 9th of 10 in Open-source API testing tools (Lister Score 78.0).