Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/cypress-io/cypress/vs/statelyai/xstate
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/cypress-io/cypress/vs/statelyai/xstate.md
Description: cypress and xstate share 7 technologies: @angular/core, Angular, React, Svelte, Vue, vue-demi, and Zod. Both are written in TypeScript.

# cypress vs xstate

cypress and xstate share 7 technologies: @angular/core, Angular, React, Svelte, Vue, vue-demi, and Zod. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [cypress-io/cypress](https://seerepo.com/r/cypress-io/cypress): Fast, easy and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser.
- [statelyai/xstate](https://seerepo.com/r/statelyai/xstate): State machines, statecharts, and actors for complex logic

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: @angular/core, Angular, React, Svelte, Vue, vue-demi, Zod
- Only in cypress: react-router-dom, Vite, vue-router, Express, express-graphql, nexus, Electron, graphql-relay, graphql-scalars, method-override, dirt-simple-file-cache, SQLite, prop-types, node-html-parser, Tailwind CSS, cypress-design, Headless UI, @popperjs/core, vue-toastification, ansi-to-html, EJS, front-matter, basic-auth, jimp, is-valid-domain, is-valid-hostname, @cypress-design/css, floating-vue, @cypress-design/vue-icon, @toycode/markdown-it-class, markdown-it, shiki, plist, @cypress-design/vue-button, vue3-file-selector, @purge-icons/generated, is-html, classnames, @cypress/react-tooltip, prismjs, electron-context-menu, tough-cookie, jose, sanitize-filename, image-size, morgan, pidusage, OpenTelemetry, Autoprefixer, Sass
- Only in xstate: Solid, Preact, Ajv, saxes

## Side by side

| | cypress | xstate |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 652,947 lines written, 1,719 code files | 235,571 lines written, 522 code files |
| Who writes it | 3.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Devin, Claude Code, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 10, 2026, 21,975 commits, 51,022 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 5,990 commits, 30,421 stars |
| Tests | 2,947 test files. 33.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 398 test files. 19.3% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, cypress or xstate?

cypress, with 652,947 lines written; xstate has 235,571.

The proof: [cypress-io/cypress's code at commit 827493d](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/tree/827493dd100e3d48df2bc61f44819e430adc0563)

### Which has more GitHub stars, cypress or xstate?

cypress, with 51,022 stars; xstate has 30,421.

The proof: [cypress-io/cypress on GitHub](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress)

### Which has more tests, cypress or xstate?

cypress, with 2,947 test files; xstate has 398.

The proof: [cypress-io/cypress's code at commit 827493d](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/tree/827493dd100e3d48df2bc61f44819e430adc0563)

### Which was updated more recently, cypress or xstate?

cypress: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and xstate's on November 7, 2026.

The proof: [cypress-io/cypress's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, cypress or xstate?

cypress: an AI signed 3.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in xstate, 0.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in cypress-io/cypress](https://seerepo.com/r/cypress-io/cypress/ai)

## Sources

- cypress-io/cypress: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 827493d (https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/tree/827493dd100e3d48df2bc61f44819e430adc0563)
- statelyai/xstate: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 975ba72 (https://github.com/statelyai/xstate/tree/975ba721932b5bc84f77c50a467ae6093e1392cf)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.