What are the Selenium pros and cons compared to other automation tools?

Selenium is a mature, open-source web automation tool that offers strong flexibility and cross-browser support, making it a common choice in enterprise testing environments. In my experience working with teams trained at H2K Infosys, Selenium performs best when testers have solid programming fundamentals and framework design skills. Compared to tools like Cypress or Playwright, Selenium supports more languages and browsers but requires more setup and maintenance. It has no built-in reporting or test runner, so integrations with TestNG, JUnit, or Maven are necessary. Selenium online training is often essential because real-world usage involves handling waits, parallel execution, and CI/CD integration.