Oh man, I’ve been down this rabbit hole too! From my tests, a headless browser *is* faster, but not always by a huge margin.
Like, if you’re just loading a simple page, the difference might be negligible. But for automation tasks where you’re running multiple instances? That’s where it shines.
Puppeteer’s pretty solid, but I’ve had better luck with Playwright for consistency. Also, try tweaking the launch args—disabling images/extras can squeeze out a bit more speed.
Like, if you’re just loading a simple page, the difference might be negligible. But for automation tasks where you’re running multiple instances? That’s where it shines.
Puppeteer’s pretty solid, but I’ve had better luck with Playwright for consistency. Also, try tweaking the launch args—disabling images/extras can squeeze out a bit more speed.