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Feature	Global Setup	Authentication Setup
Purpose	Run code before the test suite	Authenticate once and save storage state
Test Reporting	Not shown as a test	Appears as a normal Playwright project
Retries	Not supported like regular tests	Supports retries through Playwright projects
Debugging	More difficult	Easier because it is a normal test
Dependencies	Manual handling	Project dependencies
Recommended for Authentication	No	Yes

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