Jest Alternatives

Jest is described as 'Unit testing framework for JavaScript used by Facebook to test React apps' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Jest for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Jest alternative is Cypress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Jest are Vitest, Mocha, Jasmine and AVA.

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  1. Cypress icon
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    Cypress is a front end automated testing tool created for the modern web. Cypress is built on a new architecture and runs in the same run-loop as the application being tested. As a result Cypress provides better, faster, and more reliable testing for anything that runs in a...

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • Cypress is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Jest.

    • Cypress is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Jest.

    • Cypress is Free and Open SourceJest is also Free and Open Source
  2. Vitest icon
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    Testing framework offering seamless Vite integration, Jest compatibility with expect and snapshot, and instant watch mode. Supports ESM, TypeScript, and JSX with esbuild.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Visual Studio Code
     
    • Vitest is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Jest.

    • Vitest is Free and Open SourceJest is also Free and Open Source
  3. Mocha icon
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    Mocha is a feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on node.js and the browser, making asynchronous testing simple and fun. Mocha tests run serially, allowing for flexible and accurate reporting, while mapping uncaught exceptions to the correct test cases.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Jasmine icon
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    Jasmine is an open source testing framework for JavaScript. It aims to run on any JavaScript-enabled platform, to not intrude on the application nor the IDE, and to have easy-to-read syntax.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. AVA icon
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    Testing can be a drag. AVA helps you get it done. AVA is a test runner for Node.js with a concise API, detailed error output, embrace of new language features and process isolation that let you write tests more effectively. So you can ship more awesome code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Karma icon
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    A simple tool that allows you to execute JavaScript code in multiple real browsers. Karma is not a testing framework, neither an assertion library. Karma just launches a HTTP server, and generates the test runner HTML file you probably already know from your favourite testing...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    The React Testing Library is a very lightweight solution for testing React components. It provides light utility functions on top of react-dom and react-dom/test-utils, in a way that encourages better testing practices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Jikken icon
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    Jikken provides confidence that your software is working, which helps you deliver results faster and more reliably to your customers. Check out our GitHub to start using our free open-source tools, and sign up to our platform to enable monitoring and analytics.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Chocolatey
    • Homebrew
     
    • Jikken is the most popular SaaS alternative to Jest.

    • Jikken is Freemium and Open SourceJest is Free and Open Source
    • Jikken is Privacy focusedJest is not according to our users
  9. Spearmint icon
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    Spearmint helps developers easily create functional Accessibility, Endpoint, GraphQL, Puppeteer, React, Hooks, Redux, Svelte, Vue, Security, and now Solid.js tests without writing any code. It dynamically converts user inputs into executable Jest test code by using DOM query...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. EyeJS icon
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    A JavaScript testing framework for the real world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Enzyme is a JavaScript Testing utility for React that makes it easier to test your React Components' output. You can also manipulate, traverse, and in some ways simulate runtime given the output.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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