Comparison

Cypress vs Jasmine

On the evidence we track, Cypress leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Cypress71
Jasmine65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cypress71 / 100high · 77%
Jasmine65 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Cypress✓
Jasmine✓
Model
Cypressfreemium
Price level
Cypresshigh
Jasminefree
Starting price
Cypress$799
Jasmine–
Transparent
Cypress✓
Jasmine✓
Integrations
Count
Cypress4
Jasmine–
Reliability
Status page
Cypress✓
Jasmine–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cypress126,733
Jasmine846,026
Github stars
Cypress51,043
Jasmine15,812
Package downloads weekly
Cypress5,949,802
Jasmine1,167,594
Stackoverflow questions
Cypress30,000
Jasmine–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cypress100
Jasmine5
Release
Cadence days
Cypress13
Jasmine13
History
Cypress20 items
Jasmine20 items
License
Spdx
CypressMIT
JasmineMIT
Language
Primary
CypressTypeScript
JasmineJavaScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Cypress8 items
Jasmine4 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for testing tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Test types
Cypress-
Jasmine-
Browser automation
Cypress✓
Jasmine✗
Built-in assertion library
Cypress✓
Jasmine✓
Languages
CypressJavaScript/TypeScript
JasmineJavaScript, TypeScript
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing
Cypress-
Jasmine✓
Techniques
Snapshot testing
Cypress-
Jasmine-
Performance
Parallel execution
Cypress✓
Jasmine✓
Insight
Code coverage
Cypress✓
Jasmine-
DX
Watch mode
Cypress-
Jasmine-
Ops
CI integration
Cypress✓
Jasmine-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cypress

Leader

A testing platform combining an open-source desktop application with a cloud service for managing test execution, scaling tests across CI environments, and providing real-time insights into test results and application quality.

Independently observed

Jasmine

A JavaScript testing framework designed to run test suites in both browser and Node.js environments

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cypress

Leader
from $799/yrHybridFree tier30-day trial

Free tier for open-source projects; paid plans from $799/year billed annually

  • FreeFree
    • Basic test execution and storage
  • Starter$799/year
  • Business$3,199/year
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlock all features
as of verify ↗

Jasmine

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cypress✓
Jasmine✓
CLI
Cypress✓
Jasmine✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cypress✓
Jasmine–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Cypress

Leader
9 total
  • Jira
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • GitLab Enterprise
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Okta
  • Azure AD
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
Independently observed

Jasmine

Not documented yet.

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