Comparison

Jasmine vs Jest

On the evidence we track, Jest leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Jasmine65
★Jest80
Score
vioscaleAI score
Jasmine65 / 100medium · 70%
Jest80 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Jasmine✓
Jest✓
Model
Price level
Jasminefree
Jestfree
Transparent
Jasmine✓
Jest–
Integrations
Count
Jasmine–
Jest7
Adoption
Dependent repos
Jasmine846,026
Github stars
Jasmine15,812
Jest45,478
Package downloads weekly
Stackoverflow questions
Jasmine–
Jest44,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jasmine5
Jest71
Release
Cadence days
Jasmine13
Jest13
History
Jasmine20 items
License
Spdx
JasmineMIT
JestMIT
Language
Primary
Market
Content
Faq
Jasmine4 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Jasmine

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

Independently observed

Jest

Leader

Jest is a testing tool designed to work automatically with most JavaScript projects, providing features like test snapshots and watch mode for interactive test-driven development.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Jasmine

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Jest

Leader
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
Jasmine✓
Jest✗
CLI
Jasmine✓
Jest✓

Integrations

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

Jasmine

Not documented yet.

Jest

Leader
10 total
  • React
  • Angular
  • Vue
  • TypeScript
  • Babel
  • Node
  • React Native
  • webpack
  • Vite
  • Parcel
Independently observed
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