Comparison

Jasmine vs Mocha

No clear leader: Jasmine (64.8) and Mocha (62.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Jasmine65
Mocha63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Jasmine65 / 100medium · 70%
Mocha63 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tier
Jasmine✓
Mocha✓
Model
Price level
Jasminefree
Mochafree
Transparent
Jasmine✓
Mocha✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Jasmine846,026
Mocha683,562
Github stars
Jasmine15,812
Mocha22,897
Package downloads weekly
Jasmine1,167,594
Mocha–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jasmine5
Mocha39
Release
Cadence days
Jasmine13
Mocha5
History
Jasmine20 items
License
Spdx
JasmineMIT
MochaMIT
Language
Primary
Content
Faq
Jasmine4 items
Mocha4 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Mocha

An open-source test framework that provides a reliable way to write and execute unit, integration, and end-to-end tests for JavaScript projects running on Node.js or in web browsers.

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 ↗

Mocha

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✓
Mocha✓
CLI
Jasmine✓
Mocha✓
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