Comparison

Jasmine vs Nightwatch

On the evidence we track, Jasmine leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Jasmine65
Nightwatch57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Jasmine65 / 100medium · 70%
Nightwatch57 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Jasmine✓
Nightwatch✓
Model
Nightwatchopen_source
Price level
Jasminefree
Nightwatchfree
Transparent
Jasmine✓
Nightwatch–
Integrations
Count
Jasmine–
Nightwatch9
Reliability
Status page
Jasmine–
Nightwatch✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Jasmine846,026
Nightwatch36,492
Github stars
Jasmine15,812
Nightwatch11,950
Package downloads weekly
Jasmine1,167,594
Nightwatch107,766
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jasmine5
Nightwatch0
Release
Cadence days
Jasmine13
Nightwatch19
History
Jasmine20 items
Nightwatch20 items
License
Spdx
JasmineMIT
NightwatchMIT
Language
Primary
JasmineJavaScript
NightwatchJavaScript
Content
Faq
Jasmine4 items
Nightwatch6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Jasmine

Leader

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

Independently observed

Nightwatch

An integrated testing framework built on Node.js that enables automated testing of web applications and websites using the W3C Webdriver standard. Supports end-to-end, unit, component, mobile, and API testing with plugins for React, Vue, and cloud platforms.

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

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Nightwatch

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Jasmine✓
Nightwatch✓
iOS
Jasmine✗
Nightwatch✓
Android
Jasmine✗
Nightwatch✓
CLI
Jasmine✓
Nightwatch✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Jasmine–
Nightwatch✓

Integrations

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

Jasmine

Leader

Not documented yet.

Nightwatch

15 total
  • BrowserStack
  • Jenkins
  • Chrome
  • Mocha
  • Chai
  • Sinon
  • Express
  • Supertest
  • Axe
  • JIMP
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Percy
  • Drupal
  • React
  • Vue
Independently observed
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