Comparison

Jest vs Selenium

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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Jest80
Selenium68
Score
Vioscale score
Jest80 / 100medium · 71%
Selenium68 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Jest
Selenium
Model
Price level
Jestfree
Seleniumfree
Transparent
Jest
Selenium
Integrations
Count
Jest6
Selenium5
Reliability
Status page
Jest
Selenium
Adoption
Dependent repos
Selenium
Github stars
Jest45,474
Selenium34,397
Package downloads weekly
Stackoverflow questions
Jest44,000
Selenium
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jest92
Selenium95
Release
Cadence days
Jest17
Selenium30
History
Selenium20 items
License
Spdx
JestMIT
SeleniumApache-2.0
Language
Primary
SeleniumJava
Content
Faq
Selenium

Capabilities

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

Core
Test types
Jest-
Selenium-
Browser automation
Jest
Selenium
Built-in assertion library
Jest
Selenium-
Languages
JestJavaScript, TypeScript
SeleniumJava, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, .NET
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing
Jest
Selenium-
Techniques
Snapshot testing
Jest
Selenium-
Performance
Parallel execution
Jest
Selenium
Insight
Code coverage
Jest
Selenium-
DX
Watch mode
Jest
Selenium-
Ops
CI integration
Jest
Selenium

What each one is

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

Jest

Leader

A testing tool for JavaScript projects that provides assertions, mocking, snapshot testing, and code coverage analysis with parallel test execution and zero-configuration defaults.

Independently observed

Selenium

Open-source tool that automates web browsers to enable automated testing of web applications, regression testing, and automation of repetitive web-based administrative tasks. Includes WebDriver for robust test automation, IDE for record-and-playback scripting, and Grid for distributed test execution.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Jest

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Selenium

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source (Apache 2.0 license)

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Jest
Selenium
macOS
Jest
Selenium
Windows
Jest
Selenium
Linux
Jest
Selenium
CLI
Jest
Selenium
Deployment
Self-hosted
Jest
Selenium

Integrations

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

Jest

Leader
6 total
  • React
  • Angular
  • Vue
  • TypeScript
  • Babel
  • Node
Independently observed

Selenium

5 total
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Edge
  • Appium
  • Chrome for Testing (CfT)
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.