Comparison

Mocha vs Selenium

No clear leader: Mocha (70.0) and Selenium (67.6) 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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Mocha70
Selenium68
Score
Vioscale score
Mocha70 / 100low · 43%
Selenium68 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Mocha
Selenium
Model
Mochafree
Seleniumopen_source
Price level
Mochafree
Seleniumfree
Transparent
Mocha
Selenium
Integrations
Count
Mocha
Selenium5
Reliability
Status page
Mocha
Selenium
Adoption
Dependent repos
Mocha683,562
Selenium
Github stars
Mocha22,905
Selenium34,397
Package downloads weekly
Mocha
Selenium13,857,103
Activity
Commits last 30d
Mocha33
Selenium95
Release
Cadence days
Mocha4
Selenium30
History
Selenium20 items
License
Spdx
MochaMIT
SeleniumApache-2.0
Language
Primary
SeleniumJava
Market
Availability
Mocha

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Mocha

A JavaScript test framework that runs on Node.js and in browser environments. It provides flexible test execution with serial runs for accurate error mapping and reporting.

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.

Mocha

FreeFree tier
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
Mocha
Selenium
macOS
Mocha
Selenium
Windows
Mocha
Selenium
Linux
Mocha
Selenium
CLI
Mocha
Selenium
Deployment
Self-hosted
Mocha
Selenium

Integrations

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

Mocha

Not documented yet.

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.