Comparison

TestCafe vs TestNG

On the evidence we track, TestCafe leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★TestCafe61

TestNG55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	TestCafeLeader	TestNG
vioscaleAI score	61 / 100high · 79%	55 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	4
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.8	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=testcafe&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.testng%3Atestng&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	4,018	112,338
Github starsadoption.github_stars	9,895	2,061
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	170,522	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	7	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	20	103
Historyrelease.history	20 items	12 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

TestCafe61 / 100high · 79%

TestNG55 / 100low · 41%

Pricing

Free tier

TestCafe✓

TestNG✓

Model

TestCafeopen_source

TestNGopen_source

Price level

TestCafefree

TestNGfree

Transparent

TestCafe✓

TestNG–

Integrations

Count

TestCafe3

TestNG4

Security

Scorecard

TestCafe5.8

TestNG–

Vulnerabilities

TestCafeCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=testcafe&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

TestNGCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.testng%3Atestng&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

TestCafe–

TestNG✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

TestCafe4,018

TestNG112,338

Github stars

TestCafe9,895

TestNG2,061

Package downloads weekly

TestCafe170,522

TestNG–

Activity

Commits last 30d

TestCafe7

TestNG100

Release

Cadence days

TestCafe20

TestNG103

History

TestCafe20 items

TestNG12 items

License

Spdx

TestCafeMIT

TestNGApache-2.0

Language

Primary

TestCafeJavaScript

TestNGJava

Market

Availability

TestCafe–

TestNGAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

TestCafe5 items

TestNG6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Testing Tools
Capability	TestCafe	TestNG
Core
Test types	Unit + integration + E2E	-
Browser automation	✓	✗
Built-in assertion library	✓	✓
Languages	JavaScript, TypeScript	Java
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing	-	-
Techniques
Snapshot testing	-	-
Performance
Parallel execution	✓	✓
Insight
Code coverage	-	-
DX
Watch mode	✓	-
Ops
CI integration	✓	✓

Core

Test types

TestCafeUnit + integration + E2E

TestNG-

Browser automation

TestCafe✓

TestNG✗

Built-in assertion library

TestCafe✓

TestNG✓

Languages

TestCafeJavaScript, TypeScript

TestNGJava

Isolation

Mocking / stubbing

TestCafe-

TestNG-

Techniques

Snapshot testing

TestCafe-

TestNG-

Performance

Parallel execution

TestCafe✓

TestNG✓

Insight

Code coverage

TestCafe-

TestNG-

Watch mode

TestCafe✓

TestNG-

Ops

CI integration

TestCafe✓

TestNG✓

What each one is

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

TestCafe

Leader

TestCafe is a free, open-source testing framework for automating end-to-end web application tests. It supports JavaScript and TypeScript, includes automatic waiting for page loads and elements, provides assertions and smart actions, and enables parallel test execution.

Independently observed

TestNG

An open-source testing framework that provides utilities and tools for Java developers to write and execute automated tests

Independently observed

Pricing

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

TestCafe

Leader

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier60-day trial

From $20/month for individuals. Free tier available (open-source framework). 60-day free trial on paid plans.

Personal$20/month, first 60 days free
- Detailed test run log
- Flaky test detection
- Test parallelization
- Screenshot & video storage
- Community support only
Team$50/month, first 60 days free
- Everything in Personal tier
- Complementary TestCafe Studio licenses
- Dedicated support
- Analytics (coming soon)
- Advanced debugging (coming soon)
- +1 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Team tier
- Self-hosted solution (coming soon)
- SSO (coming soon)
- Enterprise features (coming soon)

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

TestNG

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-09-11verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	TestCafe	TestNG
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

TestCafe✓

TestNG✗

Windows

TestCafe✓

TestNG✗

Linux

TestCafe✓

TestNG✗

CLI

TestCafe✓

TestNG✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

TestCafe✓

TestNG✗

Self-hosted

TestCafe✓

TestNG✓

Integrations

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

TestCafe

Leader

4 total

AppVeyor
CrossBrowserTesting
Testingbot
BrowserStack

Independently observed

TestNG

4 total

Eclipse
IntelliJ
Maven
Gradle

Independently observed

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