# Detox vs Jasmine

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Jasmine

| Attribute | Detox | Jasmine |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.9 (32% (low)) | 68.6 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 13 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2,719 | 846,026 |
| adoption.github_stars | 12,014 | 15,823 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 1,359,504 |
| description.long | End-to-end testing framework for React Native applications that runs tests on real devices and simulators. Uses gray box testing to eliminate flakiness by automatically synchronizing with asynchronous operations in the app. | A testing framework for writing and running JavaScript tests in browsers and Node.js environments. Features a straightforward syntax and does not modify how code loads or executes. |
| features.capabilities | `{"languages":"JavaScript","assertions":true,"test_types":"e2e","ci_integration":true}` | `{"mocking":true,"languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript","assertions":true,"browser_automation":false,"parallel_execution":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jest"},{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"Circle CI"},{"name":"Jenkins"}]` | - |
| language.primary | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://wix.github.io/Detox/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:18:29.961Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jasmine.github.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:00:38.163Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 12 | 13 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v7.0.1","date":"2026-08-15T20:39:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v7.0.0","date":"2026-08-15T20:21:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v7.0.0-pre.2","date":"2026-06-27T16:28:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-pre.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v6.3.0","date":"2026-06-06T17:36:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v6.2.0","date":"2026-04-11T18:22:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v7.0.0-pre.0","date":"2026-02-22T22:25:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-pre.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v6.1.0","date":"2026-02-22T20:48:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v6.0.1","date":"2026-01-19T16:13:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v6.0.0","date":"2026-01-17T19:54:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v6.0.0-beta.1","date":"2025-12-06T19:47:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v5.13.0","date":"2025-12-02T01:41:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v6.0.0-beta.0","date":"2025-11-28T20:00:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.2","date":"2025-11-15T22:49:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v5.12.1","date":"2025-10-30T03:03:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.1","date":"2025-10-18T20:19:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v5.12.0","date":"2025-10-05T19:44:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.0","date":"2025-09-30T03:10:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v5.11.0","date":"2025-09-27T00:16:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v5.10.0","date":"2025-08-30T20:55:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases/tag/v5.9.0","date":"2025-07-19T15:49:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.9.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.2 | 4 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=detox&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=jasmine-core&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Testing Tools)

| Capability | Detox | Jasmine |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Test types | Unit + integration + E2E | - |
| Browser automation | - | ✗ |
| Built-in assertion library | ✓ | ✓ |
| Languages | JavaScript | JavaScript, TypeScript |
| **Isolation** |  |  |
| Mocking / stubbing | - | ✓ |
| **Techniques** |  |  |
| Snapshot testing | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Parallel execution | - | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code coverage | - | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Watch mode | - | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:09:57.105Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*