# TestNG vs unittest

**Leader by Vioscale score:** unittest

| Attribute | TestNG | unittest |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60 (46% (low)) | 65.8 (36% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 112,338 | 111 |
| adoption.github_stars | 2,059 | 74,928 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | Java testing framework providing test annotations, XML configuration, parameters, dependencies, parallel execution, and integration with build tools and IDEs. | Automates unit test execution with support for setup and teardown code, test organization, and independent test management. Includes test discovery and can be integrated with continuous integration systems. |
| features.capabilities | `{"languages":"Java","assertions":true,"ci_integration":true,"browser_automation":false,"parallel_execution":true}` | `{"mocking":true,"languages":"Python","assertions":true,"test_types":"unit","ci_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Eclipse"},{"name":"IntelliJ"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"Gradle"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Java | Python |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source","sourceUrl":"https://testng.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:43:33.414Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T20:57:19.807Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 103 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.12.0","date":"2026-01-22T05:36:22Z","type":"stable","version":"7.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.11.0","date":"2025-02-13T04:05:47Z","type":"stable","version":"7.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.10.2","date":"2024-04-28T13:43:16Z","type":"stable","version":"7.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.10.1","date":"2024-04-09T07:21:27Z","type":"stable","version":"7.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.10.0","date":"2024-04-07T16:26:44Z","type":"stable","version":"7.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.9.0","date":"2023-12-26T10:22:30Z","type":"stable","version":"7.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.8.0","date":"2023-05-19T05:57:31Z","type":"stable","version":"7.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.5.1","date":"2023-04-26T06:06:29Z","type":"stable","version":"7.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.7.1","date":"2022-12-29T03:11:51Z","type":"stable","version":"7.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.7.0","date":"2022-12-09T03:40:07Z","type":"stable","version":"7.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.6.1","date":"2022-07-04T13:21:05Z","type":"stable","version":"7.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/testng-team/testng/releases/tag/7.6.0","date":"2022-05-18T07:38:10Z","type":"stable","version":"7.6.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=python&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Testing Tools)

| Capability | TestNG | unittest |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Test types | - | Unit |
| Browser automation | ✗ | - |
| Built-in assertion library | ✓ | ✓ |
| Languages | Java | Python |
| **Isolation** |  |  |
| Mocking / stubbing | - | ✓ |
| **Techniques** |  |  |
| Snapshot testing | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Parallel execution | ✓ | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code coverage | - | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Watch mode | - | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:50:42.228Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*