Jest is a popular testing framework with a focus on simplicity. It provides a similar set of features to Vitest, including mocking, snapshot testing, and watch mode. However, Jest is often considered slower than Vitest due to its heavier architecture.
Mocha is a flexible testing framework for Node.js and the browser. It's known for its simplicity and support for various assertion libraries. Unlike Vitest, Mocha does not include a built-in assertion library or mocking utilities, requiring additional packages for these features.
AVA is a test runner for Node.js with a concise API, detailed error output, and process isolation for concurrent test execution. It differs from Vitest in its approach to concurrency and its minimalistic design.
Jasmine is a behavior-driven development framework for testing JavaScript code. It does not require a DOM and comes with an assertion library. Jasmine is less modern compared to Vitest and does not support ES modules natively.
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The npm package vitest receives a total of 25,456,967 weekly downloads. As such, vitest popularity was classified as popular.
We found that vitest demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 5 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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