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Nightwatchjs vs Ghostlab: What are the differences?
Nightwatchjs: Automated testing and continous integration framework based on node.js and selenium webdriver. Nightwatch.js is an easy to use Node.js based End-to-End (E2E) testing solution for browser based apps and websites. It uses the powerful Selenium WebDriver API to perform commands and assertions on DOM elements; Ghostlab: Test any website on various browsers and mobile devices simultaneously. It is a Mac based app that allows you to test out your responsive design across a variety of devices and browsers.
Nightwatchjs and Ghostlab can be primarily classified as "Browser Testing" tools.
Some of the features offered by Nightwatchjs are:
- e2e
- test
- javascript
On the other hand, Ghostlab provides the following key features:
- Synchronized browsing
- Screenshots
- Inspect CSS on any device
Nightwatchjs is an open source tool with 9.52K GitHub stars and 943 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Nightwatchjs's open source repository on GitHub.
Pros of Ghostlab
Pros of Nightwatchjs
- Open source3
- Testing2
- Automates browsers2
- Better cross browser (use selenium)1
- Cross-Browser Testing1
- Multiple Browser Support1
- Parallel Test Running1
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Cons of Ghostlab
Cons of Nightwatchjs
- No automatic wait2
- Less flexibility1
- Limited native mobile app support1
- Limited browser support1
- Configuration complexity1