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Mocha vs QUnit: What are the differences?

What is Mocha? Simple, flexible, fun javascript test framework for node.js & the browser. Mocha is a feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on node.js and the browser, making asynchronous testing simple and fun. Mocha tests run serially, allowing for flexible and accurate reporting, while mapping uncaught exceptions to the correct test cases.

What is QUnit? A JavaScript Unit Testing framework. QUnit is a powerful, easy-to-use JavaScript unit testing framework. It's used by the jQuery, jQuery UI and jQuery Mobile projects and is capable of testing any generic JavaScript code, including itself!.

Mocha and QUnit can be categorized as "Javascript Testing Framework" tools.

"Open source" is the top reason why over 130 developers like Mocha, while over 4 developers mention "Simple" as the leading cause for choosing QUnit.

Mocha and QUnit are both open source tools. Mocha with 18.1K GitHub stars and 2.44K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than QUnit with 3.83K GitHub stars and 763 GitHub forks.

According to the StackShare community, Mocha has a broader approval, being mentioned in 399 company stacks & 272 developers stacks; compared to QUnit, which is listed in 11 company stacks and 6 developer stacks.

Decisions about Mocha and QUnit

Abigail Watson

Dec 10, 2019 | 2 upvotes · 136 views

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We use Mocha for our FDA verification testing. It's integrated into Meteor, our upstream web application framework. We like how battle tested it is, its' syntax, its' options of reporters, and countless other features. Most everybody can agree on mocha, and that gets us half-way through our FDA verification and validation (V&V) testing strategy.

Pros of Mocha

Pros of QUnit

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Open source
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Simple
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Promise support
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Flexible
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Easy to add support for Generators
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For browser and server testing
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Curstom assertion libraries
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No other better tools
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Works with Karma
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Works with saucelabs
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Simple setup
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Simple integration testing
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Works with BrowserStack
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Lots of tutorials and help online

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Simple
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Open Source
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Promise support
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Easy setup

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Cons of Mocha

Cons of QUnit

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Cannot test a promisified functions without assertion

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What is Mocha?

Mocha is a feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on node.js and the browser, making asynchronous testing simple and fun. Mocha tests run serially, allowing for flexible and accurate reporting, while mapping uncaught exceptions to the correct test cases.

What is QUnit?

QUnit is a powerful, easy-to-use JavaScript unit testing framework. It's used by the jQuery, jQuery UI and jQuery Mobile projects and is capable of testing any generic JavaScript code, including itself!

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What are some alternatives to Mocha and QUnit?

Jasmine

Jasmine is a Behavior Driven Development testing framework for JavaScript. It does not rely on browsers, DOM, or any JavaScript framework. Thus it's suited for websites, Node.js projects, or anywhere that JavaScript can run.

Jest

Jest provides you with multiple layers on top of Jasmine.

Chai

It is a BDD / TDD assertion library for node and the browser that can be delightfully paired with any javascript testing framework. It has several interfaces that allow the developer to choose the most comfortable. The chain-capable BDD styles provide an expressive language & readable style, while the TDD assert style provides a more classical feel.

Cypress

Cypress is a front end automated testing application created for the modern web. Cypress is built on a new architecture and runs in the same run-loop as the application being tested. As a result Cypress provides better, faster, and more reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser. Cypress works on any front-end framework or website.

Enzyme

Enzyme is a JavaScript Testing utility for React that makes it easier to assert, manipulate, and traverse your React Components' output.

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