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Delightful JavaScript testing with a focus on simplicity

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Jest was built before native ESM and Vite. In Vite-based projects, Jest requires separate configuration and doesn't benefit from Vite's speed. Vitest has emerged as the natural replacement with a Jest-compatible API.

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jest

v30.3.0 · MIT

Delightful JavaScript Testing.

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vitest

v4.1.4 · MIT

Jest-compatible API, runs inside Vite — dramatically faster in Vite projects

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mocha

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Lightweight, flexible test runner — pair with chai for assertions

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uvu

v0.5.6 · MIT

Extremely lightweight test runner — minimal overhead

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Standalone BDD framework with no external dependencies

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ava

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