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24 alternatives to Jest 16

Painless JavaScript testing with Jest 16

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Jest 16 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Brightwork▲184

   Develop serverless apps using Javascript

   2016 · brightwork.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Simply Testable▲105

   Free one-click full-site frontend web testing

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Simplified JavaScript Jargon▲137

   Community-driven explanation of JavaScript buzz words

   2016 · jargon.js.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   JavaScript.com▲217

   A free resource for learning and developing in JavaScript

   2015 · javascript.com · its alternatives →

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   API Tester▲209

   The easiest way to test APIs

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   JavaScript Quiz▲190

   Check your JS knowledge by having fun.

   2021 · javascriptquiz.com · its alternatives →

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   Baretest – A Minimalistic Alternative to Jest▲18

   Baretest is a fast and simple JavaScript test runner. It offers near-instant performance and a brainless API. It's a minimal alternative to Jest.

   2020 · volument.com · its alternatives →

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   Modular JavaScript▲67

   Let's write robust, well-tested, modular JavaScript code.

   2016 · rajabandotind.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The State Of JavaScript Survey▲103

   Discover which JavaScript libraries are the most popular

   2016 · stateofjs.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Web Development Toolkit▲108

    Discover the best resource for learning web programming

    2023 · 1amitarora.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Test Cafe▲92

    Automated browser testing

    2016 · devexpress.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    JSFiddle▲107

    Test and share JavaScript, CSS, HTML or CoffeeScript online.

    2014 · jsfiddle.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Learning React Native▲74

    Building Native Mobile Apps with JavaScript

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hacking with React▲73

    Hands-on introduction to making a web app using React.

    2016 · hackingwithreact.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ES6 For Everyone!▲16

    The Best Way To Learn Modern JavaScript

    2016 · es6.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    JSQuestions▲85

    Most unique JavaScript & Next.js interview questions

    2022 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Boilerplate for Node.js and TypeScript with Jest tests▲33

    Production-ready Node.js TypeScript boilerplate: ESM, Vitest, ESLint, Prettier, GitHub Actions, Mise, and AGENTS.md included. - jsynowiec/node-typescript-boilerplate

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Enzyme▲6

    JavaScript Testing utilities for React

    2016 · airbnb.tech · its alternatives →

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    JavaScript unit testing in under 30 lines▲15

    JavaScript unit testing in under 30 lines. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

    2018 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    DevTools Free▲8

    Online code formatting, testing & developer utilities

    2025 · devtoolsfree.com · its alternatives →

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    Serverless Stack▲16

    Step-by-step tutorials for creating serverless React.js apps

    2017 · sst.dev · its alternatives →

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    React Quickly▲4

    Painless web apps with React, JSX, Redux, and GraphQL

    2018 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    WebPage Test▲8

    Website performance & optimisation test

    2016 · webpagetest.org · its alternatives →

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    spearmint▲2

    A simple way to create React test - Zero coding required!

    2019 · its alternatives →

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