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codeceptjs vs nightwatch

TestingPackage data 25 Sept 2026
codeceptjsv4.2.0, 22 Sept 2026

Supercharged End 2 End Testing Framework for NodeJS

$ npm install codeceptjs
nightwatchv3.16.0, 25 May 2026

Easy to use Node.js based end-to-end testing solution for web applications using the W3C WebDriver API.

$ npm install nightwatch
MetriccodeceptjsnightwatchDifference
Weekly downloads415,377114,317codeceptjs 3.6x higher
12-month download growth+171%-30%codeceptjs +201 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies4634codeceptjs 12 more
Unpacked size3.3 MB1.9 MBnightwatch 1.8x smaller
Latest release4.2.0, 22 Sept 20263.16.0, 25 May 2026codeceptjs 4 months more recent
Releases, last 12 months16--
First published22 Nov 2015--
GitHub stars4,24111,952nightwatch 2.8x higher
Open issues174264nightwatch 90 more
Open pull requests2371nightwatch 48 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks34423codeceptjs 15.0x higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM + CommonJSCommonJSDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseMITMITSame

Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.

codeceptjs415.4k latest weeknightwatch114.3k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

codeceptjs

Major versions
  1. 0.1.022 Nov 2015
  2. 1.0.024 Jul 2017
  3. 2.0.026 Dec 2018
  4. 3.0.030 Sept 2020
  5. 4.0.021 May 2026
Last 5 releases
  1. 4.2.022 Sept 2026
  2. 4.1.030 Jul 2026
  3. 4.0.97 Jul 2026
  4. 4.0.817 Jun 2026
  5. 4.0.713 Jun 2026
187 releases in total, 16 in the last 12 months

nightwatch

Major versions
  1. -
Last 5 releases
  1. -
Release count not fetched
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nightwatch

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  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointscodeceptjs (codeceptjs: ESM + CommonJS; nightwatch: CommonJS)
  • Need to load it with require()Both
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirementcodeceptjs: >=22.12.0; nightwatch: >= 18.20.5 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releasecodeceptjs (4.2.0 on 22 Sept 2026 vs 3.16.0 on 25 May 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadscodeceptjs (415.4k vs 114.3k)

Each line is generated from the data above.

codeceptjs: codeceptjs npm registry, codeceptjs npm downloads, codeceptjs GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
nightwatch: nightwatch npm registry, nightwatch npm downloads, nightwatch GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.