codeceptjsv4.2.0, 22 Sept 2026
Supercharged End 2 End Testing Framework for NodeJS
$ npm install codeceptjsnightwatchv3.16.0, 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| Metric | codeceptjs | nightwatch | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 415,377 | 114,317 | codeceptjs 3.6x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +171% | -30% | codeceptjs +201 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 46 | 34 | codeceptjs 12 more |
| Unpacked size | 3.3 MB | 1.9 MB | nightwatch 1.8x smaller |
| Latest release | 4.2.0, 22 Sept 2026 | 3.16.0, 25 May 2026 | codeceptjs 4 months more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 16 | - | - |
| First published | 22 Nov 2015 | - | - |
| GitHub stars | 4,241 | 11,952 | nightwatch 2.8x higher |
| Open issues | 174 | 264 | nightwatch 90 more |
| Open pull requests | 23 | 71 | nightwatch 48 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 344 | 23 | codeceptjs 15.0x higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS | CommonJS | Differs |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | MIT | MIT | Same |
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
codeceptjs
Major versions
- 0.1.022 Nov 2015
- 1.0.024 Jul 2017
- 2.0.026 Dec 2018
- 3.0.030 Sept 2020
- 4.0.021 May 2026
Last 5 releases
- 4.2.022 Sept 2026
- 4.1.030 Jul 2026
- 4.0.97 Jul 2026
- 4.0.817 Jun 2026
- 4.0.713 Jun 2026
187 releases in total, 16 in the last 12 months
nightwatch
Major versions
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Last 5 releases
- -
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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)
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- codeceptjs vs playwright-bddNo search data
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.