mochav12.0.2, 17 Sept 2026
Classic, reliable, trusted test framework for Node.js and the browser
$ npm install mochajasmine-corev7.0.2, 20 Aug 2026
Simple JavaScript testing framework for browsers and node.js
$ npm install jasmine-core| Metric | mocha | jasmine-core | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 10,779,633 | 4,957,557 | mocha 2.2x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +4% | -9% | mocha +13 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 16 | 0 | mocha 16 more |
| Unpacked size | 1.4 MB | 435 kB | jasmine-core 3.2x smaller |
| Latest release | 12.0.2, 17 Sept 2026 | 7.0.2, 20 Aug 2026 | mocha 29 days more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 8 | 12 | jasmine-core 4 more |
| First published | 8 Nov 2011 | 24 Jan 2014 | mocha 2.2 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 22,898 | 15,814 | mocha +45% |
| Open issues | 192 | 5 | mocha 187 more |
| Open pull requests | 49 | 2 | mocha 47 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 405 | 209 | mocha 1.9x higher |
| TypeScript types | None | None | Same |
| Module format | ESM only | 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.
mocha10.8m latest weekjasmine-core5m latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
mocha
Major versions
- 0.0.122 Nov 2011
- 1.0.024 Mar 2012
- 2.0.022 Oct 2014
- 3.0.01 Aug 2016
- 4.0.03 Oct 2017
- 5.0.018 Jan 2018
- 6.0.018 Feb 2019
- 7.0.04 Jan 2020
- 8.0.010 Jun 2020
- 9.0.07 Jun 2021
- 10.0.01 May 2022
- 11.0.011 Nov 2024
- 12.0.031 Aug 2026
Last 5 releases
- 12.0.217 Sept 2026
- 12.0.111 Sept 2026
- 12.0.031 Aug 2026
- 11.8.02 Aug 2026
- 11.7.621 May 2026
211 releases in total, 8 in the last 12 months
jasmine-core
Major versions
- 2.0.024 Jan 2014
- 3.0.06 Feb 2018
- 4.0.01 Jan 2022
- 5.0.013 May 2023
- 6.0.017 Jan 2026
- 7.0.015 Aug 2026
Last 5 releases
- 7.0.220 Aug 2026
- 7.0.115 Aug 2026
- 7.0.015 Aug 2026
- 6.3.06 Jun 2026
- 6.2.011 Apr 2026
81 releases in total, 12 in the last 12 months
mocha
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jasmine-core
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mocha
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jasmine-core
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- Need no runtime dependenciesjasmine-core (mocha has 16, jasmine-core has 0)
- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsNeither (mocha: ESM only; jasmine-core: CommonJS)
- Need to load it with require()jasmine-core
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfNeither (mocha: None; jasmine-core: None)
- Node.js version requirementmocha: ^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0; jasmine-core: none declared (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent releasemocha (12.0.2 on 17 Sept 2026 vs 7.0.2 on 20 Aug 2026)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsmocha (10.8m vs 5m)
Each line is generated from the data above.
mocha: mocha npm registry, mocha npm downloads, mocha GitHub, mocha jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
jasmine-core: jasmine-core npm registry, jasmine-core npm downloads, jasmine-core GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.