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What is the difference between mocha and Selenium?
The differences between Mocha and Selenium are listed below −
Vs
| Functionalities | Mocha | Selenium |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose |
It is an easy, workable and popular JavaScript framework developed for Node.js. |
It is a free automation tool used for testing the web. |
| Language |
Based on JavaScript. |
Can be used with multiple languages like Java, Python, C#, Ruby, JavaScript, and so on. |
| Usage |
Used for integration, unit and end to end testing. |
Used for web based automation testing. |
| XUnit framework |
It contains the XUnit reporter which yields an XML document. |
It cannot be used with XUnit Framework. |
| Browser |
Supports mostly Chrome and Firefox. It can be used for other browsers with certain challenges. |
Supports the majority of browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE, and so on. |
| Community Aid |
Has a small community assistance but it is slowly growing. |
Has a big community assistance where we can submit queries and get them resolved. |
| Installation |
Installation is complex since it involves configuration of NPM and Node.js |
Installation may look difficult for a user who is new to the tool as it is a multi−step process. |
| Record and Play |
No feature to record and play tests. |
Has the feature to record and play. |
| Screenshot |
A separate package − mochawesome, needs to be installed for screenshot capturing. |
Can be captured only in image format. |
| Security testing |
Cannot be used for security testing. |
Can be used for security testing. |
| Web scraping |
Cannot be used to perform web scraping. |
Can be used to perform web scraping. |
| Test Execution |
It is a framework used for running tests. It can be used together with Selenium. |
It is not a framework and does not have in−built features to control/ignore executing a group of tests. |
| Test Reports |
Has multiple reporting features like JSON, progress, and so on along with in−built reporting abilities.(based on hierarchy) |
Has no in−built reporting abilities. |
Updated on: 2021-02-01T11:51:55+05:30
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