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Wallaby.js vs Ghost Inspector: What are the differences?
What is Wallaby.js? Intelligent test runner for JavaScript with real-time code coverage and deep editor integration. It is an intelligent test runner for JavaScript that continuously runs your tests. It reports code coverage and other results directly to your code editor immediately as you change your code. Wallaby.js uses various tricks to run your tests as fast as possible, such as dependency analysis to only execute tests affected by your code changes and parallel test execution. It provides a huge productivity boost whether you are doing TDD/BDD or using any other approach.
What is Ghost Inspector? Catch website bugs and regressions before they cost you. It lets you create and manage UI tests that check specific functionality in your website or application. We execute these automated browser tests continuously from the cloud and alert you if anything breaks.
Wallaby.js and Ghost Inspector can be categorized as "Browser Testing" tools.
Binary.com, Twig World, and Vestiaire Collective are some of the popular companies that use Ghost Inspector, whereas Wallaby.js is used by Covve, Shelf, and Wuilt. Ghost Inspector has a broader approval, being mentioned in 21 company stacks & 16 developers stacks; compared to Wallaby.js, which is listed in 3 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.
Pros of Ghost Inspector
- No code required3
- Runscope integration3
- Simple test editor3
- Screenshot comparison2
- Videos of every test run2
- Primarily focus on functional testing1
- Easy to use API enables remote control1
- Data-Driven testing1
- Minimal effort to migrate to another tool like Selenium1
- Partials and Variables enable fast test creation1
- 30-40 in-parallel tests for cheap1
- Detailed Documentation1
- Supports end to end testing with Runscope1
- Extensive Integrations available1
- Scheduling tests0
- Licensed but cheaper compared to other tools0
- Email notification and Alerts0
Pros of Wallaby.js
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Cons of Ghost Inspector
- Load & Performance testing0
- Flash Support inside browser0
- Support Cross-device testing (device, web)0