Side by side
JBehave vs Mamba
Both stand on bdd testing tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Choose JBehave if your Java team wants a free, BSD-style licensed framework for Behaviour-Driven Development, with Gherkin support and configurable concurrent story runs. Its reports and dependency injection options cover a range of workflows. Teams that need Confluence uploads should look elsewhere for that capability.
Visit JBehaveChoose Mamba if you want a free, locally run behavior-driven test runner for Python, with spec organization, filters, formatters, and coverage support. Look elsewhere if you need a built-in assertion mechanism or a platform beyond Linux.
Visit MambaThe facts
| JBehave | Mamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Self-hosted | Linux |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | jbehave.org | github.com |
| On bdd testing tools | #17 of 30 | #21 of 30 |
JBehave: what it does well
- Accepts stories in JBehave syntax or Gherkin.
- Runs stories concurrently with a specified thread count.
- Supports five dependency injection frameworks.
- Generates HTML, TXT, XML, and cross-reference reports.
- Localised stories can be written in any language.
What to know first
- Self-hosted deployment is the listed platform.
- Confluence support covers resource indexing and loading, not uploading.
Mamba: what it does well
- Uses a descriptive DSL with description, context, and it constructs.
- Includes hooks, shared contexts, and example groups.
- Supports filtering and focused examples.
- Offers progress, documentation, and custom formatters.
- Can flag slow examples and run with coverage enabled.
What to know first
- Runs on Linux only.
- Does not include an assertion mechanism.
- Does not prescribe a test-double library.
- Requires Python 2.7 or higher according to the getting-started guide.
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