cypress vs vitest
cypress and vitest share 5 technologies: Vite, Vue, vue-router, ansi-to-html, and floating-vue. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
cypress-io
cypress
Fast, easy and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser.
TypeScript51kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 5b72b7eWhat is cypress built with?Only in cypress
- @angular/core
- Angular
- React
react-router-dom
- Svelte
vue-demi
- Express
- express-graphql
nexus
- Electron
- graphql-relay
- graphql-scalars
- method-override
- SQLite
- prop-types
- node-html-parser
- Tailwind CSS
- @popperjs/core
- vue-toastification
- EJS
- front-matter
- basic-auth
jimp
markdown-it
shiki
- plist
- classnames
prismjs
- Zod
- electron-context-menu
- tough-cookie
- jose
- sanitize-filename
- image-size
- morgan
- OpenTelemetry
- Autoprefixer
- Sass
In common
- Vite
- Vue
vue-router
- ansi-to-html
floating-vue
vitest-dev
vitest
Next generation testing framework powered by Vite.
TypeScript17.3kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit f21f224What is vitest built with?Only in vitest
- pngjs
@standard-schema/spec
- UnoCSS
- codemirror
splitpanes
vue-virtual-scroller
prompts
@edge-runtime/vm
Side by side
cypressvitest
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
cypress651,557 lines written1,719 code files
vitest233,543 lines written594 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
cypress3.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
vitest3.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
cypressLast push November 5, 202621,927 commits51,023 stars
vitestLast push November 6, 20266,421 commits17,341 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
cypress2,939 test files33.2% of its code files have a test that imports them
vitest1,662 test files12.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, cypress or vitest?
cypress, with 651,557 lines written; vitest has 233,543.
The proof: cypress-io/cypress's code at commit 5b72b7e
Which has more GitHub stars, cypress or vitest?
cypress, with 51,023 stars; vitest has 17,341.
The proof: cypress-io/cypress on GitHub
Which has more tests, cypress or vitest?
cypress, with 2,939 test files; vitest has 1,662.
The proof: cypress-io/cypress's code at commit 5b72b7e
Which was updated more recently, cypress or vitest?
vitest: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and cypress's on November 5, 2026.
The proof: vitest-dev/vitest's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, cypress or vitest?
vitest: an AI signed 3.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in cypress, 3.1%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in vitest-dev/vitest
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