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Automock vs Suites
Short answer: Pick Automock if you want automated mocks for DI testing; pick Suites if you want declarative, type-safe unit tests. Both are free and open source.
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Which to pick
Pick Automock if you want…
- Automated mocks for DI testing
- Simplified mock generation
- Integrations with TypeScript or Inversify (on Automock's list, not Suites')
Pick Suites if you want…
- Declarative, type-safe unit tests
- Integrations with InversifyJS, Jest or Sinon (on Suites' list, not Automock's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Automock:Automock provides a virtual isolated environment and automated mock generation to simplify unit testing in TypeScript DI frameworks like NestJS and Inversify.
- Suites:Suites is an open-source unit-testing framework for TypeScript backends with dependency injection.
- Best for
- Automock:Automated mocks for DI testing
- Suites:Declarative, type-safe unit tests
- Who it’s for
- Automock:TypeScript developers using dependency-injection frameworks
- Suites:TypeScript backend developers using NestJS, InversifyJS, Jest, Sinon or Vitest.
- Pricing
- Automock:Open source
- Suites:Open source
- Starting price
- Automock:Free
- Suites:Free
- Free plan or trial
- Automock:Free to use
- Suites:Free to use
- Open source
- Automock:Yes
- Suites:Yes
- Works with
- Automock:TypeScript, NestJS, Inversify
- Suites:NestJS, InversifyJS, Jest, Sinon, Vitest
Automock features
- Virtual isolated environment. Creates a sandboxed context for tests to run without side effects.
- Automated mock generation. Generates mocks for classes and services automatically.
- DI framework support. Works with NestJS and Inversify out of the box.
- Open-source. Free to use and contributed by the community.
Suites features
- Declarative API. Define tests without manual mocking or boilerplate.
- Type-safe Mocks. Automatically generate mocks that match real implementations.
- Dependency Usage Tracking. Detect missing mocks by tracking which dependencies are used.
- AI-ready Test Format. Concise, fail-fast syntax that AI agents can use to generate correct tests in one pass.
- Open-source & Popular. Fully open-source with 500K weekly npm downloads and enterprise adoption.
Automock vs Suites FAQ
What is the difference between Automock and Suites?+
Automock focuses on simplifying mock creation, while Suites provides a full declarative test framework with dependency tracking.
Should I use Automock or Suites?+
Pick Automock if you want automated mocks for DI testing, simplified mock generation or integrations with TypeScript or Inversify (on Automock's list, not Suites'). Pick Suites if you want declarative, type-safe unit tests or integrations with InversifyJS, Jest or Sinon (on Suites' list, not Automock's).
Is Automock or Suites free?+
Yes, both are free and open source.
Is Automock or Suites open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Automock (automock/automock on GitHub) and Suites (suites-dev/suites on GitHub).
Do Automock and Suites integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list NestJS. Automock also lists TypeScript and Inversify; Suites also lists InversifyJS, Jest, Sinon and Vitest.
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