| Metric | vitest | jest |
|---|---|---|
Weekly downloads | 47.5M | 44.1M |
Monthly downloads | 190.4M | 192.9M |
Yearly downloads | 1047.4M |
jest leads with 192.9M monthly downloads — 1x more popular
| 1781.5M |
GitHub stars | 16K | 45K |
Forks | 2K | 7K |
Open issues | 407 | 246 |
Bundle (gzip) | 79.3kb | — |
License | MIT | MIT |
Latest release | Apr 9, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 |
jest has a larger community with 45K GitHub stars (2.8x more stars)
vitest is lighter at 79.3kb gzipped
jest has fewer open issues (246 vs 407)
jest is the clear choice — it leads across most categories and is the more established option for most use cases.