Gauge

Metrics as of 2026-09-22, from the GitHub or GitLab API of each repository. Refreshed monthly.

What Gauge is

Gauge is a cross-platform test automation tool in which test cases are written in business language. Its documented language runners include C#, Java, JavaScript, Python and Ruby. It runs on macOS, Windows and Linux. Installation options include Homebrew, Chocolatey, npm and an install script. A Gauge extension for VS Code is available from the marketplace. The maintainers state that official sponsorship ended in 2021. Maintenance is now community-driven. The core team looks into issues only in spare time. Pull request reviews may face long delays.

Written from the project's README, read 2026-09-22, and its documentation (see sources).

Category: BDD
License: Apache-2.0
Language: Go
Changelog: Releases on GitHub

Repository metrics

Repository metrics
Stars	3,189¹
Forks	356¹
Open issues and PRs	64¹
Contributors	103¹
Commits in the last 90 days	32¹
Last commit	2026-09-16¹
Last release	v1.6.38, 2026-09-16¹
Fetched	2026-09-22

¹ Fetched from the GitHub or GitLab API on 2026-09-22. Hover a value for its own date.

Status

activeLast commit within 90 days of the fetch date.

Computed from the last commit date and the archive flag on the fetch date. See the status rules.

Alternatives

Listed BDD tools, same primary language first, then by GitHub stars. Each line gives one fact from the tool's documentation where it differs from Gauge's, with its source.

Godog: Languages for writing tests: Go. source: README
Robot Framework: Languages for writing tests: Robot Framework plain text syntax; Python as the primary language for extending it. source: README
cucumber-js: Languages for writing tests: JavaScript; TypeScript and other languages that transpile to JavaScript. source: Docs: Transpiling
cucumber-ruby: Languages for writing tests: Ruby. source: README
Codeception: Languages for writing tests: PHP. source: README
Behat: Languages for writing tests: PHP. source: Docs: Behat documentation
behave: Languages for writing tests: Python. source: README
Cucumber JVM: Languages for writing tests: Java (JVM). source: README

Questions

Is Gauge open source?

Yes. Gauge is released under Apache-2.0, an OSI-approved license, as reported by the GitHub API on 2026-09-22.

Is Gauge maintained?

On 2026-09-22, the last commit to the default branch was on 2026-09-16, so the listed status is active. Rule: Last commit within 90 days of the fetch date.

How many GitHub stars does Gauge have?

3,189 stars on 2026-09-22, from the GitHub API. The number is refreshed at each monthly update.

What language is Gauge written in?

The repository's primary language, as reported by the GitHub API, is Go.

Sources

GitHub REST API: repository, read 2026-09-22
GitHub REST API: commits, read 2026-09-22
GitHub REST API: latest release, read 2026-09-22
GitHub REST API: contributors, read 2026-09-22
README, read 2026-09-22
Installing Gauge (docs), read 2026-09-22