Karate
Metrics as of , from the GitHub or GitLab API of each repository. Refreshed monthly.
What Karate is
Karate is an open-source test automation framework covering API testing, UI automation, performance testing and mocks in one syntax. Tests are written as feature files made of scenarios. Assertions use the match keyword. Data-driven tests draw their inputs from example rows. Features, scenarios and example rows can run in parallel. Documented protocols include GraphQL, SOAP and WebSocket. Features can call other features for reuse. Tests run through JUnit, the command line or the Karate CLI, including in CI/CD pipelines.
Written from the project's README, read , and its documentation (see sources).
- Category
- Browser automation, API testing, Performance and load testing, Test data and mocking
- License
- MIT
- Language
- Java
- Changelog
- Releases on GitHub
Repository metrics
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 browser automation tools, same primary language first, then by GitHub stars. Each line gives one fact from the tool's documentation where it differs from Karate's, with its source.
Selenium: Languages for writing tests: Java, Python, C#, Ruby, JavaScript, Kotlin. source: Docs: The Selenium Browser Automation Project
Selenide: Languages for writing tests: Java. source: README
Playwright: Languages for writing tests: TypeScript; Python, .NET and Java versions. source: README
Cypress: Languages for writing tests: JavaScript and TypeScript (.js, .jsx, .ts, .tsx spec files). source: Docs: Writing and Organizing Tests
React Testing Library: Languages for writing tests: TypeScript, with types for react and react-dom. source: Docs: React Testing Library Introduction
Playwright for Python: Languages for writing tests: Python (sync and async APIs); Playwright also available for Node.js, .NET and Java. source: README
Nightwatch.js: Languages for writing tests: JavaScript or TypeScript (Node.js). source: Docs: Install Nightwatch
Robot Framework: Languages for writing tests: Robot Framework plain text syntax; Python as the primary language for extending it. source: README
Comparisons
Questions
Is Karate open source?
Yes. Karate is released under MIT, an OSI-approved license, as reported by the GitHub API on 2026-09-22.
Is Karate maintained?
On 2026-09-22, the last commit to the default branch was on 2026-09-19, so the listed status is active. Rule: Last commit within 90 days of the fetch date.
How many GitHub stars does Karate have?
8,965 stars on 2026-09-22, from the GitHub API. The number is refreshed at each monthly update.
What language is Karate written in?
The repository's primary language, as reported by the GitHub API, is Java.
Sources
- GitHub REST API: repository, read
- GitHub REST API: commits, read
- GitHub REST API: latest release, read
- GitHub REST API: contributors, read
- README, read
- Karate Documentation | Karate, read