Istanbul vs. Ping-API vs. RKTracer vs. test_coverage Comparison Chart

JavaScript test coverage made simple. Istanbul instruments your ES5 and ES2015+ JavaScript code with line counters, so that you can track how well your unit-tests exercise your codebase. The nyc command-line-client for Istanbul works well with most JavaScript testing frameworks, tap, mocha, AVA, etc. First-class support of ES6/ES2015+ using babel-plugin-Istanbul. Support for the most popular JavaScript testing frameworks. Support for instrumenting subprocesses, using the nyc command-line interface. Adding coverage to your mocha tests could not be easier. Now, simply place the command nyc in front of your existing test command. nyc's instrument command can be used to instrument source files outside of the context of your unit tests. nyc is able to show you all Node processes that are spawned when running a test script under it. By default, nyc uses Istanbul's text reporter. However, you may specify an alternative reporter.

RKTracer is a code-coverage and test-analysis tool that enables teams to assess the quality and completeness of their testing across unit, integration, functional, and system-level testing, without altering a single line of application code or build workflow. It supports instrumentation across host machines, simulators, emulators, embedded devices, and servers, and covers a broad array of programming languages, including C, C++, CUDA, C#, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, Golang, Python, and Swift. It provides detailed coverage metrics such as function, statement, branch/decision, condition, MC/DC, and multi-condition coverage, and even supports delta-coverage reports to show which newly added or modified portions of code are already covered. Integration is seamless; simply prefix your build or test command with “rktracer”, run your tests, then generate HTML or XML reports (for CI/CD systems or dashboards like SonarQube).