Pester vs. PowerShellGet vs. ScriptRunner vs. Zombie.js Comparison Chart

Pester is the ubiquitous test and mock framework for PowerShell. Adding Pester tests to Powershell code will enhance code quality and allows you to start creating predictable changes. Visual Studio Code comes with full support for Pester allowing you to create tests quickly. Pester integrates nicely with TFS, Azure, Github, Jenkins, and other CI servers, allowing you to fully automate your development lifecycle. Pester provides a framework for writing and running tests. Pester is most commonly used for writing unit and integration tests, but it is not limited to just that. It is also a base for tools that validate whole environments, computer deployments, database configurations, and so on. Pester tests can execute any command or script that is accessible to a Pester test file. This includes functions, Cmdlets, Modules, and scripts. Pester can be run locally, where it integrates well with Visual Studio Code, and it can of course be integrated into a build script in a CI pipeline.

ScriptRunner is a platform solution for automation and delegation with PowerShell. Centralizing, standardizing as well as monitoring and controlling multiple workflows effectively relieves IT operations. Administrators and DevOps can use the supplied script libraries, customize them or develop their own scripts. A steadily growing number of well-known companies of all sizes and industries worldwide use ScriptRunner as their leading all-in-one solution for PowerShell. ScriptRunner Software GmbH has been an independent subsidiary of AppSphere AG since 2019.