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• Bogus

  9.2 4.4 L4 should VS Bogus

  :card_index: A simple fake data generator for C#, F#, and VB.NET. Based on and ported from the famed faker.js.

• Moq

  9.1 8.3 should VS Moq

  Repo for managing Moq 4.x
  

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• xUnit

  8.9 8.8 L3 should VS xUnit

  xUnit.net is a free, open source, community-focused unit testing tool for the .NET Framework.
  

• Fluent Assertions

  8.4 9.4 L4 should VS Fluent Assertions

  A very extensive set of extension methods that allow you to more naturally specify the expected outcome of a TDD or BDD-style unit tests. Targets .NET Framework 4.7, as well as .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 3.0, .NET 6, .NET Standard 2.0 and 2.1. Supports the unit test frameworks MSTest2, NUnit3, XUnit2, MSpec, and NSpec3.
  

• SpecFlow

  8.3 8.2 L4 should VS SpecFlow

  #1 .NET BDD Framework. SpecFlow automates your testing & works with your existing code. Find Bugs before they happen. Behavior Driven Development helps developers, testers, and business representatives to get a better understanding of their collaboration
  

• NUnit

  8.3 8.0 L3 should VS NUnit

  NUnit 3 Framework
  

• AutoFixture

  8.2 3.6 L3 should VS AutoFixture

  AutoFixture is an open source library for .NET designed to minimize the 'Arrange' phase of your unit tests in order to maximize maintainability. Its primary goal is to allow developers to focus on what is being tested rather than how to setup the test scenario, by making it easier to create object graphs containing test data.
  

• NSubstitute

  7.4 5.3 L5 should VS NSubstitute

  A friendly substitute for .NET mocking libraries.
  

• Shouldly

  7.4 3.7 L4 should VS Shouldly

  Should testing for .NET - the way Asserting *Should* be!
  

• NBomber

  6.9 8.1 should VS NBomber

  Modern and flexible load testing framework for Pull and Push scenarios, designed to test any system regardless a protocol (HTTP/WebSockets/AMQP etc) or a semantic model (Pull/Push).
  

• FakeItEasy

  6.9 5.7 L4 should VS FakeItEasy

  The easy mocking library for .NET
  

• Verify

  6.8 9.6 should VS Verify

  Verify is a snapshot tool that simplifies the assertion of complex data models and documents.
  

• Stryker.NET

  6.7 9.3 should VS Stryker.NET

  Mutation testing for .NET core and .NET framework!
  

• FsCheck

  6.3 5.2 should VS FsCheck

  Random Testing for .NET
  

• Machine.Specifications

  6.2 5.2 L5 should VS Machine.Specifications

  Machine.Specifications is a Context/Specification framework for .NET that removes language noise and simplifies tests.
  

• Compare-Net-Objects

  6.2 6.6 should VS Compare-Net-Objects

  What you have been waiting for :+1: Perform a deep compare of any two .NET objects using reflection. Shows the differences between the two objects.

• WireMock.Net

  6.1 8.4 should VS WireMock.Net

  WireMock.Net is a flexible product for stubbing and mocking web HTTP responses using advanced request matching and response templating. Based on the functionality from http://WireMock.org, but extended with more functionality.
  

• MSTest

  5.9 8.3 should VS MSTest

  MSTest V2 framework and adapter
  

• GenFu

  5.9 5.2 should VS GenFu

  GenFu is a library you can use to generate realistic test data. It is composed of several property fillers that can populate commonly named properties through reflection using an internal database of values or randomly created data. You can override any of the fillers, give GenFu hints on how to fill them.

• Canopy

  5.3 4.7 should VS Canopy

  f# web automation and testing library, built on top of Selenium (friendly to c# also)

• Fixie

  5.3 1.7 L4 should VS Fixie

  Ergonomic Testing for .NET
  

• NetArchTest

  5.2 2.0 should VS NetArchTest

  A fluent API for .Net that can enforce architectural rules in unit tests.

• Expecto

  5.2 0.8 should VS Expecto

  A smooth testing lib for F#. APIs made for humans! Strong testing methodologies for everyone!

• BDDfy

  4.8 0.0 L5 should VS BDDfy

  BDDfy is the simplest BDD framework EVER!
  

• Rhino Mocks

  4.8 0.0 L5 should VS Rhino Mocks

  Dynamic Mocking Framework for .NET

• FluentAutomation

  4.5 0.0 L3 should VS FluentAutomation

  Simple Fluent API for UI Automation

• NFluent

  4.3 6.6 should VS NFluent

  Smooth your .NET TDD experience with NFluent! NFluent is an ergonomic assertion library which aims to fluent your .NET TDD experience (based on simple Check.That() assertion statements). NFluent aims your tests to be fluent to write (with a super-duper-happy 'dot' auto-completion experience), fluent to read (i.e. as close as possible to plain English expression), but also fluent to troubleshoot, in a less-error-prone way comparing to the classical .NET test frameworks. NFluent is also directly inspired by the awesome Java FEST Fluent assertion/reflection library (http://fest.easytesting.org/)

• xBehave.net

  4.2 8.1 L4 should VS xBehave.net

  ✖ An xUnit.net extension for describing each step in a test with natural language.

• NSpec

  3.9 0.0 should VS NSpec

  A battle hardened testing framework for C# that's heavily inspired by Mocha and RSpec.
  

• SpecsFor

  3.9 0.0 L5 should VS SpecsFor

  SpecsFor is a light-weight Behavior-Driven Development framework that focuses on ease of use for *developers* by minimizing testing friction.

• ArchUnitNET

  3.8 8.1 should VS ArchUnitNET

  A C# architecture test library to specify and assert architecture rules in C# for automated testing.
  

• Fine Code Coverage

  3.7 8.9 should VS Fine Code Coverage

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• LightBDD

  3.7 5.3 should VS LightBDD

  BDD framework allowing to create easy to read and maintain tests.
  

• AutoMoq

  3.4 0.0 should VS AutoMoq

  Auto mocking provider for Moq.

• snapshooter

  3.2 0.8 should VS snapshooter

  Snapshooter is a snapshot testing tool for .NET Core and .NET Framework
  

• ExpressionToCode

  3.1 7.7 L2 should VS ExpressionToCode

  Generates valid, readable C# from an Expression Tree.

• SimpleStubs

  3.1 2.3 should VS SimpleStubs

  *SimpleStubs* is a simple mocking framework that supports Universal Windows Platform (UWP), .NET Core and .NET framework. SimpleStubs is currently developed and maintained by Microsoft BigPark Studios in Vancouver.
  

• Xunit.Gherkin.Quick

  3.1 2.9 should VS Xunit.Gherkin.Quick

  BDD in .NET Core - using Xunit and Gherkin (compatible with both .NET Core and .NET)

• Fuchu

  2.9 0.0 should VS Fuchu

  Functional test library for F# / C# / VB.NET

• Moq.Contrib.HttpClient

  2.7 6.5 should VS Moq.Contrib.HttpClient

  A set of extension methods for mocking HttpClient and IHttpClientFactory with Moq.

• NBuilder

  2.2 0.0 L2 should VS NBuilder

  Rapid generation of test objects in .NET

• CsCheck

  2.1 7.0 should VS CsCheck

  Random testing library for C#

• NScenario

  1.9 5.0 should VS NScenario

  Dead simple library for annotating steps of test case scenarios.

• xRetry

  1.7 7.4 should VS xRetry

  Retry running tests via Xunit and Specflow

• CoreBDD

  1.3 10.0 should VS CoreBDD

  BDD framework for xUnit.net

• GennyMcGenFace

  1.0 0.0 L3 should VS GennyMcGenFace

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• CheckTestOutput

  0.9 0.0 should VS CheckTestOutput

  Semi-manual asserts for unit tests

• NCrunch

  - should VS NCrunch

  An automated continuous & concurrent testing tool for Visual Studio. [$]

• BDTest

  - - should VS BDTest

  A behaviour driven testing and reporting framework!

• ReportPortal

  - should VS ReportPortal

  AI-powered Test Automation Dashboard. Acquire, aggregate and analyze test reports to ascertain release health.

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