getgauge/gauge
Light weight cross-platform test automation observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 18
- age_days: 4545
- days_rel: 12
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 28
Adoption not part of the score
3186 stars · 356 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Gauge is a lightweight, cross-platform test automation framework for writing acceptance tests in Markdown-based business-readable specifications. It supports multiple implementation languages (Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, Ruby), parallel execution, data-driven testing, and a plugin ecosystem.
Use cases
- write acceptance tests in plain markdown
- run behavior-driven acceptance tests
- automate browser tests with readable specs
- run data-driven tests against multiple datasets
- parallelize test suites in CI pipelines
- test automation in Java, JavaScript, C#, Python or Ruby
When to choose
- you want business-readable, markdown-based acceptance tests
- your team uses multiple programming languages for test implementation
- you need built-in parallel execution and data-driven testing
- you want a lightweight BDD alternative to Cucumber
When to avoid
- you need guaranteed timely support - the project is community-maintained with slow response times since official sponsorship ended in 2021
- you prefer a single-language, tightly integrated test framework
- you need a very actively developed tool with frequent releases
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
testing e2e-testing cli plugin-system testing developer-tools windows cli cross-platform test-automation acceptance-testing behavior-driven-development bdd markdown-specs data-driven-testing parallel-execution golang automation command-line linux macos
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/getgauge/gauge · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9a13c58dbf4c
- homepage: https://gauge.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 77329adeecb7
- site_page: https://docs.gauge.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · b8ae90dd3a35
- site_page: https://docs.gauge.org/getting_started/installing-gauge.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · a33fefb161d7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| getgauge/gauge | main | 98 |
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