karatelabs/karate
Test Automation Made Simple observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- 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: 10
- age_days: 3494
- days_rel: 19
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 16
Adoption not part of the score
8929 stars · 2048 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Karate is an open-source Java-based test automation framework that unifies API testing (REST, GraphQL, SOAP, WebSocket), UI browser automation, performance/load testing via Gatling, and service mocking in a single Gherkin-based syntax. Tests are plain-text feature files requiring no step definitions or glue code, runnable via CLI, JUnit, Maven/Gradle, or IDE plugins with built-in parallel execution.
Use cases
- test rest apis without writing java code
- automate browser ui tests
- run load tests reusing api test scripts
- create mock http services for testing
- contract testing for microservices
- run api tests in parallel in ci/cd
- write data-driven tests with gherkin syntax
When to choose
- your team mixes developers and non-programmers writing tests
- you want api, ui, performance, and mock testing in one tool
- you need fast parallel test execution without thread tuning
- you're tired of cucumber step-definition glue code
- you need first-class json/xml assertions with fuzzy matching
When to avoid
- you need unit testing of java code itself - use JUnit or TestNG
- your team prefers writing tests in a general-purpose programming language
- you need async protocol testing like Kafka or gRPC mocks without a commercial license
- you require a pure JavaScript or Python testing stack
Facets
framework · maturity active
testing e2e-testing mocking benchmarking http-client load-testing testing developer-tools apis web-development jvm cli cross-platform api-testing bdd gherkin contract-testing mock-server ui-automation webdriver gatling cucumber microservices automation docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/karatelabs/karate · fetched 2026-08-28 · 06443f274c60
- homepage: https://docs.karatelabs.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · b354ce8d99e4
- site_page: https://docs.karatelabs.io/getting-started/why-karate · fetched 2026-08-29 · bd440e467dad
- site_page: https://docs.karatelabs.io/getting-started/whats-new-v2 · fetched 2026-08-29 · fa58ee410775
- site_page: https://docs.karatelabs.io/getting-started/install-dependencies · fetched 2026-08-29 · 84c990be9134
- site_page: https://docs.karatelabs.io/getting-started/quick-start · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3a9d275721cb
- site_page: https://docs.karatelabs.io/running-tests/parallel-execution · fetched 2026-08-29 · ce7b5f57dbe6
- site_page: https://docs.karatelabs.io/reusability/calling-features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 726a100c307f
- site_page: https://docs.karatelabs.io/xplorer/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 956a09b0bbc0
- site_page: https://karatelabs.io/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 65620a1d6672
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| karatelabs/karate | main | 99 |
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