Tech riderRev. 1 Oct 2026
- 1Runs onAPI, self-hosted
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Gherkin supportYes
- 4Execution modelocal
- 5Parallel executionYes
- 6API accessYes
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Overview
Godog is ranked #14 of 29 in BDD testing tools on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.
Godog plans and pricing
All plansCompared on BDD testing tools
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com
- Gherkin support
- Yesgithub.com
- Execution mode
- localgithub.com
- Parallel execution
- Yesgithub.com
- API access
- Yesgithub.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Godog is the official Cucumber behavior-driven development framework for Golang.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Specification format
- It uses Gherkin-formatted scenarios with Given, When and Then steps.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Documentation model
- Godog merges specification and test documentation into one cohesive whole.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Living documentation
- Specifications are automatically tested by Godog so they remain up to date.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Go test integration
- Godog can run test suites through the standard go test command.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- CLI status
- The godog CLI is deprecated and the project recommends using go test instead.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Concurrency
- Configured concurrency executes scenarios concurrently, and supplied formatters support concurrency.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Embeddable features
- Feature files can be compiled into a test binary with go:embed and a custom filesystem loader.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The project references cucumber-html-reporter for generating HTML reports from Cucumber output.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- API documentation
- General API details are available through the package documentation on pkg.go.dev.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can get help through the Cucumber community Discord with users, developers and BDD practitioners.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- Security vulnerabilities should be reported privately to [email protected] rather than through public issues, discussions or pull requests.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Security advisories
- The repository page states that there are no published security advisories.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- License
- Godog and Gherkin are licensed under the MIT License.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best BDD Testing Tools in 2026#14 of 29
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Sources
- github.com/cucumber/godog· checked 1 Oct 2026
- github.com/cucumber/godog/blob/main/README.md· checked 1 Oct 2026
- github.com/cucumber/godog/security· checked 1 Oct 2026
- github.com/cucumber/godog/blob/main/LICENSE· checked 1 Oct 2026