BDDX vs Reqnroll
BDDX
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| Figure | BDDX | Reqnroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9.99/mo | €33.33/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · BDD Testing Tools | 8.2 (#5) | 7.9 (#8) |
| Founded | 2011 | 2024 |
| Installation | The CLI installation command is `npm i bddx`. | Reqnroll is distributed as NuGet packages, and the documentation says most cases require no additional configuration. |
| Purpose | BDDX creates and runs Behavior-Driven Development tests and summarizes failures. | It lets teams write Gherkin Given-When-Then executable specifications and turn them into automated tests that verify implementation of requirements. |
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In their own words
BDDX
BDDX creates and runs Behavior-Driven Development tests written in Cucumber’s Gherkin plain-text language, then summarizes test failures and their causes. Users can upload test files in bulk and run them line by line, pausing and resuming a bulk run from a checkpoint. The documented workflow connects a cloud BDDX project and API key with the CLI: the CLI runs tests in a repository and uploads results to the cloud. Its installation command is `npm i bddx`. Documentation describes creating Jira tasks and GitHub or GitLab issues from detected defects, and Jira tasks can be created automatically for failed tests. BDDX is a web product with browser testing, API access, Gherkin support, and both execution modes. The Start plan is free for up to 50 runs per month. Grow costs $9.99 a month for 51–250 runs, and Accelerate costs $14.99 a month for 251–500 runs. Scale has no listed plan price, with unlimited runs at 0.03$ per run. Email and Jira API token credentials are saved locally on the machine.
Reqnroll
Reqnroll is an open-source.NET framework for turning behavior specifications into automated tests. Teams write executable scenarios in Gherkin’s Given-When-Then format to check whether software meets stated requirements. It supports full Gherkin, including tagged Rule blocks, and step definitions written with regular expressions or Cucumber Expressions; asynchronous steps and hooks are supported. Scenarios can run with NUnit, MsTest, TUnit, or xUnit, including xUnit v3. Reqnroll runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS, and documents.NET Framework 4.6.2 and newer listed versions through.NET 10.0; frameworks before.NET 8 are outside Microsoft support. It is distributed as NuGet packages and documents integrations for Visual Studio, Rider, and Visual Studio Code, though an IDE is not required. The Visual Studio extension adds Gherkin editing tools, navigation, and code snippet generation. Reqnroll is based on the SpecFlow codebase, is compatible with SpecFlow, and has a migration guide. Community use is free; Professional is billed at €400 per 10 users per year, excluding VAT.