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CppUTest vs ExUnit

CppUTest

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ExUnit

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FigureCppUTestExUnit
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · Unit Testing8.6 (#1)8.2 (#6)
Spec score · Unit Testing Frameworks8.7 (#1)8.3 (#4)
Intended usersIt is frequently used in embedded systems and is described as suitable for any C/C++ project.The Elixir website describes Elixir as serving solo developers and Fortune 500 companies across varied industries and applications.
LicenseThe project repository identifies its license as BSD-3-Clause.The Elixir source code is released under the Apache License 2.0.
PurposeCppUTest is a C/C++ xUnit framework for unit testing and test-driving code, frequently used in embedded systems.ExUnit is a unit testing framework for Elixir.

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CppUTest

  • Free and open-sourceFree

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ExUnit

  • ExUnitFree

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In their own words

CppUTest

CppUTest is a free C/C++ xUnit framework for unit testing and test-driven development, frequently used in embedded systems. It organizes tests into groups with setup and teardown, and provides assertions for conditions, comparisons, strings, numbers, pointers and memory. CppUMock supplies mocking support, and the manual describes optional Google Mock integration. C source files can use CppUTest macros and wrappers to register tests with the framework. Its per-test memory leak check compares memory use before setup with usage after teardown. Plugins cover memory leak detection, pointer restoration and floating-point exception flags. The command-line runner can emit JUnit-style XML and TeamCity XML for CI systems; the manual also describes running Google Tests alongside CppUTest tests in one binary. Build options include source builds using CMake or autoconf, Debian and Ubuntu packages, and Homebrew on macOS. It supports Linux, macOS, Windows and self-hosted use, and the repository identifies its license as BSD-3-Clause. One build limitation is that MakefileWorker.mk is available for source builds but is not supported by pre-packaged installs.

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