Kubetest2 vs Test Kitchen
Kubetest2
github.comTest Kitchen
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| Figure | Kubetest2 | Test Kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Infrastructure Testing Tools | 8.2 (#6) | 8.2 (#7) |
| Documentation depth | pkg.go.dev exposes documented packages for application logic, deployers, testers, artifacts, build helpers, metadata, process execution, and shared types. | The documentation site contains getting-started guides, command references, driver, transport, provisioner and verifier pages, configuration reference, contracts, examples, FAQ, lifecycle hooks, and glossary. |
| Installation | The project documents installing the core, reference deployers, and testers with Go's go install command. | Users can install the gem with gem install test-kitchen or install Cinc Workstation. |
| License | The GitHub repository identifies Apache-2.0 as its license. | The project is released under the Apache License 2.0. |
| Purpose | Kubetest2 is a framework for deploying Kubernetes clusters and running end-to-end tests against them. | Test Kitchen is a test harness for executing infrastructure code on one or more platforms in isolation. |
| What it does | Kubetest2 is a framework for deploying Kubernetes clusters and running end-to-end tests against them. | Test Kitchen runs infrastructure code against one or more isolated target platforms. |
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In their own words
Test Kitchen
Test Kitchen is a free test harness for running infrastructure code in isolation on one or more platforms. Its workflow uses create, converge, setup, verify, and destroy commands to provision environments and test infrastructure code. Documented drivers cover Amazon EC2, Apache CloudStack, DigitalOcean, Docker through Dokken, Google Cloud Platform, Hetzner Cloud, Vagrant, Azure, Hyper-V, OpenStack, and VMware products. Which drivers are available depends on the driver gems installed in the Ruby environment. Provisioning options include Chef Infra, Cinc Client, Habitat, PowerShell DSC, and shell scripts; listed verification integrations include Cinc Auditor, Chef InSpec, and Serverspec. Community plugins add Ansible, Puppet, and Salt provisioners. Installation is available through RubyGems, system packages, or Cinc Workstation, but Test Kitchen itself does not bundle Cinc or Chef tooling. Requirements include a 64-bit operating system and enabled CPU virtualization. The project uses Apache License 2.0 and points users to Chef Community Slack for community assistance. The documentation notes known issues and no current maintainer for kitchen-docker, recommending kitchen-dokken instead.