Decision Workspace
expectest vs behave vs rexpect
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
expectest
growingv0.12.0
Crate provides matchers and matcher functions for unit testing.
51
behave
experimentalv0.9.2
BDD testing framework with expressive expect! matchers and a zero-keyword DSL.
68
rexpect
growingv0.7.0
Interact with unix processes/bash the same way as pexpect or Don libes expect does
Core Metrics
| expectest | behave | rexpect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 51 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 345.3K | 104 | 1.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 8.1K | 104 | 131.1K |
| Dependents | 862 | 3 | 889 |
| Releases | 29 | 5 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 2351d ago | 10d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 10y 11m | 15d | 8y 8m |
Health Breakdown
expectest
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
behave
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
rexpect
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| expectest | behave | rexpect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.0 | 0.9.2 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 168KB | 26KB |
| Features | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rexpect leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rexpect is depended on by 889 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ expectest has not been updated in over a year.