--- title: "Tools And Frameworks for Unit Testing in .NET for 2013" url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2013/3/16/tools-and-frameworks-for-unit-testing-in-net-and-java.md" canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2013/3/16/tools-and-frameworks-for-unit-testing-in-net-and-java.html" published: "2013-03-16T11:06:46" updated: "2013-03-16T11:06:46" tags: ["Cool Tools"] author: "Roy Osherove" description: "in “ Art of Unit Testing 2nd Edition ” I am now at work on the tools and frameworks appendix. It currently includes the following sections: • Isolation frameworks Moq Rhino Mocks Typemock Isolator NMock ? NUnit.Mocks…" usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)." license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" --- # Tools And Frameworks for Unit Testing in .NET for 2013 By Roy Osherove March 16, 2013 In [Cool Tools](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-tools) **Historical article** · Originally published March 16, 2013; technical details may be outdated. in “[Art of Unit Testing 2nd Edition](http://artofunittesting.com/)” I am now at work on the tools and frameworks appendix. It currently includes the following sections: **•    Isolation frameworks** > - Moq > - Rhino Mocks > - Typemock Isolator > -  **NMock ?** > - **NUnit.Mocks** > - **Microsoft Fakes / Moles** > - **NSubstitute** > - **FakeItEasy** > - **Foq (for F#)** **•    Test frameworks** > •    NUnit > •   **MbUnit  ? > •    Gallio ? > **•    xUnit > •    Pex - Test Helpers and Assertion APIS - FluentAssertions - Shouldly - SharpTestEx - AutoFixure - **Continuous Testing** - **Mighty Moose** - **NCrunch** - **Typemock Isolator Test Runner ** **•    Dependency injection and IoC containers** > •   > > - [AutoFac](http://code.google.com/p/autofac/) > - [Caliburn.Micro](http://caliburnmicro.codeplex.com/) > - [Catel](http://catel.codeplex.com/) > - [Dynamo.Ioc](http://www.dynamoioc.com/) > - [Funq](http://funq.codeplex.com/) > - [Griffin](https://github.com/jgauffin/griffin.container) > - [Hiro](https://github.com/philiplaureano/Hiro) > - [LightCore](http://www.lightcore.ch/) > - [LightInject](https://github.com/seesharper/LightInject) > - [LinFu](https://github.com/philiplaureano/LinFu) > - [MEF](http://mef.codeplex.com/) > - [Mugen](http://mugeninjection.codeplex.com/) > - [Munq](http://munq.codeplex.com/) > - [Ninject](http://ninject.org/) > - [Petite](https://github.com/andlju/Petite) > - [Simple Injector](http://simpleinjector.codeplex.com/) > - [Speedioc](https://github.com/wade/Speedioc) > - [Spring.NET](http://www.springframework.net/) (does anyone still use this?) > - [StructureMap](http://structuremap.net/structuremap/) > - [TinyIoc](https://github.com/grumpydev/TinyIoC) > - [Unity](http://msdn.microsoft.com/unity) > - [Windsor](http://castleproject.org/) > > Ioc Benchmark: [http://www.palmmedia.de/Blog/2011/8/30/ioc-container-benchmark-performance-comparison](http://www.palmmedia.de/Blog/2011/8/30/ioc-container-benchmark-performance-comparison "http://www.palmmedia.de/Blog/2011/8/30/ioc-container-benchmark-performance-comparison") **•    Database testing** > •   **DataRollback Attribute > **•    Integration Testing with the DB **•    Web testing** > •    Ivonna > •    Team System Web Test > •    **NUnitAsp** > •    Watir > •    **WatiN** > •    Selenium **•    UI testing** > •    **NUnitForms** > •    Project White > •    Team System UI Tests **•    Thread-related testing** > •   **Typemock Racer > •    Microsoft CHESS > **•    Osherove.ThreadTester **•    Acceptance testing** > - FitNesse > - **StoryTeller** ? > - **Cucumber** **BDD Styled Frameworks (used for unit level or acceptance testing)** - **specflow** - **specsharp** - **nspec** - **mSpec** - **TickSpec** **Color Map:** - **Gray**: Will be removed - **GREEN**: New - **BLACK**: Unchanged - ? : Not Sure While I do have my own thoughts on which new tools, frameworks or sections can be added or removed from the old book, **I would really like to hear from you** what _**you** think_ should be in these sections(or new sections), when talking about .NET, Java, C++ ## More in Cool Tools [All posts in Cool Tools](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-tools) - Feb 22, 2013 ### [Six Tools for managing multiple remote desktop sessions on windows and mac](https://osherove.com/blog/2013/2/22/tools-for-managing-multiple-remote-desktop-sessions-on-windo.html) - Jun 26, 2012 ### [FakeItEasy or NSubstitute? Which should I use for samples in art of unit testing 2nd edition?](https://osherove.com/blog/2012/6/26/fakeiteasy-or-nsubstitute-which-should-i-use-for-samples-in.html) --- ## About the author **Roy Osherove**: Senior Solutions Architect at AWS working on AI for production and AI-driven development; author of The Art of Unit Testing and Elastic Leadership, with about 20 years of consulting and training on unit testing, TDD, team leadership and continuous delivery. ### Sites - [RobotPaper](https://robotpaper.ai/): This blog: AI patterns and anti-patterns, AI and coding agents, and engineering leadership. - [osherove.com](https://osherove.com): Roy's personal site. 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