Karate
8.2#1 in bdd testing toolsFrom $100 a yearFree planAPIExtensionLinuxmacOS
VisitKarate vs PactFlow
What both publish
| Fact | Karate | PactFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Contract testing | Karate can run the same suite against a mock and a provider to identify contract disagreements. | The platform supports consumer-driven testing with Pact and bi-directional contract testing with OpenAPI. |
| Documentation depth | Documentation covers installation, CLI, Maven, Gradle, standalone JAR, syntax, HTTP, assertions, parallel execution, Java API, databases, WebSocket, MQ, UI and performance testing. | The broker repository documents autogenerated pact documentation, network diagrams, HAL browsing, API relations, upgrades and semantic versioning. |
| Integrations | The integrations directory lists more than 40 native integrations and more than 15 protocols or formats. | The integration catalog includes SwaggerHub Editor integration and a Pact Plugin Framework for custom or prebuilt plugins. |
| Purpose | Karate combines API, UI, mock, and performance testing in one framework with readable syntax. | PactFlow is a managed Pact Broker that helps teams test integrations in distributed systems using contract testing. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.4 out of 5 from 6 reviews | 0 out of 5 from 0 reviews |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.7 out of 5 from 6 reviews | No rating from 0 reviews; the page says no reviews yet. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.8 out of 5 from 14 reviews | 0 out of 10 from 0 reviews |
| Security | Karate Labs says its products run locally or in customer infrastructure, store no customer test data, and ship with zero telemetry. | The security page says data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher. |
| Security controls | The security brief describes local desktop execution, no cloud data storage, offline license activation, Maven/Sonatype checks and GitHub Dependabot scanning. | The security page states AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2 or newer, two-factor protection, least-privilege access and immutable audit logging. |
| Self-hosting | The vendor states that products run on customer infrastructure, support air-gapped deployment and make no outbound calls. | Enterprise customers can deploy PactFlow on premises as a drop-in replacement for the open-source Pact Broker. |
Karate plans
- FreeFree
- IDE Plus$100 a year
- Xplorer Premium$200 a year
- Pro$640 a year
- Karate EnterprisePriced on request
PactFlow plans
- StarterFree
- Team yearly$115.42 a month
- Team (yearly billing)$115.42 a month
- Team monthly$127 a month
- Team (monthly billing)$127 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Karate if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick PactFlow if…
PactFlow suits development teams that need to check service contracts and connect those checks to source-control workflows. It also offers an on-premises option and dedicated support for Enterprise customers.