Head to head
| Metric | JaCoCo | Istanbul | c8 | coverage.py |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 4.6k | 5.8k | 2.1k | 3.4k |
| Weekly downloads | n/a | 9.5M | 5.2M | 79.2M |
| Download growth | n/a | -8% | +4% | +18% |
| Popularity score | 67/100 | 78/100 | 73/100 | 82/100 |
| Forks | 1.2k | 361 | 100 | 554 |
| Open issues | 250 | 206 | 123 | 321 |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 5mo ago | 2w ago | 4d ago |
| Latest version | n/a | 18.0.0 | 12.0.0 | 7.17.2Nov 4, 2026 |
| License | n/a | ISC | ISC | Apache-2.0 |
| First released | 2012 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Signals | Popular | Popular | None | Popular |
| Listed in | Testing & QA › Coverage, Reporting & Test Analytics | Testing & QA › Coverage, Reporting & Test Analytics | Testing & QA › Coverage, Reporting & Test Analytics | Testing & QA › Coverage, Reporting & Test Analytics |
Weekly downloads over time
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- Istanbul
- c8