Molecule vs Test Kitchen
| Molecule | Test Kitchen | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| IaC support | Ansible | Chef Infra cookbooks, Ansible, PowerShell DSC, Puppet, Salt |
| Config compliance | Yes | Yes |
| Provisioning tests | Yes | Yes |
| Deployed checks | Yes | Yes |
| Execution model | local | local |
| Cloud support | AWS, Azure, GCP | Amazon EC2, Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, DigitalOcean, OpenStack, Rackspace Cloud |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Infrastructure Testing Tools. On Inferse, Test Kitchen scores higher on our published basis.