LightBDD

5.5easy start · #24 of 29
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Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

LightBDD is ranked #24 of 29 in BDD testing tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free and open source Free BSD 2-Clause licensed · no paid tiers stated github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Gherkin support: No
Execution mode: local

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The record

Purpose: LightBDD is a behavior driven development framework for writing readable tests and tracking their execution.
Scenario features: It supports readable scenarios, parameterized steps, inline and tabular parameters, and shared scenario context.
Execution: It tracks scenario step progress and execution time, and supports asynchronous scenarios and steps.
Reports: It generates feature reports in HTML, XML, or plain text formats.
Test integrations: The project lists integrations with NUnit, xUnit 2 and 3, Microsoft Test Framework, Fixie, and TUnit.
Dependency injection: LightBDD supports dependency injection containers.
IDE tooling: Its Visual Studio extension includes project and feature class templates plus code snippets for scenarios and composite steps.
Supported runtimes: The README lists .NET 5+, .NET Framework, .NET Standard, .NET Core, and UWP support.
Distribution: The project says LightBDD packages are available through NuGet.
License: The repository provides LightBDD under the BSD 2-Clause License.
Support and diagnostics: The README points users to the project wiki and says NuGet packages include debug symbols for diagnostics.
Azure DevOps: A community project called LightBDD.ScenarioSync connects LightBDD scenarios with Azure DevOps test cases for synchronization.
How tests are organized: The Quick Start describes acceptance tests as partial feature classes split between scenario definitions and step implementations.
Price from: Free

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Sources

github.com/LightBDD/LightBDD· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/LightBDD/LightBDD/blob/master/LICENSE.t· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/LightBDD/LightBDD/wiki/Quick-Start· checked 4 Oct 2026