Which free unit testing framework for C#?

Question

I'm rather beginner in C# world (and .Net as well), so I decided to get some advices from more experienced developers. Which free unit testing framework for C# would you advise? I came across NUnit, which seemed to look interestingly, but in it's documentation I found out, that there were versions for .Net 1.1 and .Net 2.0. I need to use it in project targeted to .Net 3.0.

So, please let me know if:

I can use NUnit for .Net 3.0 project?

or:

there is something better than NUnit?

possible duplicate of [NUnit vs. MbUnit vs. MSTest vs. xUnit.net](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/261139/nunit-vs-mbunit-vs-mstest-vs-xunit-net) — nawfal, Jul 23 '14 at 15:18

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 27 '17 at 16:35

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Yes. NUnit works well on .NET 3.0 and 3.5 too.

Your second question is pretty subjective. NUnit is a widely used unit testing framework for .NET. MSTest is another one that is shipped with Visual Studio. xUnit is another one.

There is a comparison on xUnit project: xUnit - Comparing xUnit.net to other frameworks

edited Dec 27 '17 at 16:35

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answered Apr 10 '09 at 15:45

Mehrdad Afshari

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+1 NUnit, if you're using VisualStudio, TestDriven.NET is a terrific add-on. – plinth Apr 10 '09 at 16:03

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 27 '17 at 16:36

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xUnit is worth a look (and is what I use the most), as is MbUnit.

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answered Apr 10 '09 at 15:52

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MbUnit allows you to run unit tests in parallel – Robs Sep 25 '13 at 11:59

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 10 '09 at 15:53

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Well it depends on your IDE. If you've purchased, or your employer purchased, a Visual Studio edition that comes with the MSTest then I'd go with that, just less to install and configure. Otherwise go with NUnit, it's simple, easy to use and widely used and accepted by .NET Devs.

answered Apr 10 '09 at 15:53

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+1 and pex works flawlessly with MSTest as well. – Steven Evers Apr 11 '09 at 04:16

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 10 '09 at 16:14

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I would say stick with NUnit. It's a good testing framework, and does work with 3.0 (it's what I currently use, and what we used at my last employer as well)

answered Apr 10 '09 at 16:14

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At the time of writing NUnit's last release 2.6.2 was almost a year ago – Robs Sep 25 '13 at 12:01

Which free unit testing framework for C#?

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