Vitest 3+Node.js 18

Why?

Why is Vitest 3 compatible with Node.js 18?

Requirement

Node.js ^18.0.0 || ^20.0.0 || >=22.0.0

Selected version

Node.js 18

Evaluation

18.20.8 satisfies ^18.0.0 || ^20.0.0 || >=22.0.0

Conclusion

COMPATIBLE

Evidence

CompatHub reports compatibility from upstream sources rather than making unsupported claims of its own.

• npm Registry

  Confidence: HIGH

  https://registry.npmjs.org/vitest/3.2.7

  Retrieved 30 August 2026

  Requirement: ^18.0.0 || ^20.0.0 || >=22.0.0

Node.js versions

Compatibility is derived from the project's declared Node.js requirement (^18.0.0 || ^20.0.0 || >=22.0.0); it does not mean every version combination has been independently tested.

• 17❌
• 18✓
• 19❌
• 20✓
• 21❌
• 22✓
• 23✓
• 24✓
• 25✓
• 26✓
• 27—

Other Node.js versions satisfying this requirement

Vitest 3 — compatible Node.js lines tracked in CompatHub

• ✓Node.js 18version lineEOL
• ✓Node.js 20version lineEOL
• ✓Node.js 22version linesupported
• ✓Node.js 23version lineEOL
• ✓Node.js 24version linesupported
• ✓Node.js 25version lineEOL
• ✓Node.js 26version linesupported

Other Vitest versions

Only lines with relevant compatibility evidence are listed.

• Vitest 4
• Vitest 3
• Vitest 2
• Vitest 1
• Vitest 0.34
• Vitest 0.33

Lifecycle context

Lifecycle status is separate from compatibility. An EOL component can still satisfy a documented version requirement.

Supported alternatives

Node.js lines that satisfy this requirement and are still supported.

• Node.js 22supported
• Node.js 24supported
• Node.js 26supported