Comparison

Artillery vs PHPUnit

On the evidence we track, Artillery leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Artillery67
PHPUnit57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Artillery67 / 100medium · 73%
PHPUnit57 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tier
Artillery✓
PHPUnit–
Model
Artilleryfree
Price level
Artilleryfree
PHPUnitfree
Transparent
Artillery✓
PHPUnit–
Integrations
Count
Artillery20
PHPUnit–
Reliability
Status page
Artillery✓
PHPUnit–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Artillery–
PHPUnit777,462
Github stars
Artillery–
PHPUnit20,063
Activity
Commits last 30d
Artillery–
PHPUnit100
Release
History
Artillery–
PHPUnit20 items
License
Spdx
Artillery–
Language
Primary
Artillery–
PHPUnitPHP
Content
Faq
Artillery6 items
PHPUnit6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for testing tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Test types
Artillery-
PHPUnitUnit
Browser automation
Artillery✓
PHPUnit-
Built-in assertion library
Artillery✓
PHPUnit-
Languages
ArtilleryJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js
PHPUnitPHP
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing
Artillery-
PHPUnit-
Techniques
Snapshot testing
Artillery-
PHPUnit-
Performance
Parallel execution
Artillery✓
PHPUnit-
Insight
Code coverage
Artillery-
PHPUnit✓
DX
Watch mode
Artillery-
PHPUnit-
Ops
CI integration
Artillery✓
PHPUnit-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Artillery

Leader

A distributed load testing platform for production use, supporting real browser testing via Playwright alongside API testing, deployable on AWS Lambda or Fargate.

Independently observed

PHPUnit

PHPUnit helps developers verify their PHP code through automated unit testing. It provides a framework for writing, organizing, and running tests.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Artillery

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans include Team, Business, and Enterprise.

  • Team-
  • Business-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

PHPUnit

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Artillery✓
PHPUnit✗
CLI
Artillery✓
PHPUnit✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Artillery✓
PHPUnit✗
Self-hosted
Artillery✗
PHPUnit✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Artillery

Leader
12 total
  • Slack
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Fargate
  • Azure ACI
  • Playwright
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Kinesis
  • GraphQL
  • WebSocket
  • gRPC
  • Socket.io
  • CloudWatch Logs
Independently observed

PHPUnit

Not documented yet.

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