Comparison

Jasmine vs PHPUnit

On the evidence we track, Jasmine leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Jasmine65
PHPUnit57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Jasmine65 / 100medium · 70%
PHPUnit57 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tier
Jasmine✓
PHPUnit–
Model
Price level
Jasminefree
PHPUnitfree
Transparent
Jasmine✓
PHPUnit–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Jasmine846,026
PHPUnit777,462
Github stars
Jasmine15,812
PHPUnit20,063
Package downloads weekly
Jasmine1,167,594
PHPUnit–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jasmine5
PHPUnit100
Release
Cadence days
Jasmine13
PHPUnit–
History
Jasmine20 items
PHPUnit20 items
License
Spdx
JasmineMIT
Language
Primary
JasmineJavaScript
PHPUnitPHP
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Jasmine4 items
PHPUnit6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Jasmine

Leader

A JavaScript testing framework designed to run test suites in both browser and Node.js environments

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.

Jasmine

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

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
Jasmine✓
PHPUnit✗
CLI
Jasmine✓
PHPUnit✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Jasmine–
PHPUnit✓
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