Comparison

Jest vs PHPUnit

On the evidence we track, Jest leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Jest80
PHPUnit62
Score
Vioscale score
Jest80 / 100medium · 71%updating
PHPUnit62 / 100low · 33%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Jest
PHPUnit
Model
Price level
Jestfree
PHPUnitfree
Integrations
Count
Jest6
PHPUnit
Adoption
Dependent repos
PHPUnit777,462
Github stars
Jest45,474
PHPUnit20,045
Package downloads weekly
PHPUnit
Stackoverflow questions
Jest44,000
PHPUnit
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jest92
PHPUnit100
Release
Cadence days
Jest17
PHPUnit
History
PHPUnit20 items
License
Spdx
JestMIT
Language
Primary
PHPUnitPHP
Content
Faq
PHPUnit

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Jest

Leader

A testing tool for JavaScript projects that provides assertions, mocking, snapshot testing, and code coverage analysis with parallel test execution and zero-configuration defaults.

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.

Jest

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
Jest
PHPUnit
CLI
Jest
PHPUnit
Deployment
Self-hosted
Jest
PHPUnit

Integrations

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

Jest

Leader
6 total
  • React
  • Angular
  • Vue
  • TypeScript
  • Babel
  • Node
Independently observed

PHPUnit

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.