Comparison

PHPUnit vs Testing Library

On the evidence we track, Testing Library 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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PHPUnit57
★Testing Library65
Score
vioscaleAI score
PHPUnit57 / 100low · 32%
Testing Library65 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
PHPUnit–
Testing Library✓
Model
Testing Libraryopen_source
Price level
PHPUnitfree
Testing Libraryfree
Transparent
PHPUnit–
Testing Library✓
Integrations
Count
PHPUnit–
Testing Library12
Adoption
Dependent repos
PHPUnit777,462
Testing Library1,412,044
Github stars
PHPUnit20,063
Testing Library3,336
Package downloads weekly
PHPUnit–
Testing Library85,960,772
Activity
Commits last 30d
PHPUnit100
Testing Library1
Release
Cadence days
PHPUnit–
Testing Library15
History
PHPUnit20 items
Testing Library20 items
License
Spdx
Testing LibraryMIT
Language
Primary
PHPUnitPHP
Testing LibraryJavaScript
Market
Availability
Testing Library–
Content
Faq
PHPUnit6 items
Testing Library5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

PHPUnit

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

Independently observed

Testing Library

Leader

A family of testing utilities that help you test UI components by simulating how users interact with them, focusing on confidence-building tests that avoid implementation details.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

PHPUnit

Open source
as of verify ↗

Testing Library

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free, open source under MIT license

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
PHPUnit✗
Testing Library✓
CLI
PHPUnit✓
Testing Library✗
Deployment
Self-hosted
PHPUnit✓
Testing Library–

Integrations

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

PHPUnit

Not documented yet.

Testing Library

Leader
13 total
  • Jest
  • Cypress
  • GitHub Actions
  • React
  • Vue
  • Angular
  • Svelte
  • React Native
  • Mocha
  • Puppeteer
  • Testcafe
  • Nightwatch
  • JSDOM
Independently observed
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