# PHPUnit vs Puppeteer

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Puppeteer

| Attribute | PHPUnit | Puppeteer |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62 (33% (low)) | 68.9 (67% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 90 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 777,462 | 144,056 |
| adoption.github_stars | 20,045 | 95,498 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 12,005,633 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | PHPUnit helps developers verify their PHP code through automated unit testing. It provides a framework for writing, organizing, and running tests. | Puppeteer provides programmatic control over browser instances, enabling automated navigation, interaction, and inspection of web pages through a high-level API. It supports both Chrome and Firefox and runs in headless mode by default. |
| features.capabilities | `{"coverage":true,"languages":"PHP","test_types":"unit"}` | `{"languages":"JavaScript","browser_automation":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 5 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Chrome"},{"name":"Firefox"},{"name":"DevTools Protocol"},{"name":"WebDriver BiDi"},{"name":"chrome-devtools-mcp"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["DE"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://phpunit.de","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:02:05.270Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pptr.dev/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:06:39.390Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/13.3.1","date":"2026-08-13T13:16:00Z","type":"stable","version":"13.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/9.6.36","date":"2026-08-11T06:30:51Z","type":"stable","version":"9.6.36"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/8.5.54","date":"2026-08-11T06:07:55Z","type":"stable","version":"8.5.54"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/13.3.0","date":"2026-08-07T07:38:42Z","type":"stable","version":"13.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/13.2.6","date":"2026-07-28T14:01:46Z","type":"stable","version":"13.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/12.5.33","date":"2026-07-28T14:00:09Z","type":"stable","version":"12.5.33"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/13.2.5","date":"2026-07-25T07:01:26Z","type":"stable","version":"13.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/12.5.32","date":"2026-07-25T06:58:57Z","type":"stable","version":"12.5.32"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/13.2.4","date":"2026-07-08T08:38:10Z","type":"stable","version":"13.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/13.2.3","date":"2026-07-06T14:59:31Z","type":"stable","version":"13.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/12.5.31","date":"2026-07-06T14:56:41Z","type":"stable","version":"12.5.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/11.5.56","date":"2026-07-06T14:54:46Z","type":"stable","version":"11.5.56"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/10.5.64","date":"2026-07-06T14:52:17Z","type":"stable","version":"10.5.64"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/9.6.35","date":"2026-07-06T14:50:10Z","type":"stable","version":"9.6.35"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/8.5.53","date":"2026-07-06T14:47:15Z","type":"stable","version":"8.5.53"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/13.2.2","date":"2026-06-29T13:38:23Z","type":"stable","version":"13.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/13.2.1","date":"2026-06-15T13:17:06Z","type":"stable","version":"13.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/12.5.30","date":"2026-06-15T13:14:35Z","type":"stable","version":"12.5.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/13.2.0","date":"2026-06-05T03:14:45Z","type":"stable","version":"13.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/releases/tag/13.1.14","date":"2026-06-04T06:18:17Z","type":"stable","version":"13.1.14"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.9.0","date":"2026-08-25T07:40:50Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.9.0","date":"2026-08-25T07:40:51Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.8.0","date":"2026-08-17T09:12:45Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.8.0","date":"2026-08-17T09:12:46Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.2.1","date":"2026-08-17T09:12:47Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.7.0","date":"2026-08-13T18:40:18Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.7.0","date":"2026-08-13T18:40:19Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.6.0","date":"2026-08-11T13:11:24Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.6.0","date":"2026-08-11T13:11:26Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.2.0","date":"2026-08-11T13:11:27Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.5.0","date":"2026-08-04T09:44:48Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.5.0","date":"2026-08-04T09:44:49Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.1.0","date":"2026-08-04T09:44:50Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.4.0","date":"2026-07-27T12:29:39Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.4.0","date":"2026-07-27T12:29:40Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.3.0","date":"2026-07-01T12:30:22Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.3.0","date":"2026-07-01T12:30:23Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/browsers-v3.0.6","date":"2026-07-01T12:30:24Z","type":"stable","version":"browsers-v3.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-v25.2.1","date":"2026-06-24T12:30:41Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-v25.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/releases/tag/puppeteer-core-v25.2.1","date":"2026-06-24T12:30:42Z","type":"stable","version":"puppeteer-core-v25.2.1"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 4.5 | 7.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":4,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=phpunit%2Fphpunit&per_page=100","last_12m":3,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=puppeteer&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` |

## Capabilities (Testing Tools)

| Capability | PHPUnit | Puppeteer |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Test types | Unit | - |
| Browser automation | - | ✓ |
| Built-in assertion library | - | - |
| Languages | PHP | JavaScript |
| **Isolation** |  |  |
| Mocking / stubbing | - | - |
| **Techniques** |  |  |
| Snapshot testing | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Parallel execution | - | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code coverage | ✓ | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Watch mode | - | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:35:19.989Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*