Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to PEST
An elegant PHP testing framework with a focus on simplicity
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PEST launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The Elegant Parser. Contribute to pest-parser/pest development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Bugster▲419Bugster is a dev-first testing agent that runs UI tests without setup overhead. – Install and authenticate from terminal – Auto-generates an E2E test suite – Run locally or integrate with GitHub When integrated with GitHub: – Executes only relevant tests for each PR – Runs in Vercel preview environment – Comments results directly on the PR Works out of the box with Next.js + Vercel. Would love your feedback → https://www.bugster.dev/
2025 · bugster.dev · its alternatives →
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The Elegant Parser. Contribute to pest-parser/pest development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I want to share my side project with you. It's called Bud and it's a full-stack web framework for Go. I created a short video to show you how to create a minimal Hacker News clone with Bud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoypcRqn-xA. The framework is free, open source and MIT Licensed. You can find it on Github: https://github.com/livebud/bud. I started working on Bud 2 years ago after watching the introductory Laracast videos about the Laravel web framework. I was just blown away by how productive you can be in Laravel. However, like many of you,…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Report bugs, create tests, really fast
2022 · birdeatsbug.com · its alternatives →
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Beautiful, cross-platform & open-source tools for debugging, testing and building with HTTP(S), on Windows, Linux & Mac.
2019 · httptoolkit.tech · its alternatives →
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Introducing Interceptor - A browser extension that mocks backend responses and how to use it.
2018 · crypt.codemancers.com · its alternatives →
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Baretest is a fast and simple JavaScript test runner. It offers near-instant performance and a brainless API. It's a minimal alternative to Jest.
2020 · volument.com · its alternatives →
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Leaf PHP▲113Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.
2019 · leaf-docs.netlify.com · its alternatives →
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Dead simple testing framework for Bash with coverage reporting - Checksum/critic.sh
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A self-contained full-text search engine in pure PHP. No extensions, no dependencies. - olivier-ls/php-fts
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I wrote this tool during an internship at Narf Industries in 2023. It's a REPL that allows for quickly developing, testing, and fuzzing for HTTP request smuggling attack payloads. I started the internship having never worked with web servers, and have now found over 100 HTTP implementation bugs. I attribute this mostly to the ease of experimentation in the Garden. REPL-oriented fuzzing is just a really good interface for finding parsing bugs. It's pretty neat to able to run a differential fuzzer, categorize and display all the discovered discrepancies, then let a human pick through them and…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A PHP parser written in PHP. Contribute to nikic/PHP-Parser development by creating an account on GitHub.
2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A modern PHP framework for maintainable web applications
Jul 2026 · beacon.shworx.com · its alternatives →
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