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pest

The premium Open Source alternative to PHPUnit

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What is pest?

Replaces PHPUnit with a more expressive syntax. Built on top of PHPUnit to provide a functional-style testing experience.

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PHPTesting & QA

Why pest?

  • • Beautiful functional syntax
  • • Full PHPUnit compatibility
  • • Excellent CLI output

Limitations

  • • PHP-only environment
  • • Opinionated structure
  • • Newer ecosystem
3/5/2026
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