Best muttest Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from mutation testing tools ranked against muttest on the same published basis.
- 1muttest vs ArcMutate
- 2muttest vs Mutant
- 3muttest vs Mutatest
- 4muttest vs Stryker Mutator
- 5muttest vs Infection
- 6muttest vs PIT
- 8muttest vs cargo-mutants
- 9muttest vs Cosmic Ray
- 10muttest vs Dextool Mutate
- 11muttest vs mutest-rs
- 12muttest vs Mutode
- 13muttest vs MutPy
- 14muttest vs mutmut
- 15muttest vs muttest-rs
- 16muttest vs Gambit
- 17muttest vs go-mutesting
- 18muttest vs MuJava
- 19muttest vs mutator
- 20muttest vs Muter
- 21muttest vs Mutineer
muttest alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArcMutate | 7.9 | Free plan | $8/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Mutant | 7.0 | Free plan | $20.83/mo | Linux, Mac |
| 3 | Mutatest | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Stryker Mutator | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 5 | Infection | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web |
| 6 | PIT | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | cargo-mutants | 6.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 9 | Cosmic Ray | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Dextool Mutate | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | mutest-rs | 6.1 | No | — | — |
| 12 | Mutode | 6.1 | No | — | — |
| 13 | MutPy | 6.1 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 14 | mutmut | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | muttest-rs | 6.0 | No | — | — |
| 16 | Gambit | 5.9 | No | — | Mac, Linux, Windows |
| 17 | go-mutesting | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | MuJava | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 19 | mutator | 5.8 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Muter | 5.8 | No | — | Mac |
| 21 | Mutineer | 5.8 | No | — | — |
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Questions about muttest alternatives
What is the best alternative to muttest?
ArcMutate, number 1 in mutation testing tools with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Mutant, Mutatest, Stryker Mutator and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to muttest?
ArcMutate is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.