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Jest VS pytest_

As of 4 November 2026, pytest is named by 780 companies and Jest by 1,768; Jest skews to companies under 200 people (54% vs 45%), pytest to companies over 1,000 (29% vs 24%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Jest's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, pytest rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Jest: 2–200 employees
54%
pytest: 2–200 employees
45%
Jest: 1,000+ employees
24%
pytest: 1,000+ employees
29%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 2.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,768companies name Jest
780companies name pytest
126name both
3,922 · 2,104postings in 90 days, Jest · pytest
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentJestsharepytestshareLeans
Self-employed664%324%even
2-10 employees20111%8211%even
11-50 employees39022%10213%Jest
51-200 employees37221%17022%even
201-500 employees19411%10013%even
501-1000 employees1297%689%even
1001-5000 employees19811%10313%pytest
5001-10000 employees654%324%even
10,001+ employees1539%9112%pytest
By industry
SegmentJestsharepytestshareLeans
Technology & software1,04059%41653%Jest
Business & finance services35420%13217%Jest
Manufacturing & industry1026%11214%pytest
Media & content593%263%even
Commerce & trade503%101%even
Consumer services & leisure503%233%even
Public, community & associations261%91%even
Property & construction171%41%even
Health care161%81%even
Hospitality & travel141%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental131%101%even
Utilities & infrastructure131%162%even
Automotive––111%outside top 12
By country
SegmentJestsharepytestshareLeans
United States98656%49764%pytest
United Kingdom1257%486%even
India915%344%even
Germany815%243%even
France593%243%even
Canada392%132%even
Brazil322%71%even
Australia282%71%even
Poland251%122%even
Spain191%81%even
Singapore181%71%even
Italy171%––outside top 12
Sweden––91%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentJestsharepytestshareLeans
Software engineering4,66088%1,88874%Jest
Engineering (non-software)1022%1285%pytest
Data & AI962%25310%pytest
Quality, safety & environment571%642%even
IT operations & business systems531%251%even
Unclassified281%30%even
Design & UX60%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting50%20%even
Sales40%50%even
Education & training30%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations30%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy20%––outside top 12
Customer service & success20%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management20%30%even
research and science20%––outside top 12
construction and civil10%20%even
General management & consulting10%10%even
Human resources10%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications10%20%even
social care and community10%––outside top 12
Administration & office––10%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––10%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––10%outside top 12
Cite this

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pytest is named by 780 companies in job postings and Jest by 1,768; 126 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/jest-vs-pytest)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Jest vs pytest: questions

Which is more used, Jest or pytest?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Jest (1,768) over pytest (780). By website-and-DNS footprint, pytest (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Jest?

54% of Jest companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 45% for pytest. 24% of Jest companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for pytest.

Do companies run both?

126 companies name both in their postings, usually Jest in marketing and pytest in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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