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JUnit VS PHPUnit_

As of 30 October 2026, PHPUnit is named by 181 companies and JUnit by 1,428; JUnit skews to companies under 200 people (46% vs 70%), PHPUnit to companies over 1,000 (9% vs 31%).

As of 30 October 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: JUnit's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, PHPUnit rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

JUnit: 2–200 employees
46%
PHPUnit: 2–200 employees
70%
JUnit: 1,000+ employees
31%
PHPUnit: 1,000+ employees
9%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.2 · 1.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,428companies name JUnit
181companies name PHPUnit
0name both
4,626 · 255postings in 90 days, JUnit · PHPUnit
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
SegmentJUnitsharePHPUnitshareLeans
Self-employed101%42%even
2-10 employees957%137%even
11-50 employees28020%6636%PHPUnit
51-200 employees28620%4726%PHPUnit
201-500 employees18613%2313%even
501-1000 employees1239%116%JUnit
1001-5000 employees19714%158%JUnit
5001-10000 employees765%21%JUnit
10,001+ employees17512%––outside top 12
By industry
SegmentJUnitsharePHPUnitshareLeans
Technology & software87461%10055%JUnit
Business & finance services30521%3419%JUnit
Manufacturing & industry745%42%JUnit
Media & content352%74%even
Consumer services & leisure282%127%PHPUnit
Commerce & trade222%127%PHPUnit
Utilities & infrastructure191%32%even
Transport, logistics & rental161%21%even
Public, community & associations141%42%even
Automotive131%11%even
Health care121%11%even
Property & construction81%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentJUnitsharePHPUnitshareLeans
United States78255%6033%JUnit
United Kingdom1037%169%even
Germany1027%2313%PHPUnit
India675%84%even
France524%179%PHPUnit
Canada302%32%even
Poland292%127%PHPUnit
Switzerland191%––outside top 12
Belgium181%21%even
Singapore171%––outside top 12
Spain161%––outside top 12
Italy161%––outside top 12
Austria––53%outside top 12
Netherlands––42%outside top 12
Australia––32%outside top 12
Lithuania––32%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentJUnitsharePHPUnitshareLeans
Software engineering6,59088%57394%PHPUnit
Data & AI1392%10%even
IT operations & business systems1021%20%even
Engineering (non-software)981%10%even
Quality, safety & environment821%10%even
Product, program & project management260%71%even
Unclassified200%––outside top 12
Customer service & success60%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications60%20%even
Administration & office50%––outside top 12
Sales50%––outside top 12
General management & consulting40%––outside top 12
Education & training––20%outside top 12
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PHPUnit is named by 181 companies in job postings and JUnit by 1,428; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/junit-vs-phpunit)
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

JUnit vs PHPUnit: questions

Which is more used, JUnit or PHPUnit?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, JUnit (1,428) over PHPUnit (181). By website-and-DNS footprint, PHPUnit (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses JUnit?

46% of JUnit companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 70% for PHPUnit. 31% of JUnit companies have over 1,000 employees, against 9% for PHPUnit.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually JUnit in marketing and PHPUnit 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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