Best Mutatest Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from mutation testing tools ranked against Mutatest on the same published basis.
- 1Mutatest vs ArcMutate
- 2Mutatest vs Mutant
- 4Mutatest vs Infection
- 5Mutatest vs Stryker Mutator
- 6Mutatest vs muttest
- 7Mutatest vs PIT
- 8Mutatest vs pytest-gremlins
- 9Mutatest vs Cosmic Ray
- 10Mutatest vs Gambit
- 11Mutatest vs cargo-mutants
- 12Mutatest vs Dextool Mutate
- 13Mutatest vs go-mutesting
- 14Mutatest vs mutest-rs
- 15Mutatest vs mutmut
- 16Mutatest vs Mutode
- 17Mutatest vs MutPy
- 18Mutatest vs muttest-rs
- 19Mutatest vs MuJava
- 20Mutatest vs Muter
- 21Mutatest vs mutator
Mutatest alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArcMutate | 7.2 | Free plan | $8/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Mutant | 7.1 | Free plan | $20.83/mo | Linux, Mac |
| 4 | Infection | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web |
| 5 | Stryker Mutator | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 6 | muttest | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | PIT | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | pytest-gremlins | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 9 | Cosmic Ray | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Gambit | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | cargo-mutants | 6.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 12 | Dextool Mutate | 6.3 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | go-mutesting | 6.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | mutest-rs | 6.0 | No | — | — |
| 15 | mutmut | 6.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | Mutode | 6.0 | No | — | — |
| 17 | MutPy | 6.0 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 18 | muttest-rs | 5.9 | No | — | — |
| 19 | MuJava | 5.8 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 20 | Muter | 5.7 | No | — | Mac |
| 21 | mutator | 5.6 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about Mutatest alternatives
What is the best alternative to Mutatest?
ArcMutate, number 1 in mutation testing tools with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Mutant, Infection, Stryker Mutator and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Mutatest?
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 what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.