Best Behave Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from BDD testing tools ranked against Behave on the same published basis.
- 1Behave vs FitNesse
- 2Behave vs Serenity BDD
- 3Behave vs Cucumber Open
- 4Behave vs Ginkgo
- 5Behave vs CukeTest
- 6Behave vs Karate
- 7Behave vs Reqnroll
- 8Behave vs Behat
- 9Behave vs Godog
- 10Behave vs YAKS
- 11Behave vs BddDotNet
- 13Behave vs Chorus BDD
- 14Behave vs Kiwi
- 15Behave vs BDDX
- 16Behave vs Lettuce
- 17Behave vs Concordion
- 18Behave vs JBehave
- 19Behave vs JGiven
- 20Behave vs playwright-bdd
- 21Behave vs ReadyAPI
Behave alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FitNesse | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Serenity BDD | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Cucumber Open | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Ginkgo | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | CukeTest | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Karate | 6.5 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Reqnroll | 6.5 | Free plan | €3334.17/mo | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 8 | Behat | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 9 | Godog | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 10 | YAKS | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | BddDotNet | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Chorus BDD | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | Kiwi | 5.3 | No | — | Mac, iOS |
| 15 | BDDX | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Lettuce | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 17 | Concordion | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | JBehave | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 19 | JGiven | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 20 | playwright-bdd | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 21 | ReadyAPI | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Behave alternatives
What is the best alternative to Behave?
FitNesse, number 1 in BDD testing tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Serenity BDD, Cucumber Open, Ginkgo and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Behave?
FitNesse is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.