Best mutmut Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from mutation testing tools ranked against mutmut on the same published basis.
- 1mutmut vs ArcMutate
- 2mutmut vs Mutant
- 3mutmut vs Mutatest
- 4mutmut vs Stryker Mutator
- 5mutmut vs Infection
- 6mutmut vs muttest
- 7mutmut vs PIT
- 8mutmut vs cargo-mutants
- 9mutmut vs Cosmic Ray
- 10mutmut vs Dextool Mutate
- 12mutmut vs Gambit
- 13mutmut vs go-mutesting
- 14mutmut vs MuJava
- 15mutmut vs Muter
- 16mutmut vs LittleDarwin
- 17mutmut vs mutator
- 18mutmut vs mutest-rs
- 19mutmut vs Mutineer
- 20mutmut vs Mutode
- 21mutmut vs MutPy
mutmut alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArcMutate | 6.6 | Free plan | $8/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Mutant | 6.5 | Free plan | $20.83/mo | Linux, Mac |
| 3 | Mutatest | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Stryker Mutator | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 5 | Infection | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web |
| 6 | muttest | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | PIT | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | cargo-mutants | 5.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 9 | Cosmic Ray | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Dextool Mutate | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | Gambit | 5.3 | No | — | Mac, Linux, Windows |
| 13 | go-mutesting | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | MuJava | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 15 | Muter | 5.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 16 | LittleDarwin | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 17 | mutator | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 18 | mutest-rs | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 19 | Mutineer | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Mutode | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 21 | MutPy | 5.1 | No | — | self-hosted |
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Questions about mutmut alternatives
What is the best alternative to mutmut?
ArcMutate, number 1 in mutation testing tools with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Mutant, Mutatest, Stryker Mutator and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to mutmut?
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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.