Best Behave Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from BDD testing tools ranked against Behave on the same published basis.
- 1Behave vs Cucumber Open
- 2Behave vs Serenity BDD
- 3Behave vs Kiwi
- 4Behave vs Concordion
- 5Behave vs FitNesse
- 6Behave vs Ginkgo
- 7Behave vs Behat
- 8Behave vs CukeTest
- 9Behave vs Godog
- 10Behave vs JBehave
- 11Behave vs JGiven
- 12Behave vs Karate
- 13Behave vs Mamba
- 14Behave vs Reqnroll
- 15Behave vs LightBDD
- 16Behave vs phpspec
- 17Behave vs playwright-bdd
- 18Behave vs RSpec
- 19Behave vs YAKS
- 20Behave vs BddDotNet
Behave alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cucumber Open | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Serenity BDD | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Kiwi | 6.8 | No | — | Mac, iOS |
| 4 | Concordion | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | FitNesse | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Ginkgo | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Behat | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 8 | CukeTest | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Godog | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 10 | JBehave | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 11 | JGiven | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | Karate | 6.3 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | Mamba | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 14 | Reqnroll | 6.3 | Free plan | €3334.17/mo | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | LightBDD | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | phpspec | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 17 | playwright-bdd | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 18 | RSpec | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 19 | YAKS | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | BddDotNet | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Behave alternatives
What is the best alternative to Behave?
Cucumber Open, number 1 in BDD testing tools with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Serenity BDD, Kiwi, Concordion and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Behave?
Cucumber Open is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.