Best Tarpaulin Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from test coverage tools ranked against Tarpaulin on the same published basis.
- 1Tarpaulin vs Coveralls
- 2Tarpaulin vs ReportGenerator
- 3Tarpaulin vs BullseyeCoverage
- 4Tarpaulin vs Codecov
- 5Tarpaulin vs OpenClover
- 6Tarpaulin vs gcov
- 7Tarpaulin vs SimpleCov
- 8Tarpaulin vs cargo-llvm-cov
- 9Tarpaulin vs Coverage.py
- 10Tarpaulin vs EclEmma
- 11Tarpaulin vs gofmt
- 12Tarpaulin vs Microsoft Code Coverage
- 13Tarpaulin vs LLVM llvm-cov
- 14Tarpaulin vs MozJPEG
- 15Tarpaulin vs Coverlet
- 16Tarpaulin vs dotCover
- 17Tarpaulin vs gcovr
- 18Tarpaulin vs Testwell CTC++
- 19Tarpaulin vs Kover
- 21Tarpaulin vs c8
Tarpaulin alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coveralls | 7.6 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | ReportGenerator | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | BullseyeCoverage | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Codecov | 7.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | OpenClover | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | gcov | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | SimpleCov | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | cargo-llvm-cov | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Coverage.py | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | EclEmma | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | gofmt | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Microsoft Code Coverage | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | LLVM llvm-cov | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | MozJPEG | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | Coverlet | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | dotCover | 6.9 | No | $50.75/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | gcovr | 6.9 | Linux, Mac, Windows | ||
| 18 | Testwell CTC++ | 6.9 | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows | ||
| 19 | Kover | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 21 | c8 | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
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Questions about Tarpaulin alternatives
What is the best alternative to Tarpaulin?
Coveralls, number 1 in test coverage tools with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: ReportGenerator, BullseyeCoverage, Codecov and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Tarpaulin?
Coveralls 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 on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.