Gatling vs k6
GatlingLoad Testing
From $99 / monthPublished price
k6Load Testing
From $0.15 / VU-hourPublished price
Gatling Load Testing Continuous Performance Intelligence, powered by AI | k6 Load Testing The best developer experience for load testing | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Load Testing | Load Testing |
| What it is | Load testing tool designed for ease of use, maintainability, and high performance using Scala for test scenario definition. | Open source load testing tool from Grafana Labs for testing the reliability and performance of APIs and web applications. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | From $99 / month Gatling publishes cloud load-testing plans from $99 per month; its open-source load-test engine is available free. | From $0.15 / VU-hour k6 is open-source and free to self-host. The managed cloud (Grafana Cloud k6) is usage-based at $0.15 per Virtual User Hour (VUh) for protocol VUs; browser VUs bill at 10x. Grafan… |
| Pricing model | Tiered plans | Usage-based |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2012 | 2016 |
| Team size | 51-200 employees | 501-1000 employees |
| Headquarters | Bagneux, France | New York, NY |