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Open source load testing tool from Grafana Labs for testing the reliability and performance of APIs and web applications.

Pricing

From $0.15 / VU-hour

Founded

2016

Team size

501-1,000 employees

Headquarters

New York, NY

At a glance

Best for

Software Developers

Pricing model

Usage-based

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Integrates with

PostmanNew RelicVisual StudioGrafanaIntelliJ IDEA+5

About k6

k6 is an open-source load- and performance-testing tool where tests are scripted in JavaScript to simulate virtual users against APIs, websites and services. The managed Grafana Cloud k6 service adds hosted execution, distributed load zones, dashboards and result storage. It targets developers, SREs and QA teams running performance tests in CI.

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Pricing model: Usage-based

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