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Apache JMeter vs Artillery: catalog facts
Apache JMeter	Artillery
Free Free and open source from the Apache Software Foundation.	Freemium The CLI is open source; Artillery Cloud has a free sign-up with paid options.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Web, Command line
Tests many protocols, including HTTP, REST, SOAP, FTP and databases Distributed testing across several machines	Load testing and Playwright E2E testing in one toolkit Can run on your own AWS or Azure infrastructure
Requires a Java runtime Test plans take time to learn for newcomers	Reporting dashboard features belong to the hosted cloud service Turbo runner for Playwright is still in beta
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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