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Apache JMeter vs Gatling: catalog facts
Apache JMeter	Gatling
Free Free and open source from the Apache Software Foundation.	Freemium The Community Edition is free and open source; Enterprise Edition is a paid hosted service…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Web, Command line
Tests many protocols, including HTTP, REST, SOAP, FTP and databases Distributed testing across several machines	Open-source Community Edition you can run on your own machines Load tests are written as code and can be kept in version control
Requires a Java runtime Test plans take time to learn for newcomers	Writing tests as code assumes programming experience Advanced analysis and tracing are only in the paid Enterprise Edition
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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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