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Grafana k6 vs Gatling: catalog facts
Grafana k6	Gatling
Free The k6 tool itself is free and open source.	Freemium The Community Edition is free and open source; Enterprise Edition is a paid hosted service…
Command line	Web, Command line
Test scenarios written in plain JavaScript Single command-line tool, also usable in Docker	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 writing scripts; no graphical test builder in the tool itself Aimed at developers rather than casual site owners	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 not stated	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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