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Grafana k6 vs Taurus: catalog facts
Grafana k6	Taurus
Free The k6 tool itself is free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Test scenarios written in plain JavaScript Single command-line tool, also usable in Docker	One YAML format for several test tools Reuses existing JMeter scripts
Requires writing scripts; no graphical test builder in the tool itself Aimed at developers rather than casual site owners	Command line only Depends on the underlying tools such as JMeter
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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