Gatling vs Artillery

Gatling8.7Visit Artillery7.8Visit

Higher score Gatling #8 in Performance Testing Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Gatling

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Artillery #16 in Performance Testing Software 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Artillery

• Gatling fits best

  Teams needing broad, scalable protocol testing

• Artillery fits best

  Teams testing APIs, browsers, and WebSockets

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Side by side

Feature	Gatling 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Artillery 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.8
Ranking	#8 in Performance Testing Software	#16 in Performance Testing Software
Best for	Teams needing broad, scalable protocol testing	Teams testing APIs, browsers, and WebSockets
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€89/mo	$199/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	20 integrations	19 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Gatling 4/5 · Artillery 5/5
Load testing	✓	✓
Stress testing	✓	✓
Browser-based testing	—	✓ (best)
Distributed load	✓	✓
API testing	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Max virtual users	60000 users	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports HTTP, WebSocket, SSE, JMS, MQTT, and gRPC testing Distributed testing supports up to 60,000 virtual users on Basic Integrates with major CI/CD, observability, and collaboration tools	Tests HTTP, WebSocket, Socket.IO, and Playwright browser workloads Runs distributed tests through AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate, and Azure Connects with CI/CD, observability tools, dashboards, and cloud reports
Cons	Browser sessions generate HTTP scenarios rather than executing JavaScript Basic limits testing to 1 hour and one load generator Advanced limits and support require higher-tier or custom plans	Free plan limits teams to 30 reports and 30-minute tests monthly Paid plans start at $199 per month The broad feature set may exceed the needs of basic API testing
Our verdict	Gatling is a performance-testing platform for developers, QA teams, and enterprises testing web applications, APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure. Its open-source Community Edition runs code-based scenarios locally, while the… Read the review →	Artillery is a performance testing platform for developers, QA engineers, and SRE teams. Its CLI supports load and stress testing for APIs, web applications, and network services across HTTP, WebSocket, and Socket.IO. Playwright-based… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Gatling — where it wins

  • Supports HTTP, WebSocket, SSE, JMS, MQTT, and gRPC testing
  • Distributed testing supports up to 60,000 virtual users on Basic
  • Integrates with major CI/CD, observability, and collaboration tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Browser sessions generate HTTP scenarios rather than executing JavaScript
  • Basic limits testing to 1 hour and one load generator
  • Advanced limits and support require higher-tier or custom plans

• Artillery — where it wins

  • Tests HTTP, WebSocket, Socket.IO, and Playwright browser workloads
  • Runs distributed tests through AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate, and Azure
  • Connects with CI/CD, observability tools, dashboards, and cloud reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan limits teams to 30 reports and 30-minute tests monthly
  • Paid plans start at $199 per month
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of basic API testing

• Gatling8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad performance-testing platform with code, no-code, and distributed load options.

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• Artillery7.8/10 · Free plan

  A flexible performance testing platform spanning APIs, browsers, WebSockets, and distributed execution.

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