Gatling vs Speedscale

Gatling8.7Visit Speedscale7.9Visit

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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Speedscale #15 in Performance Testing Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Speedscale

• Gatling fits best

  Teams needing broad, scalable protocol testing

• Speedscale fits best

  Teams replaying production traffic safely

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Side by side

Feature	Gatling 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Speedscale 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.9
Ranking	#8 in Performance Testing Software	#15 in Performance Testing Software
Best for	Teams needing broad, scalable protocol testing	Teams replaying production traffic safely
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€89/mo	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS
Support	Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, SSO/SAML
Integrations	20 integrations	15 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Gatling 4/5 · Speedscale 4/5
Load testing	✓	✓
Stress testing	✓	✓
Browser-based testing	—	—
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	Captures and replays production traffic against code or services under test Supports stress, spike, peak, soak, and ramp-up workload patterns Integrates with major CI/CD, Kubernetes, observability, and container tools
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	Advanced replay and team dashboards start on the Pro plan Paid plans use usage-based billing by monthly data ingestion SSO, enterprise controls, and BYOC are reserved for Enterprise
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 →	Speedscale captures application traffic and replays it against code changes or services under test. It is designed for teams that need production-informed API, regression, and load testing across local development environments, Kubernetes… 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

• Speedscale — where it wins

  • Captures and replays production traffic against code or services under test
  • Supports stress, spike, peak, soak, and ramp-up workload patterns
  • Integrates with major CI/CD, Kubernetes, observability, and container tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced replay and team dashboards start on the Pro plan
  • Paid plans use usage-based billing by monthly data ingestion
  • SSO, enterprise controls, and BYOC are reserved for Enterprise

• 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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• Speedscale7.9/10 · Free plan

  A production-traffic replay tool with local mocking, distributed workloads, and CI/CD integrations.

  Visit SpeedscaleFull verdict →