Gatling vs Taurus

Gatling8.7Visit TTaurus7.9Visit

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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T Taurus #14 in Performance Testing Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Taurus

• Gatling fits best

  Teams needing broad, scalable protocol testing

• Taurus fits best

  Open-source users orchestrating multiple engines

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Side by side

Feature	Gatling 8.7/10 Visit ↗	TTaurus 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.9
Ranking	#8 in Performance Testing Software	#14 in Performance Testing Software
Best for	Teams needing broad, scalable protocol testing	Open-source users orchestrating multiple engines
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	€89/mo	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Live chat, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	20 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Gatling 4/5 · Taurus 4/5
Load testing	✓	✓
Stress testing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
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	One YAML workflow can coordinate JMeter, Gatling, Locust, k6, and BlazeMeter. Supports API, HTTP, Selenium, and Playwright test execution. Runs locally, in Docker, across workers, or through cloud provisioning.
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	The workflow is centered on YAML configuration and command-line execution. Reporting focuses on console and interactive results. Cloud-provisioned execution runs through BlazeMeter.
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 →	Taurus is an open-source framework for performance and functional test automation. It is aimed at engineering teams that want one YAML-based configuration layer and command-line workflow across multiple testing engines. Users can define… 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

• Taurus — where it wins

  • One YAML workflow can coordinate JMeter, Gatling, Locust, k6, and BlazeMeter.
  • Supports API, HTTP, Selenium, and Playwright test execution.
  • Runs locally, in Docker, across workers, or through cloud provisioning.

  Where it doesn't

  • The workflow is centered on YAML configuration and command-line execution.
  • Reporting focuses on console and interactive results.
  • Cloud-provisioned execution runs through BlazeMeter.

• 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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• TTaurus7.9/10 · Free plan

  A free, open-source YAML layer for orchestrating diverse performance and browser-testing engines.

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