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Compare Gatling and k6 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
No pricing available
Gatling
Star Rating
(61)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
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Star Rating
(31)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Gatling excels in stress testing with a score of 9.0, while k6 outperforms with a score of 9.5, indicating that k6 may provide more robust capabilities for handling high-load scenarios.
- Reviewers mention that k6 offers superior ease of setup with a score of 9.6 compared to Gatling's 7.8, suggesting that k6 is more user-friendly for new users looking to get started quickly.
- G2 users highlight that k6 has a higher overall ease of use rating of 9.2 versus Gatling's 7.6, which may make k6 a better choice for teams that prioritize a smooth user experience.
- Users on G2 report that k6's quality of support is rated at 9.3, while Gatling's is at 7.9, indicating that k6 may provide more responsive and helpful customer service.
- Reviewers mention that while both products offer good reporting features, k6's reporting capabilities are rated higher at 8.6 compared to Gatling's 8.0, suggesting k6 may provide more insightful analytics for performance testing.
- Users say that k6 shines in extreme case testing with a score of 9.2, while Gatling's score of 7.5 indicates that k6 may be better suited for complex testing scenarios that require detailed analysis.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Gatling
Gatling Enterprise Cloud and Self-Hosted
Free Trial
Per Month
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k6
No pricing availableFree Trial
Gatling
Free Trial is available
k6
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
53
9.3
14
Ease of Use
7.7
53
9.2
15
Ease of Setup
7.8
25
9.6
9
Ease of Admin
7.6
24
9.4
9
Quality of Support
7.9
44
9.3
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
23
9.3
9
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
48
10.0
14
Features by Category
Functionality
9.0
43
9.5
13
7.5
33
9.2
12
8.0
39
8.6
13
Reporting
8.0
44
8.6
13
Agentic AI - Software Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Gatling
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
k6
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
25.0%
Information Technology and Services
13.3%
Banking
10.0%
Retail
8.3%
Computer & Network Security
5.0%
Other
38.3%
Computer Software
26.7%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Telecommunications
6.7%
Retail
6.7%
Financial Services
6.7%
Other
36.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Gatling
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Evelyn Daniela M.
Verified User in Computer Software
If you are looking for a powerful and modern tool for performance testing, Gatling is one of the best options on the market. Its non-blocking architecture allows it to simulate thousands of users with efficient resource consumption, and its code-based...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Gambling & Casinos
User UI can be improved, lack of more complex examples in the doc
k6
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sanyam G.
Verified User in Computer Software
It is really very helpful in doing performance testing of our API's. Very intuitive to understand.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Evelyn Daniela M.
Verified User in Computer Software
If you are looking for a powerful and modern tool for performance testing, Gatling is one of the best options on the market. Its non-blocking architecture allows it to simulate thousands of users with efficient resource consumption, and its code-based...
Sanyam G.
Verified User in Computer Software
It is really very helpful in doing performance testing of our API's. Very intuitive to understand.
Verified User in Gambling & Casinos
User UI can be improved, lack of more complex examples in the doc
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Gatling better than JMeter?
1 comment
IZ
Certainly! Please provide the text in the Unknown Language that you would like me to translate into English.Read more
What are the protocols supported by Gatling?
1 comment
PD
Hey there,
I'm the Customer Success Team Lead here at Gatling. Apologies for the delayed reply. We have native support for HTTP, HTTPs, MQTT, and JMS....Read more
Gatling has no more discussions with answers
Hi guys, please teach me how to write the response body o whatever data, in a txt file, csv o .dat file as a dataset for subsequent requests. ?
1 comment
PC
Hi Cesar,
we could assist you better if you post your question to the k6 OSS community forum:
https://community.k6.io/c/k6-support/
It would be...Read more
What is k6 performance tool?
1 comment
MB
Basically, it's a powerful, modern framework for performance testing.Read more
k6 has no more discussions with answers
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