Best Gatling Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from performance testing software ranked against Gatling on the same published basis.
- 1Gatling vs Artillery
- 2Gatling vs Speedscale
- 3Gatling vs Taurus
- 4Gatling vs Fortio
- 5Gatling vs Locust
- 6Gatling vs Apache JMeter
- 7Gatling vs LoadFocus
- 8Gatling vs Grafana k6
- 9Gatling vs OctoPerf
- 10Gatling vs Loader.io
- 12Gatling vs Keysight Eggplant Test
- 13Gatling vs Blackfire.io
- 14Gatling vs BlazeMeter
- 15Gatling vs Vegeta
- 16Gatling vs WebLOAD
- 17Gatling vs OpenText Core Performance Engineering
- 18Gatling vs OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering
- 19Gatling vs Xceptance LoadTest
- 20Gatling vs Tricentis Testim
- 21Gatling vs Tsung
Gatling alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artillery | 7.3 | Free plan | $199/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Speedscale | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Taurus | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Fortio | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Locust | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Apache JMeter | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | LoadFocus | 7.0 | Free plan | $15.80/mo | API, Browser, Web |
| 8 | Grafana k6 | 6.9 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 9 | OctoPerf | 6.9 | Free plan | €649/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Loader.io | 6.8 | Free plan | $99.95/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | Keysight Eggplant Test | 6.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Blackfire.io | 6.5 | No | €33.25/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | BlazeMeter | 6.5 | No | $8.25/mo | API, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Vegeta | 6.3 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | WebLOAD | 6.3 | No | $499/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | OpenText Core Performance Engineering | 6.2 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Xceptance LoadTest | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | Tricentis Testim | 6.0 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Tsung | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Gatling alternatives
What is the best alternative to Gatling?
Artillery, number 1 in performance testing software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Speedscale, Taurus, Fortio and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Gatling?
Artillery is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.