Artillery
7.2#2 in load testing softwareFrom $199 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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What both publish
| Fact | Artillery | Vegeta |
|---|---|---|
| Load testing | It supports load, stress, and soak testing, including distributed testing across AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate, and Azure Container Instances. | The project says Vegeta avoids coordinated omission and can be used for distributed load testing. |
| Protocols | Built-in protocol support includes HTTP, WebSocket, and Socket.IO, with other protocols available through plugins. | The attack command supports HTTP/2 when the server supports it, and can send HTTP/2 over TCP without TLS encryption. |
Artillery plans
- Team$199 a month
- Business$499 a month
- Enterprise add-ons$1,199 a month
- Free—
Vegeta plans
- FreeFree
Pick Artillery if…
Artillery suits developers, test and QA engineers, and operations or SRE teams working on production backend systems. It is relevant for teams needing load tests, Playwright checks, or distributed test runs.
Pick Vegeta if…
Vegeta is suited to developers and teams that need constant-rate HTTP load testing, including distributed runs, and want a CLI or Go library. Its reporting and output formats may suit users who need to inspect or pass along test results.