Krkn
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VisitKrkn vs Toxiproxy
What both publish
| Fact | Krkn | Toxiproxy |
|---|---|---|
| Install options | Installation options include a CLI, pre-built containers, a browser-based dashboard, and a standalone Python program. | The README documents Linux packages and binaries, Homebrew and MacPorts for OS X, a Windows download, a GitHub Container Registry image, and building from source with Go. |
| Purpose | Krkn injects deliberate failures into Kubernetes clusters to test their resilience. | Toxiproxy is a TCP proxy for simulating network and system conditions in chaos and resiliency testing. |
Krkn plans
- KrknFree
Toxiproxy plans
- ToxiproxyFree
Pick Krkn if…
Krkn suits chaos engineers and teams building resilience testing workflows for Kubernetes or OpenShift. Users need cluster-admin kubeconfig access and Docker 20.10+ or Podman 4.0+; standalone Python use requires Python 3.9 and manual dependency management.
Pick Toxiproxy if…
Toxiproxy suits developers and teams testing service failure handling in development, unit and integration tests, or CI. It is intended for checking that applications do not depend on a single point of failure.