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Artillery

Load testing at cloud-scale

★ 4.3

Modern, powerful load testing and smoke testing platform. YAML-based scenarios with support for HTTP, WebSocket, and more.

7.8k

GitHub Stars

local

Deployment

freemium

Pricing

Yes

Self-Hostable

Visit Website → Documentation GitHub

Features

✓ YAML scenarios
✓ JavaScript plugins
✓ Cloud runs
✓ Playwright integration
✓ Multiple protocols
✓ Dashboards
✓ CI integration
✓ Distributed testing

Pros

+ Easy YAML config
+ Multi-protocol
+ Playwright support
+ Good documentation
+ Active development

Cons

− Cloud required for scale
− YAML limitations
− Smaller community
− Less flexible than k6