Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Gatling
Gatling clearly comes out ahead of LoadRunner on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Gatling's paid plans start at $99/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Gatling Corp | OpenText |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Development | Development |
| Categories | testing-tools | testing-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Gatling
open source
flat
flat
custom
freemium
custom
| Feature | gatling | loadrunner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Hour Of Testing | ||
| 50 Concurrent Virtual Users | ||
| 1 Load Generator | ||
| Advanced Protocol Support | ||
| 10 Seats | ||
| Ci/Cd Integration | ||
| 2 Seats | ||
| Collaboration Tools | ||
| 3 Load Generators | ||
| Enterprise-Scale Load Testing | ||
| 5 Hours Of Testing | ||
| Performance Testing | ||
| All Features & Integrations | ||
| Protocol Support | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Custom # Of Load Generators | ||
| Custom Limit Of Hours | ||
| Custom Limit Of Vus | ||
| Custom Seats | ||
| Distributed Testing | ||
| High-Performance Load Generator Engine | ||
| Role-Based Access Control | ||
| Sdks For Java, Scala, Kotlin, Javascript, And Typescript | ||
| Sso | ||
| Static Html Reports | ||
| Up To 180,000 Vus | ||
| Up To 60,000 Vus |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Gatling comes out ahead overall, though LoadRunner can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Gatling and LoadRunner offer a free tier.
LoadRunner scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Gatling is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
