Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Grafana k6
Grafana k6 clearly comes out ahead of Gremlin on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Grafana k6 has a free tier; Gremlin does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Gremlin | Grafana Labs |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | testing-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Grafana k6
custom
open source
freemium
usage based
| Feature | gremlin | grafana-k6 |
|---|---|---|
| 24/7 Support | ||
| 14 Days Of Data Retention | ||
| Enterprise Fault Injection Suite | ||
| 30 Days Of Data Retention | ||
| Enterprise Security & Performance | ||
| 500 K6 Virtual User Hours (Vuh) Per Month | ||
| Gameday Manager | ||
| 8X5 Email Support | ||
| Service Reliability Scores & Dashboard | ||
| Access To Grafana Cloud Platform Features | ||
| Standardized Reliability Test Suite | ||
| Ci/Cd Integration | ||
| Higher Traffic Capacity | ||
| Javascript/Typescript Test Authoring | ||
| Local Test Execution | ||
| Pay-As-You-Go Pricing | ||
| Scriptable Engine Written In Go |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Grafana k6 comes out ahead overall, though Gremlin can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Grafana k6 offers a free tier; Gremlin does not currently list one.
Grafana k6 is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
