Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: K6
k6 clearly comes out ahead of Grafana k6 on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Grafana Labs | Grafana Labs |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSales & CRM |
| Categories | testing-tools | testing-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
K6
open source
freemium
usage based
open source
freemium
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| Feature | grafana-k6 | k6 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Days Of Data Retention | ||
| 30 Days Of Data Retention | ||
| Ci/Cd Integration | ||
| Pay-As-You-Go Pricing | ||
| 500 K6 Virtual User Hours (Vuh) Per Month | ||
| 500 Virtual User Hours Per Month | ||
| 8X5 Email Support | ||
| 8X5 Support | ||
| Access To Grafana Cloud Platform Features | ||
| Advanced Support | ||
| Higher Traffic Capacity | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Javascript/Typescript Test Authoring | ||
| Deployment Flexibility | ||
| Local Test Execution | ||
| Distributed Execution | ||
| Scriptable Engine Written In Go | ||
| Higher Traffic Limits | ||
| Javascript Scripting | ||
| Local Load Testing | ||
| Scalable Up To 1 Million Concurrent Virtual Users | ||
| Sso |
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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, k6 comes out ahead overall, though Grafana k6 can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Grafana k6 and k6 offer a free tier.
