What is k6?
It is a developer centric open source load testing tool for testing the performance of your backend infrastructure. It’s built with Go and JavaScript to integrate well into your development workflow.
k6 is a tool in the Load and Performance Testing category of a tech stack.
k6 is an open source tool with GitHub stars and GitHub forks. Here’s a link to k6's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses k6?
Companies
47 companies reportedly use k6 in their tech stacks, including kevin., technology, and Yousign.
Developers
142 developers on StackShare have stated that they use k6.
k6 Integrations
Kafka, Grafana, Debian, Datadog, and Linux are some of the popular tools that integrate with k6. Here's a list of all 9 tools that integrate with k6.
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Decisions about k6
Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose k6 in their tech stack.
shivannagaripriyanka
We're using Locust for load testing and k6. I came across k6 and I like JavaScript, please suggest which is better for API testing k6 or Locust?
k6's Features
- Written in Go and JavaScript, built to integrate well into the modern developer workflow and automation pipelines
- Primarily for load testing, it also works for functional testing of APIs and microservices with its powerful JS ES6 based scripting API
- Straightforward CLI, sharing many UX aspects with the DevOps tools you already use
k6 Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to k6?
Locust
Locust is an easy-to-use, distributed, user load testing tool. Intended for load testing web sites (or other systems) and figuring out how many concurrent users a system can handle.
Gatling
Gatling is a highly capable load testing tool. It is designed for ease of use, maintainability and high performance.
Out of the box, Gatling comes with excellent support of the HTTP protocol that makes it a tool of choice for load testing any HTTP server. As the core engine is actually protocol agnostic, it is perfectly possible to implement support for other protocols. For example, Gatling currently also ships JMS support.
Wrk
It is a hiring platform that provides an affordable way for small businesses to get a handle on their hiring process—a seamless set of features to create custom job posts and application forms, manage incoming candidates, and document the entire journey.
Postman
It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.
Postman
It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.
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