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Gatling vs Raygun: What are the differences?

Developers describe Gatling as "open-source load testing framework based on Scala, Akka and Netty". 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.. On the other hand, Raygun is detailed as "Use Raygun to track, manage, and report your software errors". Raygun gives you a window into how users are really experiencing your software applications. Detect, diagnose and resolve issues that are affecting end users with greater speed and accuracy.

Gatling can be classified as a tool in the "Load and Performance Testing" category, while Raygun is grouped under "Exception Monitoring".

Gatling is an open source tool with 4.32K GitHub stars and 923 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Gatling's open source repository on GitHub.

According to the StackShare community, Raygun has a broader approval, being mentioned in 52 company stacks & 44 developers stacks; compared to Gatling, which is listed in 28 company stacks and 63 developer stacks.

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Pros of Gatling
Pros of Raygun
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    Great detailed reports
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    Can run in cluster mode
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    Loadrunner
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    Scala based
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    Load test as code
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    Faster
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    Easy setup and brilliant features
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    Integrates with many tools I use (e.g. GitHub, HipChat)
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    Huge range of programming languages supported
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    Support for JavaScript source maps
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    Makes my job so much easier
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    No rate limiting
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    I have so much love for Raygun. Amazing support too
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    Works with Xamarin (including native iOS crashes)
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    Unlimited team sizes on all levels
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    Responsive and fast app
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    Easy setup, fast reporting, and constantly improving
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    Great customer support and awesome T-shirts
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    Real user monitoring
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    Custom dashboards for software health

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Cons of Gatling
Cons of Raygun
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    Steep Learning Curve
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    Hard to test non-supported protocols
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    Not distributed
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    What is 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.

    What is Raygun?

    Raygun gives you a window into how users are really experiencing your software applications. Detect, diagnose and resolve issues that are affecting end users with greater speed and accuracy.

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