Gatling
Metrics as of , from the GitHub or GitLab API of each repository. Refreshed monthly.
What Gatling is
Gatling is a load testing platform in which performance tests are written as code. Its SDKs cover Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Kotlin and Scala. Supported protocols are HTTP, WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, JMS, gRPC and MQTT. It runs on a non-blocking, asynchronous architecture. Tests live in version control and run in CI/CD pipelines, where performance gates can block a release. Browser sessions can be recorded and exported to test code. Dashboards, SLO monitoring, SSO and role-based access control belong to the separate Gatling Enterprise Edition.
Written from the project's README, read .
- Category
- Performance and load testing
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Scala
- Changelog
- Releases on GitHub
Repository metrics
Status
activeLast commit within 90 days of the fetch date.Computed from the last commit date and the archive flag on the fetch date. See the status rules.
Alternatives
Listed performance and load testing tools, same primary language first, then by GitHub stars. Each line gives one fact from the tool's documentation where it differs from Gatling's, with its source.
k6: Protocols: HTTP, WebSockets, gRPC, browser; more through extensions. source: README
Lighthouse: Test authoring format: Config file via --config-path; custom audits and gatherers written as extensions. source: README
Locust: Protocols: HTTP; other protocols and systems through user-written clients. source: README
Vegeta: Protocols: HTTP, with HTTP/2 to servers that support it and h2c. source: README
hey: Protocols: HTTP, including HTTP/2 endpoints. source: README
oha: Protocols: HTTP 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 2 and 3 (HTTP/3 behind an experimental build feature). source: README
Apache JMeter: Protocols: HTTP(S), SOAP/REST, FTP, JDBC, LDAP, JMS, SMTP/POP3/IMAP, TCP, Java objects, native commands. source: README
Artillery: Protocols: HTTP, WebSocket, Socket.io, gRPC, Kinesis and more. source: README
Comparisons
Questions
Is Gatling open source?
Yes. Gatling is released under Apache-2.0, an OSI-approved license, as reported by the GitHub API on 2026-09-22.
Is Gatling maintained?
On 2026-09-22, the last commit to the default branch was on 2026-09-22, so the listed status is active. Rule: Last commit within 90 days of the fetch date.
How many GitHub stars does Gatling have?
6,958 stars on 2026-09-22, from the GitHub API. The number is refreshed at each monthly update.
What language is Gatling written in?
The repository's primary language, as reported by the GitHub API, is Scala.
Sources
- GitHub REST API: repository, read
- GitHub REST API: commits, read
- GitHub REST API: tags, read
- GitHub REST API: contributors, read
- README, read