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LoadRunner
OpenText (Micro Focus)
Commercial
Paid Only
Enterprise
Enterprise-grade performance testing platform.
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Gatling
Gatling Corp
Open Source
Commercial
Free Tier
Self-Hosted
Scala-based high-performance load testing tool.
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Specification comparison
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Rating key:
Positive / Free / Fast
Limited / Moderate
Difficult / Steep
Informational
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing |
VUH
consumption model; Enterprise licence from ~$10k/yr
|
OSS
free; Gatling Enterprise from ~$600/mo
|
| Free tier / OSS |
LoadRunner
Community Edition (50 VUs)
|
Open Source
edition free
|
| License | Commercial |
Apache
2.0 (OSS) / Commercial (Enterprise)
|
| Testing type | Performance / Load | Performance / Load |
| Languages / SDKs | C, Java, JavaScript | Scala, Java, Kotlin |
| Supported platforms | Windows (controller), Linux (generators) | Cross-platform (JVM), Docker |
| Parallel testing |
Yes
— distributed load generators
|
Yes
— injector clusters
|
| Speed | Enterprise-grade — millions of VUs |
Very fast
— async, non-blocking
|
| Key integrations | Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Dynatrace, AppDynamics | Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Grafana, InfluxDB |
| Learning curve | Steep |
Moderate
(Scala DSL)
|
| Community / Support |
Large
enterprise user base; OpenText forums
|
Active;
growing rapidly
|
| Maintained by | OpenText (formerly Micro Focus / HP) | Gatling Corp |
| First released | 1988 | 2012 |
| Latest version | See website | See website |
| Best suited for | Enterprise performance testing with detailed analytics | Developer-centric high-throughput load testing |
| Official site | www.opentext.com ↗ | gatling.io ↗ |
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