# Apache JMeter vs vegeta

| Attribute | Apache JMeter | vegeta |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 50.7 (28% (low)) | 43.8 (35% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 48 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 427 | 1,221 |
| adoption.github_stars | 9,563 | 25,222 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Simulates user traffic against websites and services to assess how they perform under load, offering both visual configuration tools and command-line modes for automated testing across different operating systems. It is indexed under Load Testing.","source":"https://jmeter.apache.org","question":"What is Apache JMeter?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Apache JMeter is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://jmeter.apache.org","question":"Is Apache JMeter free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Apache JMeter supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://jmeter.apache.org","question":"What platforms does Apache JMeter support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Apache JMeter can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://jmeter.apache.org","question":"Can Apache JMeter be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Apache JMeter is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter","question":"Is Apache JMeter open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source load testing utility that sends traffic to HTTP endpoints and measures response times, error rates, and other performance metrics. It provides CLI commands for running attacks, encoding results in multiple formats, and generating visualizations. It is indexed under Load Testing.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is vegeta?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"vegeta is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Is vegeta free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"vegeta supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does vegeta support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. vegeta can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can vegeta be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. vegeta is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta","question":"Is vegeta open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source application for stress testing and performance analysis of web applications and servers. It allows you to create test plans by recording interactions, apply dynamic data extraction and variable substitution, and generate load from multiple concurrent threads to assess how systems behave under pressure. | An open-source tool for generating HTTP requests at scale to test application performance, with support for multiple result encodings and interactive visualization of request latency patterns. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"ci_cd_native":true,"correlation_parameterization":true,"recording_scriptless_creation":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"ci_cd_native":true,"apm_observability_output":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Maven","native":false},{"name":"Gradle","native":false},{"name":"Jenkins","native":false,"category":"ci_cd"}]` | `[{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Grafana","native":false,"direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://jmeter.apache.org","retrievedAt":"2026-09-13T19:29:54.229Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source and free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-14T15:35:12.478Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 37 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/rel/v5.6.3","date":"2024-01-09T08:29:40Z","type":"stable","version":"rel/v5.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/rel/v5.6.2","date":"2024-01-09T08:26:14Z","type":"stable","version":"rel/v5.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/rel/v5.6.1","date":"2023-07-10T16:01:28Z","type":"stable","version":"rel/v5.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/rel/v5.6","date":"2023-06-24T14:02:20Z","type":"stable","version":"rel/v5.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/rel/v5.5","date":"2023-06-24T14:04:29Z","type":"stable","version":"rel/v5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/rel/v5.4.3","date":"2023-06-24T14:07:33Z","type":"stable","version":"rel/v5.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/rel/v5.4.2","date":"2023-06-24T14:06:25Z","type":"stable","version":"rel/v5.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/rel/v5.4.1","date":"2023-06-24T14:15:15Z","type":"stable","version":"rel/v5.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/rel/v5.4","date":"2023-06-24T14:15:42Z","type":"stable","version":"rel/v5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/jmeter/releases/tag/rel/v5.3","date":"2023-06-24T14:18:30Z","type":"stable","version":"rel/v5.3"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.13.0","date":"2025-10-31T11:34:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.12.0","date":"2024-07-29T17:37:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.11.3","date":"2024-07-27T18:18:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.11.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.11.2","date":"2024-07-27T12:27:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.11.1","date":"2023-10-02T09:08:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.11.0","date":"2023-07-24T19:18:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.10.0","date":"2023-07-16T17:25:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.9.0","date":"2023-07-14T16:49:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.8.4","date":"2020-10-11T10:41:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.8.3","date":"2020-03-25T11:04:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.8.2","date":"2020-03-24T14:16:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.8.0","date":"2020-02-16T13:32:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.7.0","date":"2019-07-21T12:38:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/v12.6.0","date":"2019-07-19T14:00:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/cli/v12.5.1","date":"2019-05-12T14:54:18Z","type":"stable","version":"cli/v12.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/cli/v12.5.0","date":"2019-05-12T12:05:37Z","type":"stable","version":"cli/v12.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/cli/v12.4.0","date":"2019-05-05T11:57:47Z","type":"stable","version":"cli/v12.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/cli/v12.3.0","date":"2019-04-14T13:30:10Z","type":"stable","version":"cli/v12.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/cli/v12.2.1","date":"2019-03-05T20:19:09Z","type":"stable","version":"cli/v12.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/cli/v12.2.0","date":"2019-01-04T11:33:46Z","type":"stable","version":"cli/v12.2.0"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.3 | 3.6 |
| security.trust_center | - | https://github.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.jmeter%3AApacheJMeter_core&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ftsenart%2Fvegeta%2Fv12&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Load Testing)

| Capability | Apache JMeter | vegeta |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Browser based load | - | - |
| Ci cd native | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apm observability output | - | ✓ |
| Correlation parameterization | ✓ | - |
| Recording scriptless creation | ✓ | - |
| Realtime dashboard | - | - |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:03:59.227Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*