# Appium vs Artillery

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Artillery

| Attribute | Appium | Artillery |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 50.5 (32% (low)) | 67.1 (73% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 64 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 867 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 22,068 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Appium is an open-source project and ecosystem designed to facilitate UI automation of many app platforms, including mobile (iOS, Android, Tizen), browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), desktop (macOS, Windows), TV (Roku, tvOS, Android TV, Samsung), and more. It is indexed under Testing Tools.","source":"https://appium.io","question":"What is Appium?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Appium 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://appium.io","question":"Is Appium free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Appium supports the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://appium.io","question":"What platforms does Appium support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Appium can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://appium.io","question":"Can Appium be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Appium 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/appium/appium","question":"Is Appium open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A load testing framework that enables testing of HTTP APIs, GraphQL, WebSocket endpoints, and browser-based applications using Playwright. Scales horizontally via AWS Lambda or Fargate with support for custom code and Node.js modules. It is indexed under Testing Tools.","source":"https://www.artillery.io","question":"What is Artillery?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Artillery offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Team, Business and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.artillery.io","question":"Is Artillery free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Artillery supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.artillery.io","question":"What platforms does Artillery support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Artillery can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.artillery.io","question":"Can Artillery be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Artillery, including Slack, AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate, Azure ACI, Playwright, OpenTelemetry, Kinesis and GraphQL, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.artillery.io","question":"What does Artillery integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Artillery is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.artillery.io/pricing","question":"Where is Artillery available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source testing automation platform that enables automated interaction with user interfaces across multiple application platforms, including mobile devices (iOS, Android), web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), desktop operating systems, and TV platforms. | A distributed load testing platform for production use, supporting real browser testing via Playwright alongside API testing, deployable on AWS Lambda or Fargate. |
| features.capabilities | `{"test_types":"e2e","browser_automation":true}` | `{"languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js","assertions":true,"ci_integration":true,"browser_automation":true,"parallel_execution":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 20 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS Fargate"},{"name":"Azure ACI"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Kinesis"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"WebSocket"},{"name":"gRPC"},{"name":"Socket.io"},{"name":"CloudWatch Logs","native":true,"category":"monitoring"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://appium.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:17:11.090Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Team","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans include Team, Business, and Enterprise.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.artillery.io","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T22:14:37.082Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | free |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/appium%404.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"appium@4.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/universal-xml-plugin%404.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/universal-xml-plugin@4.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/types%402.0.0-beta.3","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/types@2.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/support%408.0.0-beta.3","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/support@8.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/storage-plugin%403.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/storage-plugin@3.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/schema%402.0.0-beta.2","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/schema@2.0.0-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/relaxed-caps-plugin%404.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/relaxed-caps-plugin@4.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/plugin-test-support%404.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/plugin-test-support@4.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/oxc-config%402.0.0-beta.2","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/oxc-config@2.0.0-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/opencv%406.0.0-beta.3","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/opencv@6.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/logger%403.0.0-beta.2","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/logger@3.0.0-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/images-plugin%406.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/images-plugin@6.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/http-server%401.0.0-beta.3","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/http-server@1.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/fake-plugin%405.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/fake-plugin@5.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/fake-driver%407.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/fake-driver@7.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/execute-driver-plugin%408.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/execute-driver-plugin@8.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/driver-test-support%404.0.0-beta.3","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/driver-test-support@4.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/docutils%404.0.0-beta.3","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/docutils@4.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/base-plugin%404.0.0-beta.3","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/base-plugin@4.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/%40appium/base-driver%4011.0.0-beta.3","date":"2026-10-09T17:41:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@appium/base-driver@11.0.0-beta.3"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.5 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=appium&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Testing Tools)

| Capability | Appium | Artillery |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Test types | Unit + integration + E2E | - |
| Browser automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in assertion library | - | ✓ |
| Languages | - | JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js |
| **Isolation** |  |  |
| Mocking / stubbing | - | - |
| **Techniques** |  |  |
| Snapshot testing | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Parallel execution | - | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code coverage | - | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Watch mode | - | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:01:16.305Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*