# Artillery vs JMeter

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Artillery

| Attribute | Artillery | JMeter |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 67.1 (73% (medium)) | 50.9 (39% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 48 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 427 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 9,562 |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"A Java-based load testing platform that simulates heavy traffic on servers and applications to measure their performance and stability under various load conditions. Supports testing across multiple protocols and can record test scenarios from browsers or native applications. It is indexed under Testing Tools.","source":"https://jmeter.apache.org","question":"What is JMeter?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"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 JMeter free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"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 JMeter support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. JMeter can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://jmeter.apache.org","question":"Can JMeter be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for JMeter, including Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, InfluxDB, Graphite and MongoDB. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://jmeter.apache.org","question":"What does JMeter integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. 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 JMeter open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A distributed load testing platform for production use, supporting real browser testing via Playwright alongside API testing, deployable on AWS Lambda or Fargate. | An open-source Java application that simulates heavy traffic to measure how applications perform under load and stress conditions. |
| features.capabilities | `{"languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js","assertions":true,"ci_integration":true,"browser_automation":true,"parallel_execution":true}` | `{"languages":"Java, Groovy, BeanShell","assertions":true,"ci_integration":true,"browser_automation":true,"parallel_execution":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 3 |
| 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"}]` | `[{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"Gradle"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"InfluxDB"},{"name":"Graphite"},{"name":"MongoDB"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jmeter.apache.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T13:54:37.092Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| 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"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.3 |
| 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}` |

## Capabilities (Testing Tools)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:36:49.188Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*