# ChaosBlade vs Toxiproxy

| Attribute | ChaosBlade | Toxiproxy |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 48.3 (79% (high)) | 49.3 (76% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 21 | 13 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | 33,999 |
| adoption.github_stars | 6,462 | 12,418 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A tool that enables chaos engineering experiments across cloud-native infrastructure, helping organizations test and improve the fault tolerance of distributed systems during cloud migration or native cloud deployments. It is indexed under Chaos Engineering.","source":"https://chaosblade.io","question":"What is ChaosBlade?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ChaosBlade 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://chaosblade.io","question":"Is ChaosBlade free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ChaosBlade supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://chaosblade.io","question":"What platforms does ChaosBlade support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ChaosBlade can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://chaosblade.io","question":"Can ChaosBlade be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for ChaosBlade, including Docker, Kubernetes and Java. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://chaosblade.io","question":"What does ChaosBlade integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ChaosBlade 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/chaosblade-io/chaosblade","question":"Is ChaosBlade open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A Go-based TCP proxy tool designed for testing and CI environments that injects controlled network failures, latency, and corruption to verify applications handle degraded connectivity gracefully. Enables developers to simulate chaos deterministically or with randomization during testing. It is indexed under Chaos Engineering.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is Toxiproxy?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Toxiproxy 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 Toxiproxy free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Toxiproxy 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 Toxiproxy support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Toxiproxy can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can Toxiproxy be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Toxiproxy 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/Shopify/toxiproxy","question":"Is Toxiproxy open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source chaos engineering platform that tests distributed system resilience by simulating failures across hosts, containers, and Kubernetes environments. | A TCP proxy that allows developers to inject network and system faults in a controlled manner to verify how their applications behave and recover under adverse conditions |
| features.capabilities | `{"agent_based":true,"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open_source","deployment_model":"self_hosted","kubernetes_native":true,"experiment_as_code":true,"fault_injection_scope":"multi","observability_integration":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open_source","deployment_model":"self_hosted","experiment_as_code":true,"blast_radius_control":true,"fault_injection_scope":"network"}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Java"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"Helm","native":true},{"name":"LitmusChaos","native":false}]` | `[{"name":"Ruby"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://chaosblade.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:11:57.881Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T21:34:52.190Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 74 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| security.trust_center | - | https://github.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fchaosblade-io%2Fchaosblade&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FShopify%2Ftoxiproxy&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Chaos Engineering)

| Capability | ChaosBlade | Toxiproxy |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Fault injection scope | Multi | Network |
| Blast radius control | - | ✓ |
| Automated abort safety | - | - |
| Kubernetes native | ✓ | - |
| Scheduling gameday orchestration | - | - |
| Observability integration | ✓ | - |
| Experiment as code | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agent based | ✓ | - |
| RBAC access control | - | - |
| Deployment model | Self hosted | Self hosted |
| SOC2 | - | - |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Open source | Open source |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:01:31.155Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*