vioscale
Comparison

Gatling vs Puppeteer

On the evidence we track, Puppeteer leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Gatling60
★Puppeteer69
Score
Vioscale score
Gatling60 / 100low · 49%
Puppeteer69 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tier
Gatling✓
Puppeteer✓
Model
Gatlingfreemium
Puppeteeropen_source
Price level
Gatlinghigh
Puppeteerfree
Transparent
Gatling✓
Puppeteer✓
Integrations
Count
Gatling18
Puppeteer5
Security
Scorecard
Gatling–
Puppeteer7.8
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gatling–
Puppeteer144,056
Github stars
Gatling–
Puppeteer95,498
Package downloads weekly
Gatling–
Puppeteer12,005,633
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gatling–
Puppeteer90
Release
History
Gatling–
Puppeteer20 items
License
Spdx
Gatling–
PuppeteerApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Gatling–
PuppeteerTypeScript

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for testing tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Test types
GatlingUnit + integration + E2E
Puppeteer-
Browser automation
Gatling✗
Puppeteer✓
Built-in assertion library
Gatling✓
Puppeteer-
Languages
GatlingJavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Scala, Kotlin
PuppeteerJavaScript
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing
Gatling✗
Puppeteer-
Techniques
Snapshot testing
Gatling✗
Puppeteer-
Performance
Parallel execution
Gatling✓
Puppeteer-
Insight
Code coverage
Gatling✗
Puppeteer-
DX
Watch mode
Gatling✓
Puppeteer-
Ops
CI integration
Gatling✓
Puppeteer-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Gatling

A performance engineering platform for automated load testing and continuous performance validation, enabling teams to embed testing into CI/CD pipelines and scale from local to distributed cloud environments.

Independently observed

Puppeteer

Leader

Puppeteer provides programmatic control over browser instances, enabling automated navigation, interaction, and inspection of web pages through a high-level API. It supports both Chrome and Firefox and runs in headless mode by default.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Gatling

from €89/moSubscriptionFree tier

From €89/month. Free tier available.

  • Basic€89/month billed annually (€1,068/year)
    • Up to 60,000 VUs
    • 1 hour of testing
    • 1 Load Generator
    • 2 Seats
    • Community support
  • Team€356/month billed annually (€4,272/year)
    • Up to 180,000 VUs
    • 5 hours of testing
    • 3 Load Generators
    • 10 Seats
    • Distributed testing
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom limit of VUs
    • Custom limit of hours
    • Custom Load Generators
    • Custom Seats
    • All features & integrations
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Puppeteer

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Gatling✓
Puppeteer✓
CLI
Gatling✓
Puppeteer✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gatling✓
Puppeteer✗
Self-hosted
Gatling✓
Puppeteer✓
On-premise
Gatling✓
Puppeteer✗
Hybrid
Gatling✓
Puppeteer✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Gatling

18 total
  • Maven
  • Gradle
  • npm
  • sbt
  • Terraform
  • Helm
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • AWS CDK
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Datadog
  • Dynatrace
  • New Relic
  • InfluxDB
  • OpenTelemetry
  • JMeter
Independently observed

Puppeteer

Leader
5 total
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • DevTools Protocol
  • WebDriver BiDi
  • chrome-devtools-mcp
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.