Comparison

Gatling vs Selenium

On the evidence we track, Selenium leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Gatling57
★Selenium72
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gatling57 / 100high · 76%
Selenium72 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Gatling✓
Selenium✓
Model
Gatlingfreemium
Seleniumopen_source
Price level
Gatlinghigh
Seleniumfree
Starting price
Gatling€89
Selenium–
Transparent
Gatling✓
Selenium✓
Integrations
Count
Gatling24
Selenium5
Reliability
Status page
Gatling–
Selenium✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gatling–
Selenium98,124
Github stars
Gatling–
Selenium34,541
Package downloads weekly
Gatling–
Selenium6,935,447
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gatling–
Selenium100
Release
Cadence days
Gatling–
Selenium30
History
Gatling–
Selenium20 items
License
Spdx
Gatling–
SeleniumApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Gatling–
SeleniumJava
Content
Faq
Gatling6 items
Selenium6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Gatling

A load testing platform that enables teams to simulate concurrent traffic against applications to measure performance under stress. Supports multiple protocols, integrates with CI/CD pipelines, and provides real-time dashboards and analysis to catch performance regressions early.

Independently observed

Selenium

Leader

Selenium is an open-source testing framework that automates web browsers for testing applications and automating web-based administration tasks across multiple programming languages.

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 ↗

Selenium

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Gatling✓
Selenium✓
CLI
Gatling✓
Selenium✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gatling✓
Selenium✗
Self-hosted
Gatling✓
Selenium✓
Hybrid
Gatling✓
Selenium✗

Integrations

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

Gatling

35 total
  • Maven
  • Gradle
  • npm
  • sbt
  • Terraform
  • Helm
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • AWS CDK
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Datadog
  • Dynatrace
  • New Relic
  • InfluxDB
  • OpenTelemetry
  • JMeter
  • Jira
  • Postman
  • Jira Cloud
  • GitHub
  • Circle CI
  • Azure DevOps
  • +11 more
Independently observed

Selenium

Leader
5 total
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Edge
  • Appium
  • Chrome for Testing (CfT)
Independently observed
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Gatling or Selenium: which one depends on you

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