Comparison

Gremlin vs LitmusChaos

On the evidence we track, Gremlin leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Gremlin58
LitmusChaos51
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gremlin58 / 100medium · 73%
LitmusChaos51 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos–
Model
Gremlinquote
LitmusChaosopen_source
Price level
Gremlinlow
LitmusChaosfree
Transparent
Gremlin✗
LitmusChaos–
Integrations
Count
Gremlin1
LitmusChaos4
Security
Certifications
Gdpr
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos–
Iso27001
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos–
Pci
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos–
Scorecard
Gremlin–
LitmusChaos8
Soc2
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Gremlin99.999
LitmusChaos–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gremlin–
LitmusChaos4
Github stars
Gremlin–
LitmusChaos5,728
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gremlin–
LitmusChaos17
Release
Cadence days
Gremlin–
LitmusChaos30
History
Gremlin–
LitmusChaos20 items
License
Spdx
Gremlin–
LitmusChaosApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Gremlin–
LitmusChaosGo
Content
Faq
Gremlin6 items
LitmusChaos6 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Fault injection scope
GremlinMulti
LitmusChaosMulti
Blast radius control
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✓
Automated abort safety
Gremlin-
LitmusChaos-
Kubernetes native
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✓
Scheduling gameday orchestration
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✓
Observability integration
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✓
Experiment as code
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✓
Agent based
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✓
RBAC access control
Gremlin-
LitmusChaos-
Deployment model
GremlinSaas agent
LitmusChaosSelf hosted
SOC2
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos-
Open source
Gremlin-
LitmusChaos✓
Pricing model
GremlinSubscription
LitmusChaosOpen source

What each one is

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

Gremlin

Leader

A platform that conducts controlled failure tests across infrastructure and applications to identify vulnerabilities, validate system resilience, and document compliance with operational resilience regulations.

Independently observed

LitmusChaos

A server connecting AI assistants to LitmusChaos, enabling remote command and control of chaos experiments, infrastructure registration, and real-time monitoring through automated tool calls.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Gremlin

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Custom enterprise pricing. 30-day free trial (no credit card, no auto-conversion). Foresight AI add-on priced per team. Professional Services available.

  • Gremlin PlatformContact sales
    • Dependency discovery
    • Fault injection & scenarios
    • Test suites & reliability scores
    • Disaster recovery testing
    • Detected risks
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

LitmusChaos

Open source

Open source (no licensing cost)

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✗
macOS
Gremlin✗
LitmusChaos✓
Windows
Gremlin✗
LitmusChaos✓
Linux
Gremlin✗
LitmusChaos✓
CLI
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✗
Self-hosted
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✓
On-premise
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✗
Hybrid
Gremlin✓
LitmusChaos✗

Integrations

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

Gremlin

Leader
1 total
  • Jira
Independently observed

LitmusChaos

4 total
  • Kubernetes
  • GCP
  • Prometheus
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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Gremlin or LitmusChaos: which one depends on you

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