Comparison

Gremlin vs Toxiproxy

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
Toxiproxy49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gremlin58 / 100medium · 73%
Toxiproxy49 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Gremlin✓
Toxiproxy✓
Model
Gremlinquote
Toxiproxyopen_source
Price level
Gremlinlow
Toxiproxyfree
Transparent
Gremlin✗
Toxiproxy✓
Integrations
Count
Gremlin1
Toxiproxy1
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Gremlin–
Toxiproxy✓
Gdpr
Gremlin✓
Toxiproxy–
Iso27001
Gremlin✓
Toxiproxy–
Pci
Gremlin✓
Toxiproxy–
Scorecard
Gremlin–
Toxiproxy6.8
Soc2
Gremlin✓
Toxiproxy–
Reliability
Sla pct
Gremlin99.999
Toxiproxy–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gremlin–
Toxiproxy33,999
Github stars
Gremlin–
Toxiproxy12,418
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gremlin–
Toxiproxy13
Release
Cadence days
Gremlin–
Toxiproxy74
History
Gremlin–
Toxiproxy20 items
License
Spdx
Gremlin–
ToxiproxyMIT
Language
Primary
Gremlin–
ToxiproxyGo
Content
Faq
Gremlin6 items
Toxiproxy5 items

Capabilities

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

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

Toxiproxy

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

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 ↗

Toxiproxy

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

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

Toxiproxy

1 total
  • Ruby
Independently observed
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