# Artillery vs Robot Framework

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Artillery

| Attribute | Artillery | Robot Framework |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63.4 (75% (high)) | 54.9 (43% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 84 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 2,593 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 11,872 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A load testing framework that enables testing of HTTP APIs, GraphQL, WebSocket endpoints, and browser-based applications using Playwright. Scales horizontally via AWS Lambda or Fargate with support for custom code and Node.js modules. It is indexed under Testing Tools.","source":"https://www.artillery.io","question":"What is Artillery?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Artillery offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Team, Business and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.artillery.io","question":"Is Artillery free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Artillery supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.artillery.io","question":"What platforms does Artillery support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Artillery can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.artillery.io","question":"Can Artillery be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Artillery, including Slack, AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate, Azure ACI, Playwright, OpenTelemetry, Kinesis and GraphQL, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.artillery.io","question":"What does Artillery integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Artillery is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.artillery.io/pricing","question":"Where is Artillery available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"Open source automation framework for test automation and robotic process automation (RPA). Features human-friendly syntax using keywords and supports extending through libraries in Python, Java, and other languages. It is indexed under Testing Tools.","source":"https://robotframework.org","question":"What is Robot Framework?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Robot Framework 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://robotframework.org","question":"Is Robot Framework free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Robot Framework 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/robotframework/robotframework","question":"Is Robot Framework open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | A load testing framework that enables testing of HTTP APIs, GraphQL, WebSocket endpoints, and browser-based applications using Playwright. Scales horizontally via AWS Lambda or Fargate with support for custom code and Node.js modules. | Open source automation framework for test automation and robotic process automation (RPA). Features human-friendly syntax using keywords and supports extending through libraries in Python, Java, and other languages. |
| features.capabilities | `{"languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js","assertions":true,"ci_integration":true,"browser_automation":true,"parallel_execution":true}` | `{"languages":"Python, Java, and other languages (for library extensions)","ci_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS Fargate"},{"name":"Azure ACI"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Kinesis"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"WebSocket"},{"name":"gRPC"},{"name":"Socket.io"},{"name":"CloudWatch Logs","native":true,"category":"monitoring"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Team","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans include Team, Business, and Enterprise.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.artillery.io","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T22:14:37.082Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://robotframework.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:31:59.193Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 17 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.5rc1","date":"2026-09-04T08:28:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.5rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.5b1","date":"2026-07-17T16:21:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.5b1"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.4.2","date":"2026-03-03T16:50:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.4.1","date":"2025-12-23T17:07:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.4","date":"2025-12-12T11:10:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.4rc2","date":"2025-12-09T20:32:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.4rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.4rc1","date":"2025-12-09T20:31:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.4rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.4b2","date":"2025-11-08T22:32:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.4b2"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.4b1","date":"2025-10-07T13:23:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.4b1"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.3.2","date":"2025-07-04T14:43:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.3.1","date":"2025-06-16T15:02:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.3","date":"2025-05-30T14:53:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.3rc3","date":"2025-05-21T11:57:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.3rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.3rc2","date":"2025-05-19T21:06:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.3rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.3rc1","date":"2025-05-08T22:33:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.3rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.2.2","date":"2025-02-07T21:03:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.2.1","date":"2025-02-07T21:01:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.2","date":"2025-01-14T14:54:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.2rc1","date":"2024-12-31T09:49:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.2rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/releases/tag/v7.2b1","date":"2024-12-18T22:38:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.2b1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.2 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=robotframework&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Testing Tools)

| Capability | Artillery | Robot Framework |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Test types | - | - |
| Browser automation | ✓ | - |
| Built-in assertion library | ✓ | - |
| Languages | JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js | Python, Java, and other languages (for library extensions) |
| **Isolation** |  |  |
| Mocking / stubbing | - | - |
| **Techniques** |  |  |
| Snapshot testing | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Parallel execution | ✓ | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code coverage | - | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Watch mode | - | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-09-11T23:36:50.152Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*