# Artillery alternatives

> Artillery is an open source, self-hosted protocol and API load tool from Artillery Software, scripted in JavaScript, TypeScript. Teams look for Artillery alternatives when the operating burden, the authoring language, or protocol coverage stops fitting. The closest recorded substitutes are Tsung, ghz, Fortio, Drill, plus 8 more below — ranked here on license, deployment, scripting and protocols rather than on popularity.

- Canonical: https://perf.jmeter.ai/alternatives/artillery/
- Baseline: [Artillery](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/artillery/)

## Stay with Artillery when
- API and protocol throughput or latency campaigns.
- Teams that prefer open-source licensing and self-hosting options.
- Groups comfortable scripting in JavaScript, TypeScript.

## Switch when
- Teams unwilling to operate generators, results storage, and scaling.
- You need a vendor contract and support path: LoadRunner Professional is sold commercially.
- Your protocol list runs past Artillery: Tsung also records WebDAV, LDAP, XMPP.
- The team would rather author in Erlang, XML: that is Tsung.

## Alternatives
- [Tsung](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/tsung/) — Open Source, Self-hosted, Protocol/API Load; Free; GPL-2.0 license.
- [ghz](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/ghz/) — Open Source, Self-hosted, Protocol/API Load; Free; MIT License.
- [Fortio](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/fortio/) — Open Source, Self-hosted, Protocol/API Load; Free; Apache License 2.0.
- [Drill](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/drill/) — Open Source, Self-hosted, Protocol/API Load; Free; MIT License.
- [GoReplay](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/goreplay/) — Open Source, Self-hosted, Protocol/API Load; Free LGPLv3 core; GoReplay PRO from $3,000 per year.
- [Molotov](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/molotov/) — Open Source, Self-hosted, Protocol/API Load; Free; open-source license (see repository).
- [Apache JMeter](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/apache-jmeter/) — Open Source, Self-hosted, Load Testing; Free; Apache License 2.0.
- [Grafana k6](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/grafana-k6/) — Open Source, Self-hosted, Load Testing; Free; AGPL-3.0 license.
- [Gatling](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/gatling/) — Open Source, Self-hosted, Load Testing; Free open-source core; commercial platform available.
- [Locust](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/locust/) — Open Source, Self-hosted, Load Testing; Free; MIT License.
- [LoadRunner Professional](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/loadrunner-professional/) — Commercial, Self-hosted, Enterprise Suite; Commercial license; request a quote.
- [NeoLoad](https://perf.jmeter.ai/tools/neoload/) — Commercial, Hybrid, Enterprise Suite; Commercial subscription or license; request a quote.

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Curated by NaveenKumar Namachivayam (QAInsights) · methodology: https://perf.jmeter.ai/about/#methodology · corrections: https://github.com/QAInsights/Performance-Testing-Tools/issues/new?title=Tool%20submission%3A%20&body=Tool%20name%3A%20%0AOfficial%20URL%3A%20%0AWhat%20should%20be%20added%20or%20corrected%3F%20%0A