k6 Cloud was the earlier name of Grafana Labs’ hosted k6 offering. It has been renamed Grafana Cloud k6 and should not be treated as a separate current product.
About
Grafana Cloud k6 is a fully-managed, scalable performance and load testing platform integrated into the Grafana Cloud observability stack. It is powered by k6 OSS and allows engineering teams to create, run, and analyze load tests as code, helping to prevent system failures and improve application reliability. It handles the infrastructure work, including scaling servers and managing distributed load zones.
Features
- Fully-managed performance testing infrastructure
- Test-as-code using JavaScript (powered by k6 OSS)
- Distributed load testing across geographic zones
- Real-time visualization and performance insights
- Integration with Grafana observability (metrics, logs, traces)
- Test Builder for graphical test creation
- Support for scaling up to 1 million concurrent virtual users
Pricing
Grafana Cloud k6 offers a free tier with limited usage, including 14-day retention for performance tests. Paid plans use a pay-as-you-go or usage-based model, with costs calculated based on Virtual User hours (VUh), priced at $0.15 per VUh. Options include Pro and Enterprise plans with features like premium support, increased retention, and flexible deployment options.
Author / Company
Grafana Labs
Sources
- Performance and Load Testing | Grafana Cloud k6 ↗
- Performance testing with Grafana Cloud k6 | Grafana Cloud documentation ↗
- Introduction to Grafana Cloud k6 | Grafana Cloud documentation ↗
- Grafana Pricing | Free, Pro, Enterprise ↗
- Grafana Pricing | Free, Pro, Enterprise ↗
- https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/testing/k6/introduction/ ↗
GROUNDED VIA EXA · 2026-08-11