STATIC COMPARISON / TIER B
Artillery vs NeoLoad
Answer Artillery is an open source, self-hosted protocol and API load tool from Artillery Software, scripted in JavaScript, TypeScript. NeoLoad is a commercial, self-hosted or vendor-hosted enterprise performance suite from Neotys / Tricentis, scripted in JavaScript, Groovy. The practical split is the cost model: Artillery is open source, NeoLoad is commercial.
Curator verdict
Both cover HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket. Recorded protocol coverage is the same width on both sides (5 protocols), so breadth is not the deciding factor here. Budget and procurement usually settle Artillery against NeoLoad before any benchmark does. Run the same scenario on both before you standardize; the rows below only tell you what is true on paper.
Spec matrix
| Field | Artillery | NeoLoad |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Artillery Software | Neotys / Tricentis |
| Category | Protocol/API Load | Enterprise Suite |
| License | Open Source | Commercial |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Hybrid |
| Status | Active | Active |
| First released | 2016 | 2005 |
| Pricing | Free open-source core; commercial cloud features available. | Commercial subscription or license; request a quote. |
| Scripting | JavaScript, TypeScript | JavaScript, Groovy |
| Protocols | HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket, Socket.IO, MQTT | HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket, JDBC, SAP |
| OS support | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
How to choose
- Choose Artillery if you need a free, self-supported stack (Free open-source core; commercial cloud features available).
- Choose NeoLoad if you can fund a commercial license for vendor support (Commercial subscription or license; request a quote).
- NeoLoad can be run either self-hosted or on vendor infrastructure; Artillery only runs self-hosted.
- Only Artillery records support for Socket.IO, MQTT — one hard requirement there decides the pair on its own.
- Only NeoLoad records support for JDBC, SAP — one hard requirement there decides the pair on its own.
- Match the authoring language to the team: Artillery means JavaScript, TypeScript, NeoLoad means JavaScript, Groovy.
- Open the Test Rig to compare license, deployment, protocol and OS rows side by side.
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