grafana/k6
A modern load testing tool, using Go and JavaScript observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 97
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 27
- age_days: 3817
- days_rel: 21
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 30
Adoption not part of the score
31327 stars · 1613 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Grafana k6 is an open-source load and performance testing tool with a Go-based engine and tests written in JavaScript or TypeScript. It supports HTTP, WebSockets, gRPC, and browser testing, with extensible outputs to observability backends and CI/CD integration.
Use cases
- load test my api before launch
- run stress and soak tests on a web service
- automate performance tests in ci/cd
- test websocket and grpc endpoints under load
- run browser performance tests and collect browser metrics
- simulate traffic spikes to find reliability issues
- export load test results to prometheus or grafana
When to choose
- you want scriptable, code-based load tests in JavaScript or TypeScript
- you need high load generation with minimal resource consumption
- you want to integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines
- you need multi-protocol support including HTTP, WebSockets, gRPC, and browsers
- you want to stream test metrics to observability backends like Prometheus or Grafana
When to avoid
- you need a no-code GUI-only load testing tool
- you require a permissive license - k6 is AGPL-3.0
- you need to test protocols not covered by k6 or its extensions
- you want a fully managed SaaS-only solution without local execution
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
load-testing testing benchmarking cli http-client websocket rpc testing performance developer-tools windows cli cross-platform go load-testing performance-testing javascript-scripting stress-testing soak-testing spike-testing browser-testing ci-cd-integration grafana es6 typescript grpc extensible devops linux macos docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/grafana/k6 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 864576881337
- homepage: https://grafana.com/oss/k6/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5110a5e2ff60
- site_page: https://grafana.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 882a3fe34bf0
- site_page: https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest?pg=oss-k6&plcmt=hero-btn-3 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 89e1ef73122f
- site_page: https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest/k6-studio · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0b75e86ba9eb
- site_page: https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest/results-output/web-dashboard · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7d59600a54b7
- site_page: https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest/results-output/grafana-dashboards · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1f43326849f4
- site_page: https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest/get-started/installation?pg=oss-k6&plcmt=deploy-box-1 · fetched 2026-08-29 · d93945550d0c
- site_page: https://grafana.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6097ce127c08
- site_page: https://grafana.com/pricing?pg=oss-k6&plcmt=pricing-details · fetched 2026-08-29 · da775b0b73fc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| grafana/k6 | main | 98 |
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