Gatling vs Goose
Gatling
gatling.ioGoose
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| Figure | Gatling | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €89/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 0 |
| Spec score · Performance Testing Software | 8.3 (#8) | 7.1 (#31) |
| Founded | 2011 | 2007 |
| Purpose | Gatling is a load testing and performance engineering platform for simulating traffic and identifying performance bottlenecks. | Goose is an open-source load-testing tool that simulates real-world traffic to find performance bottlenecks and validate scalability. |
| Security | Gatling states it is SOC 2 Type II certified and processes data in line with EU and UK privacy regulations. | Goose uses the system-native TLS implementation by default and can be configured to use the Rust-based rustls implementation. |
| Support | The pricing comparison lists Community support for Basic, Standard support with a three-business-day response time for Team, and Premium support with a one-business-day response time for Enterprise. | The maker’s page links to the Goose Book, developer documentation, source code, and a way to contact a Goose expert. |
| Test authoring | Tests can be created with code, a no-code generator, or Postman imports. | Users define behavior in Rust code and build load tests as applications that depend on the Goose library. |
Plans
Gatling
- Basic (monthly)€99 a month
- Team (monthly)€396 a month
- Basic (annual)€1,068 a year
- Team (annual)€4,272 a year
- Enterprise (annual)Priced on request
- Enterprise (monthly)Priced on request
In their own words
Gatling
Gatling is a load-testing and performance engineering platform for simulating traffic and finding performance bottlenecks. Tests can be written in code, generated with a no-code tool or imported from Postman. Scenarios support Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Scala and Kotlin. The load engine supports HTTP out of the box and JMS, and can be extended for other protocols. The listing includes API and stress testing, distributed load and hybrid deployment; browser-based testing is marked unsupported. Gatling Studio is a native application that runs locally on macOS, Windows and Linux. Enterprise Edition adds a web interface for managing and monitoring tests, live dashboards, CI/CD integration, advanced permissions and hybrid or cloud deployment. Listed integrations include GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Slack and Microsoft Teams. Gatling says it is SOC 2 Type II certified and encrypts traffic in transit and stored data at rest. A free plan is available. Basic (annual) is €89 a year, billed annually; Enterprise has a free 14-day trial without a credit card.