Independent · sourced · Updated November 2026
Best Load Testing (2026)
8 load testing options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest load testing is Artillery at $0/mo. 7 offer a free tier. All 8 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated November 2026.
As of Nov 1, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
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Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest load testing is Artillery at $0/mo; across 7 with published pricing the median is $149/mo ($19–$350/mo), 7 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-11-01. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/load-testing/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $19/mo, median $149/mo, up to $350/mo — across 7 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Artillery, BlazeMeter, Grafana k6 Cloud, Loader.io, LoadNinja, OctoPerf, Gatling Enterprise.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-11-01. STALE · 2026-09-02
Comparison
| # | Load Testing | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artillery | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Node.js and JavaScript-native teams | artillery.io | Visit → |
| 2 | BlazeMeter STALE · 2026-09-02 | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | enterprises standardizing on JMeter at scale | blazemeter.com | Visit → |
| 3 | Grafana k6 Cloud | $0/mo Free | Yes | No | Yes | DevOps teams already on Grafana stack | grafana.com | Visit → |
| 4 | Loader.io | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | small teams needing quick API endpoint load checks | loader.io | Visit → |
| 5 | LoadNinja STALE · 2026-09-02 | $0/mo Free Trial | No | — | — | QA teams testing modern SPAs and JavaScript-heavy apps | loadninja.com | Visit → |
| 6 | OctoPerf | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | teams requiring on-premise or hybrid deployment | octoperf.com | Visit → |
| 7 | Loadero | $250/mo Pay as you go Essential | No | — | — | WebRTC and video conferencing platform testing | loadero.com | Visit → |
| 8 | Gatling Enterprise STALE · 2026-09-02 | not priced monthly | Yes | No | — | developer-centric teams preferring code-first test definitions | gatling.io | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve rate, with the period it is charged on, as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest load testing?
Artillery has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-11-01.
How much does load testing cost per month?
Across the 7 load testing with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $149/mo, ranging from $19/mo to $350/mo, as of 2026-11-01. 7 also offer a free tier. 1 are quote-only.
Which load testing have a free plan?
Artillery, BlazeMeter, Grafana k6 Cloud, Loader.io, LoadNinja, OctoPerf, Gatling Enterprise offer a free tier.
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