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Best Load Testing (2026)
The cheapest load testing is Artillery at $0/mo. 7 offer a free tier (Artillery, BlazeMeter, Grafana k6 Cloud). This page compares 8 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
8 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Artillery at $0/mo (Free).
- Typical paid price: from $19/mo, median $99.95/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 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Load Testing | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artillery | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Node.js and JavaScript-native teams | artillery.io |
| 2 | BlazeMeter | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | enterprises standardizing on JMeter at scale | blazemeter.com |
| 3 | Grafana k6 Cloud | $0/mo Free | Yes | No | Yes | DevOps teams already on Grafana stack | grafana.com |
| 4 | Loader.io | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | small teams needing quick API endpoint load checks | loader.io |
| 5 | LoadNinja | $0/mo Free Trial | No | — | — | QA teams testing modern SPAs and JavaScript-heavy apps | loadninja.com |
| 6 | OctoPerf | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | teams requiring on-premise or hybrid deployment | octoperf.com |
| 7 | Loadero | $250/mo PAYG Essential | No | — | — | WebRTC and video conferencing platform testing | loadero.com |
| 8 | Gatling Enterprise | — | Yes | No | — | developer-centric teams preferring code-first test definitions | quote-only |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest load testing?
Artillery has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does load testing cost per month?
Across the 7 load testing with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $99.95/mo, ranging from $19/mo to $350/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 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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How we compiled this
Published self-serve USD pricing was collected directly from each vendor's official pricing page on 2026-06-15 via WebFetch. Gatling Enterprise publishes prices in EUR only (no USD equivalent on the pricing page); because monthlyUsd must hold a confirmed USD figure, Gatling's Basic (€89) and Team (€356) plans are recorded with monthlyUsd null and the EUR amount captured in notes (verified on gatling.io/pricing 2026-06-15). BlazeMeter 'Annual' prices (e.g. $99, $499) are interpreted as per-month rates when billed annually, consistent with the pricing page layout showing monthly vs. annual toggles. LoadNinja does not offer monthly subscriptions; pricing is per 25-hour block purchased ad hoc; monthlyUsd reflects the smallest block price as an effective one-time unit cost. OctoPerf Unlimited plan is priced at $999/month; Pay-Per-Test at $99/test-hour is not a recurring subscription so is recorded separately. Artillery annual pricing is 20% off published monthly rates per their pricing page. Loadero Subscription plan is $399/month billed monthly; PAYG tiers have a floor but are usage-metered. All telephony fields (minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, overagePerCall) are null throughout — non-telephony vertical. hipaa/baa/bilingual set to null unless explicitly stated on the vendor's official pages.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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