Best Load Testing · head-to-head
LoadNinja vs Artillery
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for load testing. LoadNinja has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Price: LoadNinja $0/mo vs Artillery $0/mo — LoadNinja is cheaper to start.
- Free tier: LoadNinja No; Artillery Yes.
- HIPAA: LoadNinja —; Artillery —.
Side by side
| LoadNinja | Artillery | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $0/mo (Free Trial) | $0/mo (Free) |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| HIPAA (BAA) | — | — |
| SOC 2 | — | — |
| GDPR | — | — |
| Best for | QA teams testing modern SPAs and JavaScript-heavy apps | Node.js and JavaScript-native teams |
Sources — LoadNinja: loadninja.com (verified 2026-06-15). Artillery: artillery.io (verified 2026-06-15).
Key features
LoadNinja: Real-browser load testing (TrueLoad) instead of protocol simulation for authentic performance data; No-code InstaPlay Recorder with AI-enhanced correlation saving 60%+ script creation time; Browser-native navigation timings and network data in reports; Private proxy and IP whitelisting for internal application testing
Artillery: Unified load testing and Playwright E2E browser testing in one tool; Open-source core (artillery npm package) with cloud reporting layer; Distributed cloud execution on AWS/Azure serverless infrastructure; Automatic Web Vitals tracking in browser-based tests