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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.

LoadNinja has the lower entry price — LoadNinja starts at $0/mo, Artillery at $0/mo. Free tier: LoadNinja No, Artillery Yes. HIPAA: LoadNinja —, Artillery —.

As of 2026-06-15 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

LoadNinja

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free Trial)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forQA teams testing modern SPAs and JavaScript-heavy apps

Artillery

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forNode.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

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