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- k6
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- AGPL-3.0-or-later
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- 21 September 2026 - latest/stable
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A modern load testing tool, using Go and JavaScript
k6 is a modern load-testing tool, built on years of experience in the performance and testing industries. It's built to be powerful, extensible, and full-featured. The key design goal is to provide the best developer experience.
Its core features are:
- Configurable load generation. Even lower-end machines can simulate lots of traffic.
- Tests as code. Reuse scripts, modularize logic, version control, and integrate tests with your CI.
- A full-featured API. The scripting API is packed with features that help you simulate real application traffic.
- An embedded JavaScript engine. The performance of Go, the scripting familiarity of JavaScript.
- Multiple Protocol support. HTTP, WebSockets, gRPC, Browser, and more.
- Large extension ecosystem. You can extend k6 to support your needs. And many people have already shared their extensions with the community!
- Flexible metrics storage and visualization. Summary statistics or granular metrics, exported to the service of your choice.
- Native integration with Grafana cloud. SaaS solution for test execution, metrics correlation, data analysis, and more.
This is what load testing looks like in the 21st century.
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