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| Metric | Artillery | k6 | JMeter | Locust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 9.1k | 32.2k | 9.6k | 28.3k |
| Weekly downloads | 351k | n/a | n/a | 2.6M |
| Download growth | +16% | n/a | n/a | +15% |
| Popularity score | 70/100 | 82/100 | 73/100 | 80/100 |
| Forks | 576 | 1.7k | 2.3k | 3.3k |
| Open issues | 491 | 761 | 992 | 9 |
| Last commit | 3w ago | 2d ago | 6d ago | 6d ago |
| Latest version | 2.0.34 | n/a | n/a | 2.47.0Oct 21, 2026 |
| License | MPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| First released | 2015 | 2016 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Signals | None | Popular | Popular | Popular |
| Listed in | Testing & QA › Load & Performance Testing | Testing & QA › Load & Performance Testing | Testing & QA › Load & Performance Testing | Testing & QA › Load & Performance Testing |
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