K6 VS JMeter for best Performance Testing Tool

The purpose of performance testing tools is to simulate what would happen to an application under different real-world experiences. One of the most popular forms of performance testing is load testing. In load testing, we are testing the behavior of a system when different size loads are placed upon it and seeing the responses. Two of the most popular tools are K6 and JMeter. Both are open source and free for you to download and start using today

Where JMeter Shines

• JMeter has a GUI for its application to help its users navigate the application.K6 has a GUI too, but it is in its cloud version which is not free.
• JMeter has been around for 20+ years and has a large user community and has been improving steadily as a tool in that time, whereas K6 is less than 10 years old
• Because of how long JMeter has been around, it by default has more 3rd party materials
• Built-in reports including a HTML report that can be generated
• Supports more protocols than K6

Where K6 Shines

• K6 right out of the box has most of…