Gatling.io vs Heroku

Gatling.io

Description: Gatling.io is an open-source load and performance testing framework based on Scala, Akka and Netty. It allows users to simulate load on a system and analyze overall performance under various user loads. Gatling is used for testing APIs, microservices and web applications.

Type: software

Pricing: Freemium

Heroku

Description: Heroku is a cloud platform as a service (PaaS) that simplifies application deployment, management, and scaling. Acquired by Salesforce, Heroku allows developers to focus on writing code by providing an easy-to-use platform for building, deploying, and scaling applications without the need for complex infrastructure management.

Type: software

Pricing: free

Gatling.io Features

• Record and playback - Record user actions and replay them to simulate load
• Advanced simulation engine - Flexible scenario definition using Scala based DSL
• Multiple protocols - Supports HTTP, WebSocket, JMS and more
• Assertions and validations - Validate response content, status codes, timings etc
• Interactive HTML reports - Detailed metrics on response time, throughput, failures etc
• CLI and Maven plugin - Can integrate with CI/CD pipelines
• Cloud scale testing - Integrates with Kubernetes for large scale load tests

Heroku Features

• Cloud platform as a service
• Simplifies deployment, management and scaling
• Supports popular languages like Ruby, Java, Node.js, Scala, Clojure, Python and PHP
• Add-ons provide additional services like databases, monitoring, logging, etc
• Git-based workflow for deploying code changes
• Free starter tier available

Gatling.io

• Freemium

Heroku

• free