At a glance
- k6 is listed under Testing, alongside Applitools, BrowserStack and Checkly.
- k6 works with Postman, New Relic, Grafana, Datadog, Kubernetes and others.
- k6's main features: Load testing, End-to-end web testing, Synthetic monitoring, Fault injection testing, Regression testing, Global load zones.
- We haven't confirmed whether k6 has a free plan or a public API.
Facts from k6.io, checked November 13, 2026.
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