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K6

Load testing for developers. Script in JavaScript; run locally or in cloud.

What is K6?

Load testing for developers. Script in JavaScript; run locally or in cloud. See it in our Development Tools collection.

Key benefits

  • K6 fits into a modern web development toolchain and can reduce boilerplate work.
  • Using K6 can improve developer productivity versus ad‑hoc scripts and manual processes.
  • K6 typically integrates with Git-based workflows, CI/CD, or popular runtimes and frameworks.

Use cases

  • Integrating K6 into your local dev or CI pipeline to automate repetitive work.
  • Using K6 to monitor, debug, or optimize applications in production.
  • Adopting K6 as a standard tool across your engineering team for consistency.

About K6

Load testing for developers. Script in JavaScript; run locally or in cloud.

K6 appears in The Stash under the development tools category so you can quickly understand what it does, when to use it, and where it fits into your workflow.

Sources & further reading

  • load-testing
  • performance
  • javascript
  • grafana

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