Why we depend on K6
August 02, 2021

Why we depend on K6

Mahmoud Shaaban | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with k6 (formerly Load Impact)

[k6 (formerly Load Impact) is] mainly used by my department to measure performance we use it in spike and stress testing to find threshold of our internal Apps in our company of 2000 employees[.] [It makes] sure that [the apps are] mature enough to stand usage of 2000 employees and more which makes [them] reliable to use every day[.]
  • Load testing
  • Stress testing
  • Performance testing
  • Spike testing
  • I would like to see k6 run in browsers
  • I would like to be able to import npm modules
  • I would like to see k6 has a GUI
  • Integrating
  • Comparing test results
  • Creating test cases
  • Running test cases
  • K6 make its easy to engage Devs in testing
  • Extremely fast installation make it count for us
  • Not using all system resources is a great benefit

Do you think k6 delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with k6's feature set?

Yes

Did k6 live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of k6 go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy k6 again?

Yes

[k6 (formerly Load Impact)] is well suited to run performance automated suites and to run stress tests, spike tests and load tests[.] We can run tests from recorded [sessions] but we cannot run npm modules and we cannot run nod js libs[.]

k6 Feature Ratings

End to end performance management
8
Real time monitoring
8
Automated anomaly detection
8