Grafana k6 vs Homer

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FeatureGrafana k6Homer
CategoryMonitoring & StatusDashboards & Startpages
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageGoVue
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM256 MB64 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 31,211★ 11,537
First released20172019
ReplacesLoadRunner, BlazeMeterHeimdall

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana k6 if…

  • Developer-friendly scripting
  • Great CI integration
Grafana k6 details

Choose Homer if…

  • Extremely lightweight
  • Trivial to host
  • Fast
Homer details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana k6 or Homer better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana k6 has the larger community, while Homer is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Grafana k6 and Homer free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana k6 is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Homer under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Grafana k6 and Homer with Docker?

Grafana k6: yes. Homer: yes.

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