Grafana k6 vs Phlare

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

Not the right match-up?
FeatureGrafana k6Phlare
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0BSD-3-Clause
LanguageGoPHP
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 31,211★ 15,183
First released20172014
ReplacesLoadRunner, BlazeMeterStatuspage, Better Uptime

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana k6 if…

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

Choose Phlare if…

  • Polished public-facing page
  • REST API
Phlare details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana k6 or Phlare better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana k6 has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Grafana k6 and Phlare free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana k6 is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Phlare under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Grafana k6 and Phlare with Docker?

Grafana k6: yes. Phlare: yes.

Related comparisons