Grafana k6 vs PHP-FPM Exporter

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

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FeatureGrafana k6PHP-FPM Exporter
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM256 MB64 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, bare-metaldocker, binary, kubernetes
GitHub stars★ 31,211★ 719
First released20172017
ReplacesLoadRunner, BlazeMeterNew Relic PHP, Datadog APM

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana k6 if…

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

Choose PHP-FPM Exporter if…

  • Easy to add to PHP stacks
  • No dependencies
PHP-FPM Exporter details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana k6 or PHP-FPM Exporter better?

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

Are Grafana k6 and PHP-FPM Exporter free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana k6 is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and PHP-FPM Exporter under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Grafana k6 and PHP-FPM Exporter with Docker?

Grafana k6: yes. PHP-FPM Exporter: yes.

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