Grafana k6 vs Scrutiny

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 k6Scrutiny
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 31,211★ 8,064
First released20172020
ReplacesLoadRunner, BlazeMeterCrystalDiskInfo

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana k6 if…

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

Choose Scrutiny if…

  • Catches disk failures early
  • Clean dashboard
Scrutiny details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana k6 or Scrutiny better?

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

Are Grafana k6 and Scrutiny free and open-source?

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

Can I run Grafana k6 and Scrutiny with Docker?

Grafana k6: yes. Scrutiny: yes.

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