Performance & load testing with Grafana Cloud
Grafana Cloud k6 is the modern performance testing platform that helps cross-functional teams test at scale, prevent system failures, and consistently deliver fast and reliable applications.
Collaborate on performance testing
Deliver a developer-centric experience that bridges the gaps between the traditional Dev, Testing, and Ops silos, allowing teams to work together on testing
Shift testing left to boost release confidence
Integrate performance testing into every stage of the CI/CD process to continuously test SLOs and deploy new features with confidence
Reduce MTTR with full-stack visibility
Correlate load test results and server-side data to gain full context for troubleshooting performance issues—without switching platforms
Trusted by everyone from startups to the Fortune 500
Improve reliability with shift-left testing
Catch issues earlier by increasing code quality right in your IDE, with the easy-to-use k6 APIs, the CLI, and JavaScript
Schedule and automate testing from the web app, CLI, and CI pipelines, and use SLOs as the pass/fail criteria
Test under real-world conditions by modeling realistic traffic patterns with smoke, soak, or large performance tests
Simplify test creation
Create tests in minutes by turning user flows into test scripts with Grafana k6 Studio
Capture and refine real user journeys by recording flows, fine-tuning scripts, and running them in Grafana Cloud
Visually edit and debug scripts to refine test behavior and validate results
Run tests locally or at scale with k6 or Grafana Cloud k6 for distributed performance testing
Combine frontend and backend performance testing
Simulate real user behavior by using the Playwright-inspired k6 browser API to model clicking, typing, and navigation—and capture browser performance metrics
Get a complete view of application performance by running protocol-level tests alongside browser-level tests
Debug issues faster with out-of-the-box reports on Web Vitals metrics, detailed browser interaction timelines, and screenshots captured during test runs
Run scalable cloud tests
Test performance worldwide by launching tests in Grafana Cloud from more than 20 geographic locations
Validate internal systems securely by using Private Load Zones to run tests for internal services and additional regions
Scale to extreme demand by running cloud load tests for up to 1 million concurrent virtual users or 5 million requests/second
Analyze performance test results
Surface issues automatically by using Cloud Insights to highlight performance-related problems without manual analysis
Detect performance changes by comparing results between tests and trends over time
Correlate performance testing and observability
Move from test to resolution faster by flowing seamlessly from performance results into troubleshooting
Explore test results in context by visualizing and querying performance tests directly in Grafana Cloud
Bring testing into your dashboards by adding k6 visualizations to your existing Grafana Cloud views
Find root causes quickly by correlating performance test results with server-side metrics, logs, traces, and profiles
Real stories from real customers
“With Grafana Cloud k6, teams can run scheduled tests to get continuous feedback on how their applications are performing with change and with wider platform change. And teams can run on-demand tests. If they’ve made a change and need to validate performance, they can do exactly that.”
Christopher OrchardSenior Site Reliability Engineer, Just Eat Takeaway.com
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Limited to 500 virtual user hours per month
Community support
Pay as you go above the Free tier
500 virtual user hours per month then pay as you go
8×5 email support
Virtual user hour pricing goes down with volume. See how much with our calculator.
Scalable unit price based on annual commit
Premium support
Observability Architect
Deployment flexibility (Public Cloud, Federal Cloud, or Bring Your Own Cloud)
Scale up to 1 million concurrent virtual users
Why choose Grafana Cloud
Open & unified platform
OpenTelemetry-native observability and no lock-in, with out-of-the-box solutions like Kubernetes Monitoring, Application Observability, Grafana SLO, and RUM delivered in one unified experience.
Cost efficiency
Optimize costs without sacrificing insight with Adaptive Telemetry, which filters out unused data so your budget goes toward what actually drives value. Pair with cost management tools that help you monitor, control, and tune spend.
AI & automation
Grafana Assistant powers agentic workflows, prebuilt dashboards, intelligent filters, and customized alerts—surfacing the data you need for faster, more efficient incident response.
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