K6 Load Testing Performance Benchmarking Tool

---
name: "k6 Load Testing and Performance Benchmarking Tool"
slug: "k6-load-testing-performance-benchmarking-tool"
description: "A modern open-source load testing tool from Grafana Labs, written in Go with JavaScript scripting. Enables developers to write performance tests as code, run HTTP/WebSocket/gRPC load tests, and integrate results with Grafana Cloud for analysis."
github_stars: 30253
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/grafana/k6"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "grafana/k6"
  github_stars: 30253
---

# k6 Load Testing and Performance Benchmarking Tool

A modern open-source load testing tool from Grafana Labs, written in Go with JavaScript scripting. Enables developers to write performance tests as code, run HTTP/WebSocket/gRPC load tests, and integrate results with Grafana Cloud for analysis.

## Installation

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ## Example script
- You can run scripts like this on the CLI, or in your CI, or across a Kubernetes cluster.
- [Get Started](https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest/). Install, run a test, inspect results.

- Source: https://github.com/grafana/k6
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grafana/k6/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/k6-load-testing-performance-benchmarking-tool/)