JMeter vs k6: which open-source load testing is right for you? JMeter is a decades-old Java-based tool that is a crowd favorite, but k6 is a modern, Go-based tool that has significant advantages over JMeter in many situations.

0:00 Intro
0:34 JMeter's strengths
0:39 JMeter 1: GUI
1:12 JMeter 2: Extensive protocol support
1:53 JMeter 3: Mature community
2:28 JMeter 4: Distributed load testing
3:10 JMeter 5: Built-in reports
3:51 k6's strengths
4:13 k6 1: Easy setup, installation, use
5:00 k6 2: Robust features out of the box (no plugins required)
6:03 k6 3: More performant = lower infrastructure costs
7:23 k6 4: Better for collaboration
8:26 k6 5: Goal-oriented (thresholds at test-level)
9:08 Conclusion