k6 Pricing
At a glance
Free (open-source) / Grafana Cloud k6 paid tiers
Self-hosting cost
k6 is open source — the software itself costs nothing to run. Your real cost is the infrastructure you run it on plus the time to operate it.
Free & cheaper Testing & QA
same category, free plan or open-source license
Playwrightopen sourceFreeDeepEvalopen sourceOpen-source Apache-2.0 framework; Confident AI offers Free and Starter entry points plus Business/Enterprise paths for hosted evals, observability, red teaming, and governance.reviewdogopen sourceFree and open source under MIT LicenseLangfuseopen sourceHobby free / Core from $29/mo / Pro from $199/mo
FAQ
How much does k6 cost?
Free (open-source) / Grafana Cloud k6 paid tiers
Does k6 have a free plan?
Yes — k6 is open source and free to use.
Can you self-host k6 for free?
k6 is open source — the software itself is free to run; you only pay for your own infrastructure.
What are free or cheaper k6 alternatives?
Playwright, DeepEval, reviewdog are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.
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