G2 Vendor Directory

WebLOAD vs. Kraken

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricWebLOAD

by RadView Software

Kraken

by OctoPerf

Overall rating4.54.1
Review count3111
Ease of use8.98.4
Ease of setup9.15.7
Quality of support9.47.9
Meets requirements9.27.9
NPS67.74193527.272727
Small Business16.1%36.4%
Mid-Market32.3%54.5%
Enterprise51.6%9.1%
Total page views6425
Total LLM citations10028

WebLOAD

WebLOAD is the enterprise load and performance testing platform built for teams testing complex, large-scale applications. Used in production by enterprises in financial services, healthcare, telecom, higher-education and SaaS for over 30 years, and included in Gartner's Market Guide for Performance Testing Tools. A leading alternative to LoadRunner. Coming July 2026: WebLOAD AI. An AI-powered scripting copilot built into the WebLOAD recorder.

Pros

  • Customization
  • Ease of Use
  • User Interface
  • Cost-Effective
  • Automation
  • Customer Satisfaction

Kraken

Kraken is a load testing IDE based on Gatling. As such, Kraken provides a complete development environment to software programmers and load testers that seek to make the most out of Gatling: - A code editor to create and update .scala Gatling simulations with autocomplete suggestions and code snippets, - Simulations debugging and comparison with HAR imports, - Load tests analysis with aggregated data in InfluxDb displayed in comprehensive reports generated with Grafana.

Pros