After nearly a decade of development, Grafana Labs announced the general availability of Grafana k6 1.0, a major milestone for the open source performance testing tool that was acquired by Grafana Labs in 2021.
"This release isn't just about version numbers or the latest features. It's about trust," said Théo Crevon, Staff Software Engineer at Grafana Labs. "With k6 1.0, we're doubling down on our promise to make reliability testing predictable, scalable, and developer-friendly – whether you're simulating 10 users or 100,000."
Key features of Grafana k6 1.0 include:
- Native TypeScript Support: Write more robust, predictable, and easier-to-maintain tests with type safety and IDE autocomplete.
- Native Extensions Support: Seamlessly import and use k6 extensions in both open source and Grafana Cloud k6 tests without external tooling.
- Revamped Test Insights: Modernized end-of-test summary with scenario-specific metrics, hierarchical grouping, and improved checks results.
- Production-Grade Stability: Clear support and versioning guarantees following Semantic Versioning principles.
To further empower the next decade of reliability testing, Grafana Labs also recently announced the general availability of k6 Studio, an open source desktop application that makes it easier to generate k6 test scripts.
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