Artillery
Artillery is a B2B company based in Limerick, Ireland, offering a comprehensive load testing platform designed for continuous testing of applications. It provides tools like the Artillery Cloud and a VS Code extension, catering to DevOps and SRE professionals globally.
Company Overview
Artillery, formerly known as Artillery.io, is a B2B company specializing in infrastructure solutions, headquartered in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland. The company's team consists of five members operating both locally and in remote capacities. As a member of the Y Combinator S21 batch, Artillery targets DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) professionals by providing advanced load testing tools.
Products
Artillery offers several products designed for load testing and performance monitoring of applications. The primary offerings include a VS Code extension that enables users to create and run load tests directly within the IDE, enhancing productivity. Another core product is Artillery Cloud, a cloud-based load testing service currently in early access. Artillery Cloud supports testing of HTTP APIs, WebSocket, and Socket.IO services, and dynamic web applications using headless browsers via Playwright. Additionally, Artillery Cloud offers a free plan for beginners and a paid subscription starting at $199/month for continuous load testing.
Integration and Support
Artillery provides extensive integration capabilities, supporting popular monitoring and observability platforms such as Datadog, New Relic, and AWS CloudWatch. It enables load testing of applications using AWS Lambda and AWS Fargate, which facilitates serverless and distributed testing. The platform also allows users to run load tests from their own AWS accounts without managing any infrastructure. Additionally, Artillery Cloud can be run within a customer's Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) under an Enterprise subscription plan.
Target Audience
Artillery's modern testing platform is aimed at DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) professionals who require robust and continuous load testing solutions. Thousands of developer teams rely on Artillery to ensure that their production systems remain fast and reliable. The company operates within the B2B sector, specifically focusing on infrastructure, and serves users across Ireland, Europe, and globally.