chaostoolkit

What it is

chaostoolkit is a Chaos Engineering toolkit and orchestration tool designed to help developers test the resilience of their systems by inducing failures in controlled environments. It helps ensure that applications can withstand unexpected issues without compromising user experience or data integrity.

chaostoolkit stands out as an open-source, flexible tool that allows developers to design and execute complex chaos engineering experiments in their own environments, providing unparalleled control over the testing process.

When it fits — and when it doesn’t

Known weaknesses

Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.

1. 01

   Limited documentation for advanced use cases

   Official docs focus on basic setup and usage, lack detailed guides for complex scenarios

2. 02

   Small community and limited third-party integrations

   Community contributions are minimal, and official support is sparse compared to more established tools

What it does well

• Flexible experiment design with YAML-based configuration files.

• Support for various cloud providers and infrastructure types.

• Extensive library of probes and actions to simulate failures.

• Integration with popular CI/CD pipelines.

Pricing

Free tier

YesOpen source — free to use

Paid from

$0

Model

Flat rate

Enterprise plan

No

Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.