[1] The software is designed to be used as a load testing tool for analyzing and measuring the performance of a variety of services, with a focus on web applications, APIs, and microservices.

Gatling was mentioned twice in ThoughtWorks Technology Radar, in 2013 and 2014,[2] "as a tool worth trying",[2] with an emphasis on "the interesting premise of treating your performance tests as production code".

The Project's aims include: Gatling implemented a fully new architecture for a performance testing tool, in order to be more resource efficient.

The addition of JavaScript and TypeScript support makes Gatling the first polyglot load testing tool in the market.

Gatling was designed by Stéphane Landelle when he was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a French IT consulting firm, eBusiness Information.

Gatling Corp is a member of Systematic Paris-Region, an Île-de-France business cluster created in 2005,[20] devoted to complex systems and ICT.

[21] Systematic Paris-Region gathers large groups, SMEs, universities and research labs to promote digital innovation.