Open-source Java application for load testing and measuring performance of web and other services.
| TOOL / VENDOR | DESCRIPTION | CLASS | LOAD PROFILE | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache JMeterApache Software Foundation | Open-source Java application for load testing and measuring performance of web and other services. | |||
| LocustLocust authors | Open-source, Python-based framework for writing scalable user behavior load tests. | |||
| GatlingGatling Corp. | Code-driven load testing tool with expressive scenarios and high-throughput asynchronous engines. | |||
| RedLine13RedLine13 | Freemium cloud load testing platform that runs tests in a customer AWS account. | Load Testing Freemium Hybrid | ||
| Grafana k6Grafana Labs | Open-source developer-centric load testing tool with JavaScript or TypeScript test scripts. | |||
| TaurusBlazeMeter | Open-source automation framework that configures and runs multiple performance testing engines. | |||
| GooseTag1 Consulting | Rust framework for building realistic, asynchronous load test clients. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| JMeter PluginsJMeter Plugins project | Community plugin ecosystem extending Apache JMeter components, listeners, and load generators. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| JMeter Java DSLAbstracta | Java API to author and run JMeter performance tests as code in a Git-friendly workflow. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| SmartMeter.ioSmartMeter.io | Commercial performance testing tool built on Apache JMeter with enterprise reporting features. | Load Testing Commercial Self-hosted | ||
| The GrinderThe Grinder projectDiscontinued | Historical Java load testing framework for distributed scripted performance tests. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| nGrinderNaver | Open-source enterprise stress testing platform for scripted load tests, execution, and reporting. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| Yandex.TankYandex | Extensible open-source load testing tool that orchestrates multiple generators for automated suites. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| Apex HammerSalesforce | Salesforce-run process that re-executes org Apex tests on the current and next release to catch regressions before upgrades. | Load Testing Commercial Cloud | ||
| Bees with Machine GunsChicago Tribune News Applications teamDiscontinued | Python CLI that spins up throwaway EC2 instances and runs ApacheBench from each to load test a URL. | Load Testing Open Source Hybrid | ||
| XLT (Xceptance LoadTest)Xceptance | Java load and performance testing tool with JUnit-style scripts, distributed agents, and detailed out-of-the-box HTML reports. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| AnteonAnteon | Open-source Kubernetes monitoring and performance testing platform, formerly known as Ddosify. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| NBomberNBomber | Code-first .NET load-testing framework for distributed scenarios and protocol extensions. | Load Testing Commercial Self-hosted | ||
| HyperfoilRed Hat | Open-source distributed load tester for precise, high-throughput microservice benchmarks. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| Grafana k6-operatorGrafana Labs | Kubernetes operator for running distributed Grafana k6 tests in a cluster. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| KangalHelloFresh | Kubernetes tool that creates isolated environments for running load tests with multiple providers. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| .NET CrankMicrosoft | Microsoft infrastructure for orchestrating .NET and ASP.NET Core performance benchmarks. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| OpenSTAOpenSTA communityDiscontinued | Historic open-source Windows load-testing tool for HTTP and HTTPS scripts. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| FunkLoadNuxeoDiscontinued | Python functional and load-testing framework for web applications and APIs. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| PylotCorey GoldbergDiscontinued | Historic Python web performance tool for concurrent HTTP and HTTPS load tests. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| Multi-MechanizeCorey GoldbergDiscontinued | Python performance framework for running concurrent scripted web workloads. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| NetlinghallatoreDiscontinued | Historic .NET load-testing client with console, WPF, and reusable core modes. | Load Testing Open Source Self-hosted | ||
| Paessler Webserver Stress ToolPaesslerDiscontinued | Retired Windows GUI tool for stress testing web servers and HTTP applications. | Load Testing Commercial Self-hosted | ||
| MZBenchMachine ZoneDiscontinued | Historic distributed load-testing framework for large-scale multi-node benchmarks. | Load Testing Open Source Hybrid |
Open-source Java application for load testing and measuring performance of web and other services.
Open-source, Python-based framework for writing scalable user behavior load tests.
Code-driven load testing tool with expressive scenarios and high-throughput asynchronous engines.
Freemium cloud load testing platform that runs tests in a customer AWS account.
Open-source developer-centric load testing tool with JavaScript or TypeScript test scripts.
Open-source automation framework that configures and runs multiple performance testing engines.
Rust framework for building realistic, asynchronous load test clients.
Community plugin ecosystem extending Apache JMeter components, listeners, and load generators.
Java API to author and run JMeter performance tests as code in a Git-friendly workflow.
Commercial performance testing tool built on Apache JMeter with enterprise reporting features.
Historical Java load testing framework for distributed scripted performance tests.
Open-source enterprise stress testing platform for scripted load tests, execution, and reporting.
Extensible open-source load testing tool that orchestrates multiple generators for automated suites.
Salesforce-run process that re-executes org Apex tests on the current and next release to catch regressions before upgrades.
Python CLI that spins up throwaway EC2 instances and runs ApacheBench from each to load test a URL.
Java load and performance testing tool with JUnit-style scripts, distributed agents, and detailed out-of-the-box HTML reports.
Open-source Kubernetes monitoring and performance testing platform, formerly known as Ddosify.
Code-first .NET load-testing framework for distributed scenarios and protocol extensions.
Open-source distributed load tester for precise, high-throughput microservice benchmarks.
Kubernetes operator for running distributed Grafana k6 tests in a cluster.
Kubernetes tool that creates isolated environments for running load tests with multiple providers.
Microsoft infrastructure for orchestrating .NET and ASP.NET Core performance benchmarks.
Historic open-source Windows load-testing tool for HTTP and HTTPS scripts.
Python functional and load-testing framework for web applications and APIs.
Historic Python web performance tool for concurrent HTTP and HTTPS load tests.
Python performance framework for running concurrent scripted web workloads.
Historic .NET load-testing client with console, WPF, and reusable core modes.
Retired Windows GUI tool for stress testing web servers and HTTP applications.
Historic distributed load-testing framework for large-scale multi-node benchmarks.