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Define user behaviour with Python code, and swarm your system with millions of simultaneous users
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Locust is an easy-to-use, distributed, user load testing tool. Intended for load testing web sites (or other systems) and figuring out how many concurrent users a system can handle. | It is performance testing platform brings performance testing to the developer’s turf. Developers of all skill levels are able to easily pick up manual testing with it and simply transition to the more modern principles of DevOps and performance testing automation. |
Define user behaviour in code;Distributed & scalable;Proven & battle tested | Server monitoring; Test scheduling and automation; Performance trending; Notifications; User scenario recorders; Realistic simulated users; Simultaneous multi-geo load generation; Automatic and advanced scripting; Command line interface; Parameterized data upload |
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What are some alternatives to Locust, Load Impact?
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Gatling
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BlazeMeter
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