AWS Device Farm vs BlazeMeter vs Locust

Overview

BlazeMeter

Stacks69

Followers158

Votes13

Locust

Stacks174

Followers317

Votes51

GitHub Stars27.0K

Forks3.1K

AWS Device Farm

Stacks76

Followers180

Votes5

Detailed Comparison

BlazeMeter	Locust	AWS Device Farm
Simulate any user scenario for webapps, websites, mobile apps or web services. 100% Apache JMeter compatible. Scalable from 1 to 1,000,000+ concurrent users.<br>	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.	Run tests across a large selection of physical devices in parallel from various manufacturers with varying hardware, OS versions and form factors.
100% JMeter Compatible- Take full advantage of JMeter’s scripting capabilities or let our auto-scripting feature take care of the details.;Scalable and Realistic- Easily scale from 100 to 300,000+ concurrent users using realistic visitor behaviour and browser simulation.;Start Testing in 2 Minutes- Use up to 100 dedicated servers per test. No setup or installation required. Self-service and on-demand.;Intuitive Reporting- See test results in real time or easily compare multiple tests. All with a simple to use interface and intuitive graphs.;Pay only for what you need- Flexible pricing that accommodates hourly, monthly or annual usage. No setup or maintenance fees.<br>	Define user behaviour in code;Distributed & scalable;Proven & battle tested	Test on the same devices your customers use; Fix issues faster and delight your users; Simulate real-world environments; Choose the tests that work for you; Integrate with your development workflow; Test with confidence;
Statistics
GitHub Stars -	GitHub Stars 27.0K	GitHub Stars -
GitHub Forks -	GitHub Forks 3.1K	GitHub Forks -
Stacks 69	Stacks 174	Stacks 76
Followers 158	Followers 317	Followers 180
Votes 13	Votes 51	Votes 5
Pros & Cons
Pros 10 I can run load tests without needing JMeter scripts. 3 Easy to prepare JMeter workers Cons 1 Costly 1 UI centric	Pros 15 Hackable 11 Supports distributed 7 Open source 6 Easy to setup 6 Easy to use Cons 1 Bad design	Pros 3 1000 free minutes 2 Pay as you go pricing Cons 1 Records all sessions, blocks on processing when done 1 You need to remember to turn airplane mode off
Integrations
TeamCity Jenkins Bamboo CloudBees Heroku New Relic AppDynamics Amazon CloudWatch Travis CI	Python	No integrations available

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